Sarah Charmley
I have a degree in education and have worked in primary schools as a full-time and a relief teacher. Currently I am pursuing a career in freelance writing. I have excellent editing, proof-reading and writing skills including spelling and grammar. I enjoy learning about the new subjects I write about.
For two years, I edited the National Hamster Council journal (UK), ran a hamster help website, managed hamster shows and judged hamsters. Editing the journal, which is monthly, helped me to write and edit articles and I enjoyed finding interesting web tidbits to include.
After that, I took on the editorship of the local magazine of the National Childbirth Trust (UK). Articles which were written for that were on the topics of pregnancy, childbirth, and the early years of parenting. I still contribute to magazines.
In 2008 I took the National Novel Writing Challenge to write 50,000 words in a month and I succeeded! I recommend it to prove to yourself that you can do it!
Update 2009 I won the Nano Challenge for a second year.
Latest Articles
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Setting Freelance Rates as a Home-Based Worker
When you are a home-based worker, you can set your own rates according to the value of what you do. It is important not to undervalue your skills.
Feb 22, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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How to Find a Home-Based Job
There are still jobs out there and many have been designed to be done from home. How do you find the job that will best suit your skills?
Feb 15, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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Five Qualities of a Successful Home-Based Worker
Becoming a home-based worker may be the dream of many people, but do you have what it takes to take an idea and form it into your own successful company?
Feb 8, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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How to Start a Home-based Business
Home-based working is now more popular as the economy has slowed and jobs become scarce. What do you need to think about as you start your own business?
Feb 4, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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Bird Seed Guide
The type of wild bird seed that you put out in your garden will affect the birds that visit your garden. What kinds of birds are you attracting?
Jan 28, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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Five Reasons to be a Home-Based Worker
Everyone has dreamt about it at some stage. Wouldn't it be great to stay at home and work in your pyjamas? What reasons do you need to become a homeworker?
Jan 28, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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How to Find a Vet for Your Hamster or Small Pet
It is important to find the right vet for your hamster so that you know where you can turn in an emergency.
Jan 28, 2011
- Sarah Charmley
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How to Help a Hibernating Hamster
Hamsters are originally desert animals from Syria and they do not cope well with cold. Here is how to help a hibernating hamster.
Oct 20, 2010
- Sarah Charmley
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How to Deal with the Death of a Pet Hamster
It is natural to want to protect your child from the death of a pet. Animals have shorter lives than us and it provides a chance to talk about death.
Oct 20, 2010
- Sarah Charmley
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Lapwings
Lapwings are fascinating birds, seen in the UK on farmland or around lakes. They gather in flocks with distinctive underwing markings when in flight.
Jul 14, 2010
- Sarah Charmley
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