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Writers and editors – how our clients’ needs have changed, as a result of COVID19
If you are running a writing or editing business during COVID19, you need to (1) understand the different needs and expectations of your clients as a result of COVID19, and (2) adapt your business ...
Writing and editing: the tools we use for communicating with clients
We use different communication tools for our different writing and editing services, which include: 1) life story writing, and editing, designing and producing self-published memoirs and autobio...
About on-site editing courses in Australia
Many institutions in Australia offer on-site degrees, diplomas and certificates in editing. University and TAFE courses tend to be higher cost and their courses are nationally recognised. Award ...
Working at home with kids remote-learning at home, during COVID-19
Working from home Luckily I have an office with a door that can be closed. Luckily I have been working from home for 19 years so I know the importance of work/life balance, and how to stay focused...
Is proofreading ability innate or can it be learned?
An excellent proofreader must have: natural talent in proofreading, including an eye for detail training that has given them an excellent knowledge of sentence structure, spelling, punctuat...
Preserving your family’s story for future generations
Nowadays, most families are too busy to spend much time listening to their elders' stories. This means that often, when the great-grandparents, grandparents or parents pass away, most of their and ...
Re-positioning your business in a COVID-19 world
The businesses that stay afloat, during the next few months of COVID-19 restrictions and closures in Australia, will be those business that are able to: adapt to change find new ways of doi...
Four tips for work-life balance when working at home
If you are your own boss and/or work from home, you can keep your work and life in balance by sticking to these simple rules: 1) schedule in regular time off and stick to it; 2) when at work, opera...
4 rules for staying healthy (especially for freelancers and people working at home)
There are only four things you really need to do to stay healthy, when working at home: ensure your body gets enough water, food, exercise and rest. 1. Water No matter what type of work you d...
Growing your own winter vegies in 2020 (in S-E Australia)
With many people now working at home, we are spending more time in our back yards. So what better time to start a vegie patch. If you live in south-east Australia, and want to grow your own vege...