I like to joke that that copy editing is the nerdiest part of publishing and certainly the geekiest kind of editing. So why do I do it? What do I get out of it?
Aside from
being an unabashed nerd myself, I enjoy a good puzzle. I always have. Who doesn't like cross-referencing facts? Who doesn't love checking tenses and pronouns? Who doesn't enjoy sifting through line after line, hunting for errors and missteps, and verifying style rules? Okay, maybe a lot of people don't, but I do. It's a puzzle every time; examining every piece, checking the gems for flaws, mending and finessing the handiwork of others as gently but rigorously as possible...
For a while, I tried other kinds of editing, but copy editing has always
been the most satisfying—I get lost in it, adore it. So it's little
wonder I've wandered back into it after other careers didn't pan out. I've previously considered freelancing as a copy editor (hence setting up this site in the first place), but other opportunities arose then, and I gave them a shot. But now I'm back and eager to work with anyone needing help getting their project to the finish line, to give their hard work the polish it deserves.
I'm eager to be that palm at the end of the mind—where ideas become facts, where projects and hard work become fully realized—for writers seeking my help with mending and finessing their handiwork.