Take the anxiety out of writing — especially freelance writing, which is compounded by having to create great work for others — by simply pounding out a shitty first draft.

Proofreading isn’t just a glance through before hitting publish. It’s a lot more intricate and nuanced than that, and today I share how I go about proofreading (since I’ve been actually getting paid to do it recently!). Ultimately? All those writing mechanics should disappear to create a seamless reading experience.

Today, I changed one of my rates. Here’s what happened.

Writers aren’t perfect…but kinda have to be perfect when they write (so says I, who found a typo in my Upwork profile this past weekend). Since I’ve been going overboard on proofreading today, here are some quick tips on how to get rid of those last-minute typos.