The Editing Podcast

Discover how lead magnets can help editors and proofreaders build trust and visibility.

• what a lead magnet is
• target audiences and pain points
• 5 irresistible lead magnets
• what to do with the leads
• why you shouldn't give it all away
• promoting your lead magnet

• Louise’s proofreading checklist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60d4b45528a31e1ebb92f481
• Denise’s guide to preparing a non-fiction book for editing: https://denisecowleeditorial.com/prepare-pdf/
• Denise's lesson on filtering checked comments in a PDF:
• https://bit.ly/filter-comments

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.

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out about the artistry of editing translated materials with Denise Cowle, Louise Harnby and Andy Hodges.

• Types of translated materials
• The difference between editing a translation and editing a text written in English by a multilingual author
• Stylistic editing and technical copyediting of translated materials
• Whether an editor needs to be proficient in the source language of a translated text
• General issues to watch out for when editing translated materials
• Working with translated literary/fiction texts
• Beyond Anglo-American story structures: Kishōtenketsu and conflict

• Andy Hodges, Second World Editorial: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com/
• Kishōtenketsu: Exploring the Four Act Story Structure (John; The Art of Narrative)

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• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out more about worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy with fiction editor and book coach Andy Hodges.

• What is worldbuilding?
• How is worldbuilding different from setting?
• Common problems with worldbuilding that writers face
• How to improve worldbuilding skills
• Portraying invented groups and cultures with sensitivity
• Resources and training on worldbuilding for editors and writers

• Andy Hodges, Second World Editorial: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com/
• Hollow World (book), Michael J Sullivan
• Editing 'unearned writing' (The Editing Podcast, with guest Tim Storm): https://theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/episode/editing-unearned-writing/
• Working with Indie Authors (online course by Tanya Gold): tanyagold.com/editors/courses-for-editors/

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

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Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Discover how editors and proofreaders can use text generative AI as a business tool that enhances marketing, increases productivity and reduces stress.

• Simplifying complex information
• Creating content ideas for business marketing
• Generating outlines for editorial marketers who lack writing confidence
• Keyword and keyphrase research
• Suggesting compelling calls to action for a website

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

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Find out what proofreading markup symbols are and why they're still relevant to professional practice.

• What are proofreading markup symbols?
• BSI standards and other national guidelines
• Is proofreading markup language still relevant to training?
• Communicating efficiently and unambiguously
• Relevance to proofreaders-in-training who want to work with indie authors
• Markup colour: What do the differences mean?
• Other ways of marking up digital texts

• Courses: https://denisecowleeditorial.com/training/
• Digital markup stamps: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/free-downloadable-pdf-proofreading-stamps

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

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Louise and Denise discuss three ideas that help editors and proofreaders develop or enhance an editorial business mindset.

• Aim to make progress instead of achieving perfection.
• Develop a money mindset that focuses on ownership and growth.
• Decide what your goals are and stick to them.

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

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

We talk about tips to manage your editorial business life when the schedule feels just a little bit too hectic!

• Is the problem short term or long term?
• Identifying what absolutely must get done
• Extending a deadline: When to ask, how long to ask for, and what's realistic
• Seasonal overbusyness and clearing your schedule
• What does 'fully booked' mean to you?
• Brainstorming long-term solutions with a friend
• Introducing efficiencies
• Outsourcing business tasks
• Adjusting your schedule
• Cancelling editing work: A last resort

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

Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing.

• theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support

Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes.

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Thinking about saying goodbye to an editing client? Here's what to consider before you jump ship.

• when the client’s budget means the rate doesn’t work
• when the client pays late
• when the client’s terms of service have changed
• shifting your editorial brand
• the client’s expectations regarding an editorial service feel like scope creep
• the impact on your schedule and income if you say goodbye
• transitioning away more gradually
• renegotiating the terms
• when the work makes you unhappy
• tips on how to say goodbye

Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community!

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

When is a price for editing work too low or unfair? And do those terms even make sense universally?

• The narrative of the universally acceptable price and why it's problematic
• Why every editor needs to do the maths
• Understanding your own needs and wants
• How everyone has a budget that works for them and them only
• Why a lower fee doesn't necessarily equal an intention to exploit
• How location and circumstances affect what's acceptable
• The limitations of other editors' advice
• The power of open conversations about pricing

Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community!

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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

Louise and Denise discuss 5 more tools that will help any editor or proofreader work more efficiently.

• Searchable online dictionaries
• Searchable online style guides
• Templates
• Styles palette in Word
• Wildcards, and find and replace in Microsoft Word

• Chicago Manual of Style: chicagomanualofstyle.org/home
• Efficient Editing: Strategies and Tactics: ciep.uk/training/choose-a-course/efficient-editing-strategies-and-tactics
• Create a template: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-template-86a1d089-5ae2-4d53-9042-1191bce57deb
• Editing in Word: Using Styles: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles
• How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/perfect-editorial-report
• Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word: Jack Lyon
• Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary
• Oxford Dictionaries: premium.oxforddictionaries.com

Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community!

• patreon.com/editingpodcast

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

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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