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Non-Overwhelm (not just) your writing!

Non-Overwhelm (not just) your writing!

  Although I’m no longer officially in the editing/proofing space, I still meet people who are passionate about writing a book. I help where I can. I know that feeling first-hand and can appreciate that hunger.   I figure it's time to bring back Jerry B....

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[QW28] Checklists: a perfect non-overwhelm(er)!

[QW28] Checklists: a perfect non-overwhelm(er)!

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]     Hey, now! Don’t roll your eyes at my idea 😊   I’m not talking about being one of those people with a checklist for their checklists.    I’m talking about the two or three...

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[QW19] (Save early) + (Save often) = No regrets

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]   Okay. I admit it. I don’t mess up files very often, because I usually follow my process. Only ... this time, I didn't. Translated: “It was [almost literally] crying jag time.”...

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[QW16] Is ‘farther’ or ‘further’ correct?

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]     I don't provide a lot of grammar-type Quick Wins nowadays (let me know if you'd like to see those, again), but I thought it was time to throw this one into the mix. In my...

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[QW15] Taming your ‘Save As’ list in MS Office

[QW15] Taming your ‘Save As’ list in MS Office

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]     OK now. Seriously. Am I the only person fed up with the cumbersome ‘Save As’ list in MS Office products? That puppy seems to go on forEVer. In reality, this is our 'Recent...

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[QW13] How to email a perfect file

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]     Once upon a time, the world had typewriters. You typed a page, gave it to a client, and it did not morph into something different. Then, God created the people ... who...

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Is the term “freelance” affecting your credibility?

Is the term “freelance” affecting your credibility?

  The first rule of websites? "Never send your reader away from your website." Yep, that rule. The one I am about to break, so please come back. If you work on a contract basis, you may have considered: should you use the term 'freelance' to describe your...

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4 money-saving steps to your first draft

4 money-saving steps to your first draft

It's an unhappy moment. An editor tells an author they need the first draft copy before editing can begin.   The writer is dumbfounded. Isn't that what they emailed?   No.   They sent months (or years) of musings. Maybe the file was run through spell check.   But it's...

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A fresh look @ follow-up

A fresh look @ follow-up

When my friend Shawn and I talked about meeting reminders, she gave me another excellent idea to research and share with you: “I’d like to find the best way to follow-up and thank clients. Has the etiquette around thank-you notes changed?” Funny you should ask. When I...

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