The Editing service I offer is personalised to meet your needs; its tailored to you. You may have written a book, self edited it once or twice, but still aren't sure if it's telling the story as good as it could be, then why not try a speculative edit?
This means I read your work through and create a feedback page, picking out any key areas, or sections which need developing, along with notes on the structure, and overall impressions.
From there I will be able to advise you whether your work needs a final Proofread polish, or full Developmental Edit, or maybe somewhere in between with a Copy Edit which focuses on sentence structure, word choice, and inconsistencies, allowing your words to sparkle.
From books to blogs, websites to workshops.
Prices vary depending on the project size and complexity.
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Working from home can be great, being self-employed does give you certain freedoms that you don't get working under contract in an office. I've been able to go to daytime events at short notice without having to 'get time off'. I didn't need to call the boss, I am the boss. There's no dress code, no need to request a break, no one eating my yogurt.
But running a business is hard and time consuming. The other morning I attended a networking event, followed by lunch with a potential client, then by the afternoon I was sitting in a class to learn about business finance management. In between I was fielding emails, trying to manage my personal life, and figuring out what to cook for dinner, while being aware that I've not started my 'actual work' for the day.
After all the work was done for the day I took the above selfie...at 3am.
Totally unsustainable.
I love my work, whether I'm editing, writing, or crafting new calligraphy cards, I love what I do. But then running a business is so much more than 'what you do'. I'm picking up skills on the fly, learning to manage social media, build my wordpress site, book-keeping, branding, managing potential and ongoing client bases, all sorts of things not particularly related to my profession.
They say success is as much grit as it is talent.
Being self-employed/running your own business has its perks, but you do lose, at least at first, any spare time you once had. There is always more to do and without being careful of your needs, other areas of your life may suffer. Being at home is also being at work, so learning to relax and disconnect is an important survival tool. Yet I'm also currently learning to say Yes to things which will help me achieve my goals, while limiting those to the contrary. It's a difficult balance.
Thanks for take the time to read this, it helped to vent.
P.S...To anyone who is just about keeping it all together-
You are a superstar 💋 Try for some self-care today, and keep being the Boss 🏆 It will be worth it. -Auburn x
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I find nature to be a great source of inspiration, a muse at times, from landscapes to wildlife to weather, we are surrounded by an epic story of survival. The photos I've used in this picture are quite different, yet all of the sky framed by trees.
The rainbow photo was taken in Ireland just after a storm; next we have an evening sky filled with fluffy clouds in Scotland; and finally in Australia, a burning sky late evening around mid-summer. Each of these skies gives such different atmospheres they could feel 'otherworldly', as a visual person I find that looking at these helps me to discover new elements to include in descriptions.
For example, looking at the rainbow in Ireland, I think of how heavy the air was, while not raining it was as though the water was trapped in the air all around me, suspended in the muggy aftermath of the storm, clinging to my hair, clothes, and fogging my glasses. The greenery surrounding me shone brightly against the grey sky, adding to the dramatic change in the air.
Whereas the Australian Photo of the orange sky almost makes my breath catch in my throat, I feel parched as I recall opening my front door and reliving the sensation of opening a hot oven, the heat gushed at me causing a glistening of sweat to instantly form. The air was oppressive, stifling, lifeless. The heat reached my feet through the thin-soled shoes, with the pavements exposed to the constant sun. Hazy and lethargic, this sky is one my home in Scotland has never seen.
Setting these scenes for yourself as you are writing means it should translate into your narrative for added depth, tailoring your scene descriptors to include these changes to setting as your story continues. Do they experience turbulent weather, is it a desert, swamp, frozen wasteland? What season does your story start in, and where does it end? Check out weather patterns for countries around the world that resemble your fictional location.
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Remind yourself this every time you struggle. Things worth doing take hard work, and very rarely are done right first time. I love writing, I do it everyday, but all it takes is a new pen and I feel like a novice again 😂 (my new quill is super cute, will photo soon). If you're giving yourself a hard time time, I beseech you to stop, because you're actually pretty awesome 🤩
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