A little background information about me and how I got here:
Upon graduating from Purdue University with a B. A. in English, I initially thought I would enter video game journalism, as I have been obsessed with games since I was very young and found myself fascinated with what writers, journalists, and editors do. Around that time, the landscape of games coverage began to shift from written editorial content to video content, which wasn’t as appealing to me in terms of a career. I knew I still wanted to work in a writing-related field… and that’s when I stumbled across proofreading, which then lead to copyediting.
The interest in proofreading also came about as a way for me to find answers to things I wasn’t taught in college. I took numerous English classes (and read sooo many books and wrote sooo many papers), but it always bothered me that not one course got down to the nitty-gritty of correct grammar and punctuation. I realized that authors need help in these areas too, and everything clicked into place. Now, every day, I’m learning and applying all these things I wish I’d learned sooner, and the best part is that I get to help writers improve their books.