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📣 Business coach + editor 👩💻 Support + biz resources for editors 👥 Founder of the Freelance Editors Club 🎙️ Host of The Modern Editor Podcast 🔗 tarawhitaker.com
A new month means more community-minded activities inside the Freelance Editors Club 🤩
📖 Book club pick: Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? by Bella Mahaya Carter
👩🏫 Book coaching workshop w/ @LiteraryYogini
📚 Q2 reflection/Q3 goal-setting
💻 Coworking / body-doubling sessions
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What does the publishing world look like as a first-time author?
Find out in this episode of The Modern Editor Podcast with Sam Vander Wielen!
We dive into:
📖 choosing a book title
📖 working with a book coach
📖 the editor-author relationship
tarawhitaker.com/episode-51
We’ve officially hit fifty episodes of The Modern Editor Podcast! 🥳
I honestly didn't know if I would ever reach this milestone, but I'm so proud I kept pushing!
Tune in to hear my reflection on the last fifty episodes 😍
tarawhitaker.com/episode-50
#FreelanceEditor #BookEditor
Haylee Gaffin is joining me to talk all about podcast pitching for freelance editors.
Listen in as we chat about:
🎙️ why freelance editors should pitch themselves as podcast guests
🎙️ the power of borrowing someone else’s audience
🎙️ what makes a great podcast pitch
https://www.rfr.bz/b6685cf
Want to be marketing your business off social media?
Come join the Freelance Editors Club in May!
📖 Book club pick: Make a Scene by Mike Ganino
👩🏫 Podcast Pitching with Haylee Gaffin
📚 Cozy Reading Party
💻 Coworking sessions
Come hang out with us for free for 2 weeks!
https://www.rfr.bz/bbc9206
I know, I'm sick of hearing about tariffs too..
But as small biz owners, we have to keep on top of what's happening (even when it changes by the second 😜)
In this episode, I'm sharing what I'm doing to help alleviate some of the stress and what to keep an eye on.
https://www.rfr.bz/bb82298
If you're like me right now and need help maintaining some perspective amid the dumpster fire, I'm sharing my favorite anchor thoughts in the latest episode of The Modern Editor Podcast.
(Don't know what an anchor thought is? Tune in because they're game changers!)
https://www.rfr.bz/b06ce9b
No April Fools' jokes here, I promise!
We've got a jam-packed April inside the Freelance Editors Club 👉
📖 Book club pick: The Design of Books by Debbie Berne
👩🏫 Macros 101 workshop
💻 Body-doubling sessions
➕ And more
Come hang out with us for free for two weeks!
https://www.rfr.bz/bd97c63
No April Fools' jokes here, I promise!
We've got a jam-packed April inside the Freelance Editors Club 👉
📖 Book club pick: The Design of Books by Debbie Berne
👩🏫 Macros 101 workshop
💻 Body-doubling sessions
➕ And more
Come hang out with us for free for two weeks!
https://www.rfr.bz/bc14a31
Did you read this episode title and immediately check out? 🫣
Trust me, I get it... I came late to the game on macros because of several limiting beliefs that held me back.
So if you’ve never used macros before and think they aren’t your thing, this episode is for you.
https://www.rfr.bz/b2a16a9
I'm really not good at tooting my own horn, but in an effort to change that, here goes...
Thank you so much, @emito.bsky.social, for sharing your kind words and being such a positive force in the editing community! 💕
I'm really not good at tooting my own horn, but in an effort to change that, here goes...
Thank you so much, @emito.bsky.social, for sharing your kind words and being such a positive force in the editing community! 💕
Same here, Anne!
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Another reason to support public libraries
16.02.2025 20:48 — 👍 116 🔁 41 💬 1 📌 5I’m talking about my top five CMOS rules on The Modern Editor Podcast! What are the rules (in whichever style guide you use) that you look up frequently?
tarawhitaker.com/episode-43
#AmEditing #BookEditor #CMOS
Anyone else feel like it’s been 2025 for about two decades? Just me? 😅
21.01.2025 23:39 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Some days, Connections makes me feel like a genius. Today was not one of those days 🙈
15.01.2025 14:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Your Knowledge Base was one of the first resources I found when I decided to become an editor over twelve years ago. Thank you for creating and maintaining such a valuable site!
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When Mom has to solo parent, we have a “picnic” for dinner 😅
14.01.2025 23:36 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh I see what you mean! That’s a good idea.
14.01.2025 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Didn’t need them this time 🥳
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I hate going to the dentist, and I have an appt today + an orthodontist appt tomorrow 🙃How should I treat myself?
14.01.2025 20:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I got it as a gift, but I would guess the ‘Zon 🙃
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Red coffee mug in front of a snowy outside scene
You can’t tell, but the snow is coming down pretty hard this morning. Perfect time to sit on the couch with my Murder, She Wrote mug and simply be. #Editor
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Friends, this GoFundMe is, unfortunately, legit. Can’t talk about it now, but I’m sure posts about the absurdity of life are to come. Please share if you can. #EatonFire
13.01.2025 20:21 — 👍 221 🔁 199 💬 43 📌 39Omg I need these! My grandma has called me Chickadee since I was born 🥹
14.01.2025 00:59 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I figured bots, but they seem *very* quick.
13.01.2025 02:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Should I be concerned I’ve been on here for a hot second and I’m already getting 🌽 followers?
13.01.2025 01:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0LOL thanks 😂 Gotta keep the hot mess consistent across all platforms…
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