Editing may be something you do as a home business or are considering.  Laura Spencer, at Writing Thoughts, has written an informative post, Eight Reasons Why Editing s a Whole Lot Harder Than You Think It Is, that should help you in this line of business.  (This post also may help you to understand the editor’s viewpoint if your work has ever been edited.)
I’ve not done editing as a home business, but I’ve been a news magazine editor and encountered my reporters’ frustrations when I changed their grammar or sentence structure.  “But that’s the way people talk,” one responded when …read more

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THURSDAY THIRTEEN
Since we’re focusing on home based writing and publishing businesses throughout July, I’ll mention 13 types you could consider.  Of course, there are others.
Sometimes you may combine a variety of them, as I have done.  Or you may do solely one type of writing if it will being in the necessary income.
Some of these businesses you’ll operate entirely from your home.  Others will involve traveling and research that can take you some distance from home.  Or you might write for a business/newspaper that involves your reporting to the office in person weekly.  Either way, you’ll be freelance, operating your …read more

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One of our readers mentioned she wanted to start a typing business at home and wondered how to begin. With students learning typing in schools, often beginning in third grade and doing much of their written work on the computer, there aren’t the number of people unable to type nowadays that there once were.You may need skills other than simply being a good typist to develop a successful business. Can you do bookkeeping, medical transcription, proofreading, editing, ghost writing, researching? You also may need some design skills.
With this in mind:
*Check your local area. Are there businesses that outsource? Is there …read more