What’s the collective noun for editors? A quarrel? A correction? A distillery? An edition? So many options. Well, whatever we are, I’m excited to be deemed a *professional* one! Or at least an official Professional Member of the Institute of Professional Editors. Not sure what an editor can offer? Have a squiz at this. Want […]
I read this beautiful obituary in my Institute of Professional Editors Limited enews this morning. What an incredible editor, life and legacy. “Good editors may be likened to those crystal-clear prisms which form a vital part of a pair of binoculars. They are not there to alter the view or change the scene, but to make it […]
Oh hey 2019, I see you… almost! The ride that has been 2018 has whizzed along so fast – even with a six-week break in the middle to go on an even bigger ride across Alaska and Canada to celebrate my 10-year wedding anniversary. W’hoo! It whizzed along with all the expected twists and turns […]
Client: Ouwens Casserly Projects The brief: Ouwens Casserly Projects engaged Little pink typewriter to write and/or edit website copy for this gorgeous new residential project, Third Avenue. The outcome: I wrote/edited keyword-driven copy for the new website, including the About page, and the sustainability, landscaping, architecture and selections content. Testimonial: You can read Sonja’s kind words […]
Client: Ouwens Casserly Projects The brief: Adelaide-based property developer Ouwens Casserly Projects was looking for website copywriting and editing services for its new sustainable urban development, Third Avenue. After some interstate phonecalls and emails to consolidate the brief, Little pink typewriter got typing. It was a super-tight timeframe, but we got there! I wrote/edited keyword-driven copy for […]
Now I know you’re not supposed to have favourites… and as much as I love crafting brand spanking new copy, I gotta say, I LOVE editing. There’s something very satisfying about finessing, polishing, fine-tuning, trimming copy until you find ‘the right word’ or create ‘the perfect sentence’. And, even if you’re a gun writer or […]
Client: Curtin University Referrals are everything… A big thank you to my former colleague who, long after I’d worked with him, emailed me out of the blue: “Are you up to a proofing/editing job on a major health grant application my wife is working on? It’s about 30 pages. You’re the best person for the […]
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