Category: Academic material
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Sameen Siddiqui
The one thing that I feel I should have known when taking the plunge into copyediting is the importance of taking professional editing courses from the start.
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Pro Tips from Your Favorite Editors
Editing is art and science. Editor Knows Best and Outside the Book have curated some tricks of the trade from your favorite word nerds.
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Rahul D’souza
Years editing: 11Job title: Senior editor at PacktJob description: Development editor for IT booksLocation: Bangalore and Mumbai, India EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I had stayed in touch with the manager of a previous company I worked for. When I began looking for a change from editing scholarly papers, I got in touch…
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Amber Riaz
Years editing: 8Job title: Owner of A4 EditingJob description: Editor, subject matter expert on South Asian literature, translator (Urdu to English)Location: British Columbia, Canada EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I worked part-time as a copyeditor and content creator for four years before launching my full-time freelance business. I have worked as an academic…
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Otito Frances Iwuchukwu
Years editing: 8 yearsJob title: Pharmacist-educator (day job), consultantJob description: Teaches and conducts research in the life sciences; edits technical writing in the life and social sciences, business writing, narrative nonfiction, and children’s booksLocation: New Jersey EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I got my current job through a job board posting. I get…
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Melissa Brown Levine
Years editing: 9 years Job title: Owner and senior editor at Brown Levine Productions Location: Georgia EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I created my job after working in corporate America for several years. I always had a side hustle when I worked for other people, so the foundation for the move from employee…
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Kaitlin Littlechild
Years editing: 6 Job title: Editor, owner of Kaitlin Littlechild Editing Job description: Edits reports, business and health publications, marketing material, web content, and academic work Location: New Brunswick, Canada EXPERIENCE How did you get your current job?I currently work for two different companies and run my own editing business. Networking played a pivotal role…