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Bear in mind; price should not be your only consideration because there are many fly-by-night so-called proofreaders out there who think it's just a quick way to make money! How long have they been doing proofreading/editing commercially? Are they accredited by the...

After a chance meeting with a stranger in Gordons Bay who hired Brenda and I to edit and proofread a poem she had just written - our first venture into editing, we decided to take the plunge and try to make some extra money by proofreading and editing manuscripts. We...

When you are embarking on your career as a proofreader, a copy editor, a developmental editor or a ghostwriter, one of the first things you need to know is the difference between these terms and what each one means. Which one of these animals are you? A proofreader is...

Language plays a huge role in every South African's future, and that is where Busy Bee Editing comes in. Wherever you go in the world, the English language continues to play an enormous part in communication in all types of endeavour, including education, engineering,...

Websites are unlikely to become redundant by 2027, but their role will change. Increasingly, people can discover products, obtain answers and interact with businesses without visiting a traditional website. Artificial intelligence assistants, social platforms and...

Why do some authors become household names while others remain largely unknown? Talent matters, but fame rarely comes from beautiful sentences alone. Widely read authors often combine a distinctive voice, compelling characters and an understanding of what keeps people...

Tech leaders at the UN pleaded thus: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created. (Although at busy Bee Editing we normally avoid topics that are not concerned with proofreading and editing, we decided to publicise this topic because it...

You’ve checked the figures, polished the proposal and attached the right file. You hit send ... ... Then you spot it. A spelling mistake in the opening sentence. The wrong company name on page two. Or a price that has somehow gained an extra zero. It’s only a typo …...

Bear in mind; Price should not be your only consideration because there are many fly-by-night so-called proofreaders out there who think it's just a quick way to make easy money! They'll take your money and do half a job. Then you end up paying double because you have...