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The Editor Life Podcast by DeVore Editorial

The Editor Life Podcast by DeVore Editorial

Written by: Jaclyn DeVore and Angela Houston
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 Whether you’re just starting out in the world of freelance editing or a seasoned pro, we'd like you to know that you are an important part of the editing community. The Editor Life Podcast is on a mission to usher in a new era of freelance editors who are ready to confidently step into their zones of genius and show the world how modern-day editors work their magic.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Art Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
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  • Season One Wrap-Up

    Season One Wrap-Up
    Jan 4 2021

    It’s the season one finale of Editor Life! Today we answer listener questions and discuss our podcasting journey thus far. Thank you all for joining us for our debut season. We will be back for season two!

    Topics discussed in this episode:​ ​

    -Question #1: What are your best tips for someone just starting out and trying to build a client base? [13:24]

    -Question #2: How do you calculate rates to charge clients? [32:33]

    -Question #3: How do you do client phone calls with a child in the background? [01:04:25]

    -Question #4: What is your advice on marketing? Where should I spend the most time on the internet? [01:10:36]

    -Question #5: When sending an editing proposal to a client, do you recommend not referencing the different phases of editing and what they entail? [01:16:27]

    -Question #6: Do you prefer to do edits on paper or electronically? And do you read the whole novel before starting edits, or do you just get started on line one? [01:25:10]

    -Question #7: Why would an author add an expense on top of the expense made by the publisher to outsource the editing of a manuscript? [01:44:25]   Resources mentioned in this episode: ​

    -Frey, their organic cabernet sauvignon [02:16]

    -Querying support at A. H. Joy Editing; 20% off submission-ready services [03:56]

    -Purity Coffee (get 10% off your order by using the code EDITORLIFE [07:12]

    -The Freewrite; use THIS LINK for a referral discount [07:39]

    -SpeakPipe widget for taking online voicemails [11:14]

    -Thank you to our producers at Truth Work Media for all their hard work this season [11:21]

    -The Editor Life Collective, hosted by DeVore Editorial (We are currently migrating this group to a new platform; please email jaclyn@devoreeditorial.com with your interest in joining, and we will make that application available to you.) [15:28]

    -Jaclyn’s IGTV on Setting Your Rates [32:44]

    -Toggl time tracking [35:03]

    -Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury, and Women Don’t Ask by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever [51:06]

    -Manuscriptwishlist.com [01:13:13]

    -DeVore Editorial’s Ideal Client Workbook [01:13:41]

    -Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., sections 2.48–2.50 [01:17:08]

    -Lulu printing services [01:29:00]

    Calls-to-action:​

    Are you interested in establishing or growing a thriving editing business in the Shining and Abundant Land of Ease, Fun, and Satisfaction? Subscribe to future episodes of Editor Life Podcast and rate and review. Send us a message at podcast@devoreeditorial.com to let us know what you think of the show, to ask us your questions, and to tell us what you’d like to hear discussed on future seasons.

    To start building that thriving business, check out DeVoreEditorial.com to purchase and download our Editorial Resources. Season Two of the Editor Life Podcast will be available soon!
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • On Being a Writer-Editor

    On Being a Writer-Editor
    Dec 24 2020
    Today we’re going to talk about being writer-editors and how being a writer affects your editing life (and how being an editor affects your writing life!).   Topics discussed in this episode:​ ​ -On identifying as both writer & editor [06:09] -Will being a writer intimidate or attract your Ideal Client? [08:31] -Both the writing and editing communities are so strong because of our love of words; we’re all readers [13:50] -If you’re a writer, editor, or writer-editor, you need to be a reader first [23:16] -Do you need to be writing every day to be a writer? [33:53] -Angela and Jaclyn’s differing reading preferences [49:40] -You get to choose which books you read, and you get to choose which books you work on professionally [56:22] -Language informs the way we see and interpret the world, and it’s a vital piece of what makes us editors [01:01:27] -How does being an editor influence your reading and writing life? [01:03:30] -Giving and receiving feedback is a skill [01:10:27] -Play with your own voice (on paper) so that you know the sound of your voice when you accidentally start putting it on the work that you’re editing [01:15:02]   Resources mentioned in this episode: ​ -Purity Coffee; use the link EDITORLIFE to receive 10% off your order [02:32] -Our producers at Truth Work Media [04:06] -David Foster Wallace’s The Broom of the System [14:52] -Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo [15:20] -Sweet Valley High, Baby-Sitters Club & California Diaries [19:02] -reMarkable Tablet [41:12] -The Freewrite and Freewrite Traveler; use THIS LINK for a referral discount [42:46] -Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine [50:21] -Outlander (the book by Diana Gabaldon, and the show on Starz) [51:48] -Paullina Simons’s The Bronze Horseman [52:34] -Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass [53:05] -Steven Rowley’s The Editor [54:09] -Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged [01:07:29] -Courtney Maum’s Before and After the Book Deal [01:09:39] -Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World [01:17:11]   Calls-to-action:​ Are you interested in establishing or growing a thriving editing business in the Shining and Abundant Land of Ease, Fun, and Satisfaction? Subscribe to future episodes of Editor Life Podcast and rate and review. Send us a message at podcast@devoreeditorial.com to let us know what you think of the show, to ask us your questions, and to tell us what you’d like to hear discussed on future episodes.   To start building that thriving business, check out DeVoreEditorial.com to purchase and download our Editorial Resources.  
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Social Media for Editors

    Social Media for Editors
    Dec 9 2020

    ​Today we’re talking about social media for editors. We are here to share a few essential business tips on how to show up to social media in an authentic, professional (and yet personal) way that connects with your Ideal Clients.

    Topics discussed in this episode:​ ​

    -Instagram for editors [09:50]

    -Social Media Best Practice #1: Don’t be disparaging [12:45]

    -Social Media Best Practice #2: Keep it real [22:56]

    -How to balance professionalism with personality [38:18]

    -Use social media for connection, not sales [43:42]

    -Nurturing your community off of social media [51:10]

    -Connecting with those who engage with you and who care about your content [01:02:59]   Resources mentioned in this episode: ​

    -Our producers at Truth Work Media, namely Michael Yoder and Seth Creekmore [03:40]

    -Our unofficial sponsors at Purity Coffee. Use the code EDITORLIFE for 10% off your purchase [04:03]

    -Kat Coroy’s Instagram Makeover Course [10:17]

    -Boss Babe’s IG Academy [11:09]

    -Michelle Wolfson’s blog (Wolfson Literary Agency) [19:15]

    -Jacqui Sive, helping lightworkers lead [01:01:05]

     

    Calls-to-action:​

    Are you interested in establishing or growing a thriving editing business in the Shining and Abundant Land of Ease, Fun, and Satisfaction? Subscribe to future episodes of Editor Life Podcast and rate and review. Send us a message at podcast@devoreeditorial.com to let us know what you think of the show, to ask us your questions, and to tell us what you’d like to hear discussed on future episodes.

    To start building that thriving business, check out DeVoreEditorial.com/products to purchase and download our Editorial Resources.  
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    1 hr and 18 mins
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