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Catie Phares: The Academic Business Editor
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CS Phares
- Mar 11, 2020
- 5 min
Wear real clothes and pay yourself first: Thoughts on freelancing
When I tell people what I do, their responses usually fall into one of two categories: polite incredulity or overt jealousy. "You work...
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C.S.Phares
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
New year, new goals
I love January. I love the way the old year dissolves in a heap of feasting, socializing, hibernating, and a total lack of routine (it's...
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C.S.Phares
- Aug 15, 2018
- 3 min
How 2 get ppl 2 buy stuf (or not): A tale of two corporate communications
Academics represent the majority of my client base, which means this time of year is my busiest season. As most professors wrap up their...
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C.S.Phares
- Feb 28, 2018
- 2 min
Should I tell people I use an editor?
Some academics seem to think of editors as a kind of secret trick or worse, a form of cheating.* Why the sense of secrecy? In today's...
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C.S.Phares
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
Improve your business writing one email at a time
Even though we're already one month into 2018 (!), it's not too late to talk about New Year's resolutions. Many of my clients (especially...
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C.S.Phares
- Dec 20, 2017
- 3 min
Your writing might be correct—but is it interesting?
Academic writing represents a big portion of my editing business. And while the vast majority of my academic clients are delighted with...
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C.S.Phares
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
The most important rules when writing in English? Consistency and clarity
Organization or organisation? Tom, Joe and Larry—or is that Tom, Joe, and Larry? "Data are" or "data is"? Aluminum or Aluminium? Mindset,...
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C.S.Phares
- Nov 3, 2017
- 2 min
Selling your message versus "sounding smart"
Just over a year ago, HBR published one of my favourite articles ever on writing. The gist of it applies to all communication of any...
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C.S.Phares
- Oct 9, 2017
- 2 min
The simple tip that can save you hundreds on editing
I can't say I've ever met anyone who thinks they're above needing an editor (or at least no one who admitted it!), but I've met many,...
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