Epiphany and Edits

Hellooooooo!

How have you been?

I know I’ve been MIA for a few weeks—it sucked, believe me.

But I prioritized getting into a better mental space so I could chat with you like I used to, instead of sending newsletters just for the sake of it.

Anyway,

Yesterday, while catching up on work and updating my trackers, I made a new entry: December.

That’s when it hit me—2024 is almost done.

I looked at my progress list and felt immense gratitude. I survived.

Back in February, I took a job I didn’t want. I told myself, “Just do it for three months.” I quit on day 72.

That’s when I decided to give freelancing a shot, and 8 months later, here we are—happier than ever.
(Insert nazar emoji because that shit is real)

Work-wise? It’s decent. Not amazing, but not terrible either. I’ve started working with real editors—not just SEO folks checking for keywords.

I’m talking about the ones who call out missed commas and messy formatting. So, here are the editors I’ve come across recently:

The “I Don’t Give a F*”**

These clients (usually agency founders) don’t provide real feedback. They pass on work from their client and then tell you the article was rejected—without any explanation.

Um, what? Why? No response.

Moving on.

The One With a Problem in Every Line

I followed the outline to the T for a recent article. Yet, there were 15+ comments asking for “more insights, stats, and examples.”

It was an outline issue and ended up being a rewrite.

To be fair, I wasn’t offended (though I was told I should’ve been). The truth is, I didn’t do the article justice. Personal issues affected my work, and it showed.

So I promised myself to make this rewrite the best fucking blog of my life. The work starts today!

The Angel Who Edits for You

This editor suggests edits with comments to help me improve my writing. They make the flow crisper and fix the haziness that creeps in when you’ve written way too many blogs.

The Perfect One

Oh, she’s my favorite. She adds references, suggests sentence structures, and instead of vague comments like “make it engaging,” she’s specific:
“Make it engaging by adding this, doing that, and removing this…”

The Misinterpreter

A special shoutout here. I wrote a sample article, addressed all her comments, and got her approval. She sent it to her client, who wasn’t happy and requested a complete rewrite. I declined—the payment and future projects weren’t worth it.

Since she’d approved the blog, I asked for payment. She ghosted me despite multiple follow-ups. I eventually let it go, but never again.

This brings me to how I’m handling all this.

I’ve created a tracker where I note each editor’s preferences.

For example:

• One editor wants me to mention the source of every image, even if it’s from the company’s website.

• Another prefers captions describing the image, like “Company’s Dashboard.”

• A third wants captions as subtle CTAs: “Use Company’s Dashboard for better workflow.”

Every editor has his or her preference, and I’d rather write the blog as they prefer than have them add a comment which I know I could have avoided.

Saving time for both of us.

We’ve got 3 more editions to go this month before I share my New Year’s resolutions and quarterly plans.

Sharing the gratitude I felt with you as well, Thank you for supporting me on LinkedIn and here—it truly means the world.

I’m so grateful for each one of you.

Wishing you warm winter mornings and good health.

See you next Friday!

Love,
Nikita