Things are going pretty good with the editing and proofreading service I started a few months ago. I’ve had a few clients now, including a PhD professor. I was a little intimidated at first since it would be the first time I did work for someone with more schooling than myself, but it went really well. He was really happy with the finished product and told me he was working on two more papers. It’s really nice to get some appreciation for the work.

In addition to some confidence and money, editing also provides me with some insights to writing. The number of times I stop working and think about why we do something the way we do is innumerable already. These two activities—writing and editing—complement each other so well.

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