Creating a career as a freelance subeditor with Leigh Livingstone
About this episode
This week Rachel and Lynne chat with subeditor, writer and podcaster Leigh Livingstone about creating a successful career as a freelance subeditor (sometimes called a copy editor). We talk about:
- the role of a modern subeditor
- where and how she finds her work
- working with regular clients and maintaining those connections
- how it gives her a good mix of work
- how subediting helps your writing
Connect with Leigh here:
Listen to her podcast, Popcorn Podcast, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/popcorn-podcast/id1461702059
Where to find us:
Rachel's website https://rachelsmith.com.au/
Lynne's website https://lynnetestoni.com/
Rachel's List https://rachelslist.com.au/
As always, thanks to Rounded for sponsoring The Content Byte!
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