Fall is off to a roaring start for me. September was busy. October is so far a little slower, which is good as I am still catching up on projects I didn’t complete in September. And November and December are shaping up to also be full. With a full schedule… Read More »Taming Schedules, Trying to
I found myself thinking last week about the value of making a plan before starting an index. It is something I do as part of my indexing practice. But what do I mean by making a plan? While I discuss elements of making a plan in my book (especially in… Read More »Making a Plan Before Starting an Index, How to
I’ve been thinking about a piece of common sense advice that I was reminded of a few months ago. You may have heard it too. It goes like this: on your first pass through the book, pick up more than is necessary, because it is quicker to go back and… Read More »Is Over-Indexing Really a Time-Saving Strategy
Happy New Year! I hope your holiday festivities were heart-warming and restorative. My wife and I started ours with our car dying the night before we planned to hit the road, though the holidays did get better from there and we are thankful for a few days with family. I… Read More »Making Friends with My Calendar
My childhood was conducted in three languages. At home, my family spoke English. School, from grade one to halfway through grade three, was conducted in Mandarin Chinese (half way through grade three I transferred to the English-speaking international school, where we still had daily Mandarin classes). The language spoken at… Read More »Code-Switching, in Language and in Freelance Life
It has been a busy year. I had projects waiting for me when I got home from Christmas holidays, and the work hasn’t stopped since. It has been pretty tiring at times too. Working evenings and weekends? Check. Working on two indexes at once? Check. Have projects that take longer… Read More »Surfing the Schedule, and Those Damn Easy Projects