I’m having a crash course in using InDesign for indexing–for eBook indexes. Lucy Haskin’s webinar through ASI and her presentation at the ASI conference in Seattle were a tremendous help. But…. InDesign is loaded with little tool panels that pull out and float, and a bazillion little iconic buttons that are not necessarily self explanatory…
Author: sa.fifer
Lover of good, wholesome food and wine. Cooks for one and the cat. Likes to paint-- a frustrated botanical illustrator and amateur (photographer) and fledgling birdwatcher, beekeeper, and Kindle addict. Works as a freelance indexer.
Freelancing and client service
Some very useful thoughts on how we freelancers can serve our clients best from Joanne Sprott and Potomac Indexing.
Grammar Changes: The Singular They
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important demonstration of inclusiveness. In addition to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, we consulted Miller and Swift’s…
Sack that client
A necessary thing to do if you want to stay sane
In appreciation of editors….
I’ve had a productive, but very frustrating day. I’m working on a large project (about 1500 pages)–an encyclopedia. Generally it’s fairly straight-forward–stem cell research, so it’s interesting; the headings within the articles are pretty descriptive, so generally, not bad to index. Many of the articles are two or three pages–so we are dealing with a…
Maintaining healthy habits while working from home
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Working from home is great, isn’t it? You can roll out of bed, get to your desk and work in your pajamas or yoga pants without any stress or strain. Heck, you could even skip brushing your teeth, showering, or eating breakfast if you wanted.…
Working from home
While I was getting ready for work this morning (getting an adequate amount of caffeine), I was trolling through my email (part of the caffeination process here) and found Christine Hoskin‘s discussion on the pros and cons of self-employment. If you think working from home is for you, take the time to read this–it’s a…
An unproductive day….
I do love working from home and being my own boss; usually I’m quite diligent about work but there are those occasional days productivity just isn’t happening–I can’t think of appropriate ways to phrase entries; just nothing is going right. I can’t blame the cat–even if he is persistently trying to walk across the keyboard (trying…
Marketing is all about building relationships
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
You have a business and you want it to grow, so you know you have to make contacts and turn them into connections that lead to business growth. But thinking about the effort as ‘sales’ and ‘selling’ intimidates many, so try to think about it…
How to Read a Book?
…and for indexing?
Graffito Indexing 