So I listened to The Obstacle Is The Way over a couple of days. Finished it while cooking New Year lunch. Unbelievable that Ryan Holiday was 26 when he wrote this. Clever so-and-so! This is what happens when someone reads ALL the books. Great interview with Tim Ferriss at the end as well. Key themes:Continue reading “Key message in The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday: stoicism rocks!”
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Why I offer a free sample edit/proofread to indie fiction authors.
Before the festivities begin tomorrow, I’ll be working on a sample proofread for a thriller writer. 1000 words from the middle of his manuscript*. It’s such an important stage of working with a potential client. ✔️ It gives me a flavour of the writer’s style and story.✔️ I get a sense of how much interventionContinue reading “Why I offer a free sample edit/proofread to indie fiction authors.”
What are your goals for 2022? Mine are theme-based.
⚠️ Entering betwixtmas zone. That strange time of reflection, looking back over the weirdness of 2021. And looking forward to what 2022 may bring. It’s the same for me, for sure. 🎯 Every success comes with a double pat on the back due to being completed in a time of weirdness. 😬 Every ‘failure’ comesContinue reading “What are your goals for 2022? Mine are theme-based.”
Looking for an editor with industry-recognised training credentials? That’s me.
👩🎓 Course done and dusted. I really feel this CIEP fiction course has supercharged the next steps of my career development. I will probably still call myself a proofreader. This is the most common subject line for indie authors contacting me. And some people do want a proofread, as in the final spit and polish,Continue reading “Looking for an editor with industry-recognised training credentials? That’s me.”
Yesterday I attended a creative writing group. Do you go to one?
📸 You know when you’ve been somewhere so often that it doesn’t even cross your mind to take a photo? That’s the case with me and Shap, Cumbria. 🐑🚗🐑 I’ve just scrolled through my photos to see whether I had anything I could use to illustrate my post and it’s slim pickings. Just this oneContinue reading “Yesterday I attended a creative writing group. Do you go to one?”
I made a mistake this week. Indie authors and newbie editors: read about my experience to help your author–editor relationships be on a firm footing.
⚖️ To provide some balance to the smugness which might inadvertently come across when I post on this account, I want to tell you about something that didn’t work out this week. 🙃 And I’m ok with that. I wrote recently that my sample to signed contract conversion rate is really healthy. It still is.Continue reading “I made a mistake this week. Indie authors and newbie editors: read about my experience to help your author–editor relationships be on a firm footing.”
How do I get some work with traditional publishers?
👋 Hey, publishers. I’m Claire. Nice to make your acquaintance. [That’s not how I started my emails. Perhaps I should have…] As per my November targets, I’ve contacted four traditional publishers to try to get some freelance proofreading/copyediting work. So far, that’s two education publishers and two fiction ones. There are LOADS listed in thisContinue reading “How do I get some work with traditional publishers?”
Looking for someone to edit your indie fiction novel?
Me: It’s crazy how many more enquiries I’m getting now. Seems to have really ramped up. Jon: Not really. You’re working on it an extra day a week. That’s a day extra for marketing and putting yourself out there. *️⃣*️⃣*️⃣ I suppose that’s true. Whatever is going on, whether it’s simply time, or self-belief, orContinue reading “Looking for someone to edit your indie fiction novel?”
Q+A interview feature with me by author, AHM Beattie
📰 NEWS: I did a thing! Q+A with the author AHM Beattie for her Focus on Friday feature. Text from the interview below: ⬇️ Time to get focused everyone. Please welcome Claire Cronshaw. I hope you enjoy. I know I did! Thank you for being our Focus today. It’s great to have you on board.Continue reading “Q+A interview feature with me by author, AHM Beattie”
It’s half term but I’m managing to get some work done. Are you?
Ah, it’s actually much easier to get on with editing jobs during half term while my son has his mates over to play. They’ve been entertaining themselves all day. It’s given me some welcome space so I have: – completed a sample edit of a medieval fantasy romance for a client in America. The manuscriptContinue reading “It’s half term but I’m managing to get some work done. Are you?”
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