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Apr 2022
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Is proofreading or editing a good side h...

LOUISE HARNBY (FICTION EDITOR) AND DENISE COWLE (NON-FICTION EDITOR)
About this episode

Think proofreading or editing would be a good side hustle? Two professional editors tell you what you need to know so you don't make mistakes.

Listen to find out more about

  • What a side hustle is and why it's popular
  • Why there's resistance to the term 'side hustle' in the professional editorial community
  • Whether an editorial business can be set up overnight
  • The importance of skilling up and marketing
  • The competition side hustlers have to deal with
  • The different levels of editing
  • How to find work
  • Business-critical considerations

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Denise and Louise


Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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