And That’s a Wrap!

Saying thank you and goodbye to 2021

Lynda Dietz
10 min readDec 29, 2021
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Total book projects: 37

13 from new clients (hooray for new clients!)

24 from returning clients (hooray for returning clients!)

Books copyedited: 26

Beta reads: 11

Each December, I like to look back through my calendar to remind myself of the books I worked on throughout the year. In addition to editing, I do a fair amount of beta reading. I’ve read some amazing manuscripts over the years from authors who deserve to have the fame that lesser authors (like celebrities whose work is often ghostwritten) seem to enjoy.

I also like to promote those I’ve worked with once they’ve published — if I can introduce even one new reader to a terrific author, then you never know how many more people that new reader will tell. If you’re a writer, your people are out there. You just need to find them, and I’m happy to help you do it. (Yes, this is a long post, but well worth reading, if even only portions at a time.)

[full disclosure: this post contains links to Amazon, where I’m an affiliate and can earn money if you buy from those links. If you don’t like affiliate links, please don’t let that stop you from searching for these writers on your own — I’m sharing the links because I love

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Lynda Dietz

Copyeditor. Grammar thug in the nicest, kindest way. I’m not scary, even for an editor. Find me at easyreaderediting.com