Catherine Dunn

Four years of self-employment!

Catherine — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:15:43 +0000

Today is my 4-year work anniversary! So … some stats. I *just* pipped 2019/20 to the post with the number of words I worked on, coming in at 2,797,535. My number of clients was also at an all-time high, just beating last year’s 28 with 29! Of these, 14 were repeat clients – the same […]

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Three years!

Catherine — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:25:08 +0000

Today marks three years since I went self-employed! And I’m still alive. (I do have over seven years of editing experience – but only three of them as a sole trader.) I can’t resist this opportunity to geek out over my stats – and use them as a learning experience. Over the last year, I’ve […]

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A new string to my bow: artwork and illustrations

Catherine — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:43:59 +0000

It will be twenty years this June since I graduated from Loughborough University in Fine Art (Painting). I had spent the previous four years happily creating artworks, but I knew (or thought I knew) that I didn’t want a career as an artist. I didn’t relish the idea of having to draw or paint whatever […]

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Looking back: the first year!

Catherine — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:42:24 +0000

I did it! I survived my first year as a freelancer! I’ve been editing and proofreading for longer than that, but always as an employee, so the venture into self-employment was new to me. And I have to say that it … didn’t go as I expected. Out of all the challenges I expected to […]

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New service: developmental editing!

Catherine — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:18:58 +0000

It’s finally here – I’m offering developmental editing as well as copyediting and proofreading! I’ve been excited about this service for some time now, but thanks to the chaos of 2020 I’ve only just got around to launching it. I’d like to thank those authors who have been been my guinea pigs as I’ve been […]

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Covid-19 and our work

Catherine — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:30:12 +0000

What a difference a few weeks make. In my last post I was celebrating SfEP becoming CIEP … now the UK is in virtual lockdown, people are dying, and I don’t know what to say but feel I should say something. This (Covid-19) is too big to be ignored. My heart goes out to the […]

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SfEP becomes the CIEP!

Catherine — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 10:45:03 +0000

Today the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) becomes the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)! I’m excited about this change. The SfEP was already highly regarded, but as the CIEP it should wield even more clout as the national professional body for editors and proofreaders. Since I joined in October 2015, I’ve been […]

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End-of-year summary: this editing life

Catherine — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:52:06 +0000

It’s time to take stock of the year and plan for 2020, and this is particularly important for me as I only moved into freelancing ten days ago. What went well for me this year and what are my plans for next year? It’s easy to scramble along from one day to the next thinking […]

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Happy Christmas!

Catherine — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 22:40:37 +0000

I’d like to wish all my wonderful clients and editorial colleagues a very happy Christmas. If you celebrate it, have a great time; if not, do enjoy the public holiday if there is one where you live! I’ve been implementing some publisher feedback on a psychology book I’m working on. I also replied to an […]

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A new chapter …

Catherine — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 21:02:38 +0000

… or a whole new book. Today is my last day working for Help For Writers Ltd. Tomorrow will be my first day as a ‘true freelancer’. In material terms, nothing much will change – certainly not overnight. I’ll carry on editing and proofreading just like I did before. But it does feel like closing […]

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