Annael
Elvenhome
Mar 21, 10:56pm
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actually my first master's included an intensive minor in business
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but really, my approach is simple: I have been editing for a very long time, the training I got was excellent, and I know what I'm doing. And along the way, I've figured out how to work with clients. It also helps that I have a solid background in psychology. And I suppose, my fair share of empathy that lets me understand when a client is stressed and help them with that. This client is more stressed than most! Putting your work in front of someone else for criticism, especially for the first time, is a very brave thing to do (one man told me "being edited is like being told your baby is ugly"), and I'm very gentle in my approach, stressing the positive as much as I can.
And also, come to think of it, TORn has helped me in my career because it taught me that I can have difficult conversations with people if we start with what we have in common, what we both love--a shared connection. This woman is my age and her interests overlap many of mine. Also, I'm trying out my French on her and she gets to correct me.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words.
-- Gaston Bachelard
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
(This post was edited by Annael on Mar 21, 10:57pm)
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If I had a good excuse like being utterly busy with other things, it would be one thing. But, I can't even claim that. 
