As an indie author, you are responsible for writing, editing, marketing and distributing your book. As an author, I assume that the creative writing process is the bit you love, but editing is crucial to ensure your book reaches its full potential.

An editor will polish your manuscript and, hopefully, you will find them invaluable as they will do all of these wonderful things…

The make-up of a book is more complex than most people realise so this musing is quite lengthy. Understanding a book's structure should help any author format their book for their editor or publisher.

Read on for more information…

Want to know why you need great website copy, what to include, great tips and more?

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Can you edit your own writing?

The answer to this question is Yes, but…

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Punctuation: the art of dividing sentences by marks.

Simple really.

If you think about it we use pauses and the pitch of our voice to help people understand what we are saying. Punctuation plays a similar role in our writing.

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Editing poetry needs particular care and attention by the poet and the editor. So, I thought I would share some tips for editing poetry… whether you’re revising or editing your poems or someone else’s. Read on…

Have you heard the news? Have you got the new ‘Message’ button on your LinkedIn Company page? Read on…

Have you changed the copyright date on your website? Read on and I will tell you why it is so important to do this…

How does a small business owner take a holiday?

This is a serious question to small business owners … when did you last take a holiday? I’m talking a real holiday not just a day off or a long weekend.

Read on for a few tips so that you can take that holiday …

Write great content fast …

Do you put off writing because it just takes far too long? Do you wish you could write faster? Do you envy all those people you see churning out regular content? I bet you do!

Well … read on for my tip to save you time …

Time … a little poem for you!

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Are you a desk-worker? I definitely spend most of my working time at my desk. So when I am at my desk I really want the time to be as productive as possible … after all, I don’t want to be there all day. So how do I make this happen?

Well, I’m going to share some tips on how you can really boost your productivity with items on and around your desk.

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There are many, many tasks that you can outsource to a freelance pa/virtual assistant … all of which will result in you having more time to focus on the tasks you do best AND a healthier work–life balance.

Tasks that you delegate can be:

• Tasks that you hate doing!

• Tasks that you can’t do.

• Tasks that you shouldn’t be doing … because you could be earning more but doing your job and getting an admin specialist to do the admin!

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OK so we would all love to have more minutes in the hour, more hours in the day, more days in the week … am I right? BUT we can’t!! There are so many productivity pains … procrastination, unrealistic deadlines, unwanted distractions that steal valuable time, and lack of organisation to name a few. We are all pulled in different directions and there never seem to be enough hours in the day to get it all done. However we CAN use the time that we have in a better way so that it feels like we have more minutes/hours/days … really.

So here are some tips to help you on your way to juggling your time and tasks efficiently …

1. Have a positive Mindset regarding your To Do list

2. Have a plan of action

3. Keep your clients/colleagues informed

4. Learn to say ‘No’

5. Acknowledge your juggling capacity

6. Focus

7. Have reassessment time

8. Tick things off ✓ and 👏

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I know I say this a lot BUT it is really IMPORTANT!!⠀

Running your own business (or working for someone else) is hard work and we all need to remember to pause ... even if only for a short time ... it is really beneficial.

Read this poem that I wrote …

Do you know what the difference is between editing and proofreading? You are not alone if you don’t … many people aren’t clear about the difference between the two services and what they need. But editing and proofreading are quite different and produce significantly different outcomes for writers so I thought I would write this article to help you evaluate your options. Editing is done way before a proofreader sees the copy and there may be several rounds of editing!

Let me explain …

Being organised so that you can complete tasks efficiently means you have more time to do any planning/creative thinking for your business or to enjoy other interests/hobbies.

Here are some tips that might help you complete tasks both efficiently and quickly:

OK so it took me a long time, and a lot of dithering, but when I finally updated my website earlier this year I chose Squarespace.

In this article, I discuss the main reasons I chose Squarespace for my website and why I believe it is the best website platform for the types of small businesses I work with.

OK so let’s get to the point ... over the last few months my productivity in my business has not been great. Yes I get everything done that I really, urgently, needed to do but I am not productive in my business. Does this resonate with you?

In this article I discuss and analyse why/how I am unproductive in my business and what I plan to do about it! Read on for tips!

Obviously a freelance pa needs to be both knowledgeable and have expertise in a wide range of admin tasks ... but what other qualities will clients be looking for so they feel reassured you will be able to support them and their business?

Let me take you through some qualities that I think are most important … this is a long list and some of the qualities will seem really obvious but need to be considered.