Deliberate Freelancer

Today’s guest is Abby Nieten. Abby lives in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area, with her husband and three sons. A year ago she launched her freelance business, Shining Waters Editorial, where she is a copy editor and proofreader specializing in business content and nonfiction manuscripts.  Abby also recently launched a monthly newsletter called Stream of Confidence, which is for authors, writers and other business professionals who want to create and publish content that impacts other humans. It offers a steady stream of encouragement, inspiration, connection and quality assurance tips to help you publish your work with confidence.  In today’s episode, Abby and I talk about: How a layoff led to her freelancing career.  Feeling undervalued and burnt out in the corporate world.  How she prepared for freelancing while still working full time.  How she’s getting clients. Trying to figure out pricing.  Four pivotal lessons she’s learned over the past year.  Why she wishes she had taken a break between