Hi there!
A few years ago I travelled with a friend around Ireland. Whenever we got to a new place, the first thing was a walk around to get to know our new surroundings. On a day like that at dinner my friend asked if we wanted to go to a pub afterwards.
”There is one with life music, starting around 9pm, on the street leading to the cathedral“. My friend looked very surprised and asked how I knew that.
The answer to this is: I read (almost) every sign I see. And I have a very good memory. It worked out for deciding to which pub to go in an unknown city but you will probably benefit from this as well.
As your tech editor my most important job is to edit your pattern, with everything that includes. (If you are not sure about that, have a look around on my website.) But there are quite a few questions around writing and publishing a pattern.
Working with a tech editor means you have a go-to person to ask these questions, at least if that tech editor is me. I see our collaboration as teamwork and for me it’s a given to be there for my clients.
You can always ask me anything. And as you probably suspected by now: I have boundaries and I will defend them but chances are high that your questions won’t overstep any boundaries.
No question is too basic. Among the designers I work with are some who just started out, some who have a bit of experience and some who have a lot of experience. All of them need advice from time to time.
So here are a few examples for the kind of questions I get:
* How can I explain the repeat box to knitters new to shawl knitting?
* Where can I find test knitters?
* I was contacted by a customer and she is unhappy. Nothing I say helps in any way. What would you say? (that turned into a newsletter as you might remember :-))
* Do you think the photo and the chart show the same cable?
* How can I have a discount for my pattern on Ravelry?
* Can I use this name for my design?
* Can you help me with the wording for this round in my design?
* A yarn company wants to pay me for a design. For how much money can I ask?
I like to talk about every aspect of knitting and discuss these kind of questions. Do my friends a favour and give me the opportunity to talk shop with someone who is really interested ;-)
Waiting to talk to you,
Frauke