Learn about 8 tips that will make your copyediting life easier.

1. Understanding the power of Microsoft Word’s Styles pane
2. Knowing how to use consistency-checking software
3. Being able to use macros
4. Using Word’s Navigation pane.
5. Knowing how to find and use the pilcrow tool in Word
6. Understanding how to use Word’s Find/Replace function
7. Removing extraneous tabs and spaces
8. Creating properly defined paragraphs

1. Editing in Word: Using Styles: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles.html
2. PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/home/
3. Word Macro Tools: https://www.wordmacrotools.com/
4. Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word by Jack Lyon (via your regional Amazon store)

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

1. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Learn about CPD and why it's core to professional editorial practice.

1. What CPD actually means
2. Why CPD matters
3. The professional confidence factor
4. Types of CPD
5. CPD on a budget
6. Tracking and reflecting on CPD
7. How CPD supports career development
8. Overcoming barriers to CPD

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

1. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Learn why doing an annual editorial business review is a good, professional habit.

• What an annual business review is
• Why regular reviews matter
• Checking your financial health
• Reviewing clients and projects
• Realigning services and goals
• Reviewing marketing and branding
• Professional development
• Celebrating success
• How to do your own review

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Learn about insurance and what you might need for your editing and proofreading business.

• Why insurance matters
• Common risks that editors and proofreaders face
• Insurance policy options
• How to choose the right insurance
• How much does insurance cost?

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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Denise and Louise reflect on the 2025 Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) conference.

• the buzz at the conference
• how well the hybrid structure worked
• the value of the editorial profession
• our core takeaways from the sessions

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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Liv Cowle interviews Denise and Louise about their new book series, Notes from the Podcast.

• Turning 140+ episodes of audio content and written transcripts into a 5-book series
• Overcoming project overwhelm
• Extracting relevant content systematically
• Recognising the difference between content for listening and content for reading
• Identifying our five core editorial themes: Foundations, Growth, Sustainability, Legacy and Marketing
• Scope for introducing new themes and expanding the series in the future
• Which order to read the books in: A business journey
• How the series supports editorial business owners operating in a shifting landscape
• The benefits of sharing the self-publishing process with a partner
• Editing our own work and building a system
• Balancing the book publishing process with other business and personal commitments
• How The Editing Podcast started

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Denise and Louise discuss why your editorial business offering might be ripe for some changes.

• Signals that it’s time to make changes
• What change looks like
• How to make change strategically

• Is Your Website AI-Friendly? The 8-Point Checklist for Keeping AI Visitors Happy: https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ai-friendly-websites/

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

• Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore a selection of the different types of materials you might consider working on if you’re an academic editor.

• Books and monographs
• Conference materials
• Grant proposals
• Journal articles
• Peer review reports
• Reference lists
• Research reports
• Review articles
• Textbooks and handbooks
• Theses and dissertations
• White papers
• Editorials and opinion pieces
• Book chapters
• Meta-analyses
• Case studies

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

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• Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/