The Black Cat monthly round-up: June 2026
The headline news for June was the horrible heatwave towards the end of the month. I’m fortunate enough to have a house that remains relatively cool downstairs, but the lack of proper sleep led to a frazzled brain and some weekend working to catch up once the temperatures dropped. Prior to that, however, I spent…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: May 2026
I have a lot to report for May – this is one of the longest round-ups for a while! I spent the beginning of the month in Mallorca. It was a relaxed week, with plenty of good food and scenic views – even if I did have to buy another jumper in Palma because it…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: April 2026
I’m really pleased to be able to introduce the new logo for Black Cat Editorial Services. The previous image was non-exclusive, so I really needed something unique and bespoke for the Black Cat brand. It is something I’d been meaning to commission for a while, but I finally had a little bit of time to…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: March 2026
A couple of nice personal things for March: I am going to get a new human nephew in the middle of 2026, so we had a little celebration of his imminent arrival, and I went to the aquarium to celebrate the second birthday of my already here human nephew. Bristol Aquarium is just the right…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: February 2026
February was a month of nearly non-stop rain and constant grey skies. Fortunately, I had the company of plenty of interesting manuscripts to get me through my work days. What I’ve been working on I started with the copy-edit of a collection of short stories inspired by famous operas. It was interesting to see how…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: January 2026
I had some time off over the festive period, so it was a bit of a shock to get back to a full schedule in the new year. Personal highlights this month include the delivery of a new fridge and freezer, and taking my cat for his monthly physiotherapy session. Perhaps I will have more…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: December 2025
It’s stats time! This is the eighth December round-up for Black Cat Editorial Services and 2025 was the tenth year of my freelance career. My trusty spreadsheet tells me that my 2025 projects had a combined word count of 2,944,426, which is a slight increase on 2024, but the overall trend of completing around 3…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: January 2025
Last year, my New Year’s resolution was to read at least one chapter of a novel before I go to bed each night (unless there were extenuating circumstances, like illness or having had to leave the house to talk to people). I won’t say that I always achieved this, but it has certainly become more…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: November & December 2024
The December blog post is traditionally my stats report, so here we go. This is the seventh December round-up for Black Cat Editorial Services, and 2025 will see the tenth anniversary of the launch of my freelance career – I should probably think of something to do to mark that milestone. My trusty spreadsheet tells…
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