5 Simple Goals for 2018

by Karin Beery I love the start of a new year because of all the possibilities that lie ahead! If you’re anything like me, making the most of those possibilities often requires planning (otherwise I’m likely to daydream about what could happen instead of making it...

Striving for Excellence (and Failing)

by Karin Beery Very few people hope to fail at their jobs. Most people want to succeed, and many of us want to excel at what we do. I, for one, don’t just want to be a substantive fiction editor. I want to be the substantive fiction editor that writers turn to when...

Staying Sane This Holiday Season

by Karin Beery I’m not going to lie – I love this time of the year. Temperatures are dropping, leaves are changing colors, and all the stores have their Christmas decorations out! In the next two months we get to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New...

The Most Visited Page on Your Website

by Karin Beery Besides your website’s home page, the “About Me” page is the most frequently clicked page on your website. Why? Because people want to know who they’re working with. If they can’t meet you face-to-face or come into your store, they need a way to meet...

How Do You Charge?

by Karin Beery Starting out as a freelance editor is quite exciting—you set your own hours, can work from home in your pajamas, or take your laptop to any coffee shop in the country. But then people start asking for your rates. Gulp. Today I’m not going to talk...