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Assessing a non-fiction editing project: With Hester Higton
Genre and subject editing collection Episode 139 • 26th March 2025 • The Editing Podcast • Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
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Learn how to assess a non-fiction editing project with special guest Hester Higton.

Listen to find out more about

  • Time required for different aspects of a project
  • The different parts of a project
  • The different types of editing
  • Counting and assigning time
  • The order of editing work
  • Recording project time

About Hester Higton

Find out more about Hester:

  • Website: academicedit.co.uk
  • Email: hesterhigton@academicedit.co.uk

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'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

  • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
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