Denise and Louise reflect on the 2025 Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) conference.

• the buzz at the conference
• how well the hybrid structure worked
• the value of the editorial profession
• our core takeaways from the sessions

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Liv Cowle interviews Denise and Louise about their new book series, Notes from the Podcast.

• Turning 140+ episodes of audio content and written transcripts into a 5-book series
• Overcoming project overwhelm
• Extracting relevant content systematically
• Recognising the difference between content for listening and content for reading
• Identifying our five core editorial themes: Foundations, Growth, Sustainability, Legacy and Marketing
• Scope for introducing new themes and expanding the series in the future
• Which order to read the books in: A business journey
• How the series supports editorial business owners operating in a shifting landscape
• The benefits of sharing the self-publishing process with a partner
• Editing our own work and building a system
• Balancing the book publishing process with other business and personal commitments
• How The Editing Podcast started

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Denise and Louise discuss why your editorial business offering might be ripe for some changes.

• Signals that it’s time to make changes
• What change looks like
• How to make change strategically

• Is Your Website AI-Friendly? The 8-Point Checklist for Keeping AI Visitors Happy: https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ai-friendly-websites/

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore a selection of the different types of materials you might consider working on if you’re an academic editor.

• Books and monographs
• Conference materials
• Grant proposals
• Journal articles
• Peer review reports
• Reference lists
• Research reports
• Review articles
• Textbooks and handbooks
• Theses and dissertations
• White papers
• Editorials and opinion pieces
• Book chapters
• Meta-analyses
• Case studies

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

• Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn about editorial reports, and whether you should provide them to clients.

• What an editorial report is
• Why not all clients need editorial reports
• What to include in an editorial report
• How long editorial reports take to write
• Why editors should create editorial reports
• Tips for creating effective editorial reports

How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report: Including a ready-to-go template that you can customize: www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/perfect-editorial-report.html

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

• Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html

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• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn how to find a professional academic editor or proofreader who's the ideal fit for you.

• Different levels of editing
• Searching editorial societies' directories
• Internet searches
• Academic networks
• Social media
• Subject portfolios
• Sample edits
• Testimonials

Find editors and proofreaders all over the globe: www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-and-proofreading-societies

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

• Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome to this sneak peek behind the curtain of our Patreon ‘Second Cup’ tier, where members get exclusive access to bonus episodes of The Editing Podcast.

Patreon is the only place you will ever hear these bonus episodes, but we are making this one – and only this one - free to everyone, so you can hear what you’ll get if you join this tier.

To access more exclusive content, sign up for A Second Cup at https://www.patreon.com/editingpodcast.

In this bonus episode, your hosts discuss their personal approaches and experiences to building and updating their editorial-business websites.

• When did you start building your editing website?
• Would you do things differently if you were starting out now?
• Do you think having a website is a must-have?
• Do you think we're judged by our websites?
• How has search and AI affected the importance of having a website?
• Have you changed the way your website looks over the years?
• Do we tailor content to respect our potential clients?
• Whether we've made our websites more AI- as well as human-friendly?
• Do you get work through your website?

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

• Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html

• Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn more about editorial business-owner websites, and when you should start building them.

• Why having a website is important
• Common misconceptions about timing
• Signs you're ready to build your editorial website
• What if you're just starting out?
• Website timing in the context of career stages
• Don’t wait for ‘perfect’
• Quick-action steps

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks will help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

Sign up for alerts and we'll let you know when our publications are live and how to order:

• https://view.flodesk.com/pages/646bf79c644615ff2d1ada1a

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• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn how to make your academic editing business more visible. Listen to find out more about

• content marketing
• showing rather than telling your skills
• using subject-based keywords
• ideas for titles for you to steal

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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• Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing

• Liv Cowle: livcowle.com

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Learn how to assess a non-fiction editing project with special guest Hester Higton.

• Time required for different aspects of a project
• The different parts of a project
• The different types of editing
• Counting and assigning time
• The order of editing work
• Recording project time

Find out more about Hester:

• Website: academicedit.co.uk
• Email: [email protected]

Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development.

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/