Bookstore updates for a new year

After a year of neglect (caused while moving our offices, as described in this previous post), the-freelance-editor is excited to announce updates to the-freelance-editor’s bookstore for writers and readers—and those updates include the addition of several new titles, in fact scores of them!

As listed on the destination page for our little shop,  … continue reading

Revising draft documents in Microsoft Word

Revising draft documents in Microsoft Word—especially after a substantive review by the-freelance-editor—can seem daunting, especially at first glance! With stricken text, redlined and highlighted suggestions, queries and notes in the margin to explain and guide changes, your “hilited” (to signify the text is highlighted with suggested changes) file can appear particularly so; the “acpted”  … continue reading

Quotes, Thoughts, and Such

I transcribed this quote from a story, “New podcast asks whether the classic novel Jane Eyre is relevant for readers today,” that ran on NPR’s All Things Considered, December 9, 2021.  During the story, author Marlon James was asked about removing classic literature from today’s curriculum and censorship of books considered to  … continue reading

Website images: SEO and WordPress

originally posted July 9, 2021; 
no text revisions to date— 

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and use of keywords and phrases often enters consideration when writing web page text or content for a blog post. But, it should also be a planned part of selecting, preparing, and posting online images—that’s right: with improvements to the abilities  … continue reading