About Me
So what kind of person does this for fun? (And yes, I do think it's fun.)
Well, it's something I've pretty much always done; it's practically a compulsion. Twenty-five years ago, in high school, I went out of my way to get the school newspaper every month specifically so I could go through it and mark all the typos. I could've just joined the staff, but I thought it was more fun to sit at home and do it. In college, I was the one that people asked to proofread the final drafts of their papers. A couple years later, I got a job proofreading for a financial printer. I spent eight years doing that before I moved up. What I do now involves that same proofreading training in addition to more technical, software-based skills. Working in the corporate world, and in such a specific niche of publishing, never gave me the freedom and creativity I wanted.
Then a good friend of mine told me she was thinking of writing a book, and asked if I'd be willing to proofread it for her when she was finished. Of course I said yes, and since then I've been building my professional portfolio and client list. What I'm doing now is what I've always wanted to do.
Well, it's something I've pretty much always done; it's practically a compulsion. Twenty-five years ago, in high school, I went out of my way to get the school newspaper every month specifically so I could go through it and mark all the typos. I could've just joined the staff, but I thought it was more fun to sit at home and do it. In college, I was the one that people asked to proofread the final drafts of their papers. A couple years later, I got a job proofreading for a financial printer. I spent eight years doing that before I moved up. What I do now involves that same proofreading training in addition to more technical, software-based skills. Working in the corporate world, and in such a specific niche of publishing, never gave me the freedom and creativity I wanted.
Then a good friend of mine told me she was thinking of writing a book, and asked if I'd be willing to proofread it for her when she was finished. Of course I said yes, and since then I've been building my professional portfolio and client list. What I'm doing now is what I've always wanted to do.
As a writer myself, and (as cheesy as it sounds) a lover of the written word, I enjoy copy editing and proofreading because I get to help ensure that people can clearly say what they're trying to express.
Having started my freelance work with a favor to a friend, and after watching her build her brand from the bottom up, I have a bit of a soft spot for self-published or brand new authors. I've tried to keep the price of my services lower than average because I think it's important for people to be able to afford and subsequently see the importance of copy editing, rather than assuming they don't need it because it's unaffordable.
Having started my freelance work with a favor to a friend, and after watching her build her brand from the bottom up, I have a bit of a soft spot for self-published or brand new authors. I've tried to keep the price of my services lower than average because I think it's important for people to be able to afford and subsequently see the importance of copy editing, rather than assuming they don't need it because it's unaffordable.
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I live in a suburb of the Twin Cities (in Minnesota), with my husband and our dog, Floyd. In my spare time, I like to do just about anything I can get my hands on: read, write, sculpt, cross-stitch, crochet, play with Floyd, make jewelry, play video games, garden, watch movies (often B movies), binge on TV on DVD, and play word games, to name a few. I have insatiable curiosity and am forever hopping online to find the answers to my random questions or to research a sudden new interest. I'm a proud lover of almost all "geeky" things. I have a healthy obsession with Batman and an unhealthy obsession with nail polish.
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