Today is the 2nd anniversary of me becoming a freelance editor and proofreader
It's fair to say things are pretty tough right now, with AI being a significant threat
I wrote down a few reflections while if you need my services, you know where to find me...
lupestripe.com/2026/11/04/t...
It's fair to say things are pretty tough right now, with AI being a significant threat
I wrote down a few reflections while if you need my services, you know where to find me...
lupestripe.com/2026/11/04/t...
November 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Today is the 2nd anniversary of me becoming a freelance editor and proofreader
It's fair to say things are pretty tough right now, with AI being a significant threat
I wrote down a few reflections while if you need my services, you know where to find me...
lupestripe.com/2026/11/04/t...
It's fair to say things are pretty tough right now, with AI being a significant threat
I wrote down a few reflections while if you need my services, you know where to find me...
lupestripe.com/2026/11/04/t...
You specialize in books about birds? That is remarkable. I am a CE and proofreader and I am also a birder but the two things have next to no overlap. #StetChat
November 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
You specialize in books about birds? That is remarkable. I am a CE and proofreader and I am also a birder but the two things have next to no overlap. #StetChat
A5: My publishing program graduated generalists, so when I first started freelancing, I offered everything—editing, proofreading, indexing, consulting, design.
Design never took off for me, so I stopped. I wrote about giving up design here: ivacheung.com/2022/04/bye-...
#StetChat
Design never took off for me, so I stopped. I wrote about giving up design here: ivacheung.com/2022/04/bye-...
#StetChat
Bye, design - Iva Cheung
I’ve been firmly planted on the editorial side of publishing since my early days as a volunteer writer and proofreader at my student newspaper in undergrad, but my first paid gig in publishing was in ...
ivacheung.com
November 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
A5: My publishing program graduated generalists, so when I first started freelancing, I offered everything—editing, proofreading, indexing, consulting, design.
Design never took off for me, so I stopped. I wrote about giving up design here: ivacheung.com/2022/04/bye-...
#StetChat
Design never took off for me, so I stopped. I wrote about giving up design here: ivacheung.com/2022/04/bye-...
#StetChat
Please get a proofreader for your means. It's "imminent" death. I don't repost misspelled memes, nor those with bad grammar, because a lot of folks like me will discount or ignore memes with bad spelling or grammar.
November 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Please get a proofreader for your means. It's "imminent" death. I don't repost misspelled memes, nor those with bad grammar, because a lot of folks like me will discount or ignore memes with bad spelling or grammar.
Q2: Are there services you’d like to start offering or a new category/genre you want to expand into? What are they, and why are you interested in offering them?
For example, maybe you’re a proofreader but want to start offering developmental edits. #StetChat
For example, maybe you’re a proofreader but want to start offering developmental edits. #StetChat
November 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Q2: Are there services you’d like to start offering or a new category/genre you want to expand into? What are they, and why are you interested in offering them?
For example, maybe you’re a proofreader but want to start offering developmental edits. #StetChat
For example, maybe you’re a proofreader but want to start offering developmental edits. #StetChat
A1: I currently only offer fiction copy editing for indie authors! I'm trained as a proofreader and copy editor, but I saw that there's too much scope creep with proofreading, so I pulled that service. #StetChat
November 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
A1: I currently only offer fiction copy editing for indie authors! I'm trained as a proofreader and copy editor, but I saw that there's too much scope creep with proofreading, so I pulled that service. #StetChat
Hi, my name is Rachel and I'm a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and developmental editor of TTRPGs, comics, and manga. I'm also the brainstormer in chief for #StetChat
And today we're talking about The Expanse!
[Brief pause]
My apologies, we're talking about expanding our editorial offerings.
And today we're talking about The Expanse!
[Brief pause]
My apologies, we're talking about expanding our editorial offerings.
Beltalowda Expanse
Alt: Beltalowda Expanse, I've just put this GIF here for no particular reason. It's certainly not due to recent election results being very, very good.
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November 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hi, my name is Rachel and I'm a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and developmental editor of TTRPGs, comics, and manga. I'm also the brainstormer in chief for #StetChat
And today we're talking about The Expanse!
[Brief pause]
My apologies, we're talking about expanding our editorial offerings.
And today we're talking about The Expanse!
[Brief pause]
My apologies, we're talking about expanding our editorial offerings.
Or maybe just don’t be that person that corrects people on social media unless it’s a factual thing. There’s a time and a place. And I say this as an editor and proofreader. 😊
November 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Or maybe just don’t be that person that corrects people on social media unless it’s a factual thing. There’s a time and a place. And I say this as an editor and proofreader. 😊
The Proofreader Freelance Package ⭐
What's included?
Essential Proofreading
Essential Grammar
Find out more: www.instituteofpublishing.org/program/the-...
#proofreading #professionalproofreader #publishingtraining #editorial
What's included?
Essential Proofreading
Essential Grammar
Find out more: www.instituteofpublishing.org/program/the-...
#proofreading #professionalproofreader #publishingtraining #editorial
November 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The Proofreader Freelance Package ⭐
What's included?
Essential Proofreading
Essential Grammar
Find out more: www.instituteofpublishing.org/program/the-...
#proofreading #professionalproofreader #publishingtraining #editorial
What's included?
Essential Proofreading
Essential Grammar
Find out more: www.instituteofpublishing.org/program/the-...
#proofreading #professionalproofreader #publishingtraining #editorial
And — as always — I have to shill my absolute proudest moment as a proofreader — getting to localize actual Sound Horizon references in 2.5DS
November 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
And — as always — I have to shill my absolute proudest moment as a proofreader — getting to localize actual Sound Horizon references in 2.5DS
I wish Bluesky would allow edits. I’m terrible proofreader.
November 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I wish Bluesky would allow edits. I’m terrible proofreader.
Hello Bluesky! 👋 I’m a novelist, editor, and proofreader here to help you polish your manuscript. When I'm not fixing syntax, I'm out skipping rope to clear my head! ✍️👟 #WritingCommunity #Booksky #BetaReaders #BookEditing
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
November 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hello Bluesky! 👋 I’m a novelist, editor, and proofreader here to help you polish your manuscript. When I'm not fixing syntax, I'm out skipping rope to clear my head! ✍️👟 #WritingCommunity #Booksky #BetaReaders #BookEditing
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
as a legal proofreader, yup. reading contracts for 8 hours is a slog.
November 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
as a legal proofreader, yup. reading contracts for 8 hours is a slog.
Ouch. Can get Viking to chop it off?
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
November 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Ouch. Can get Viking to chop it off?
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
Yeesh. Me spelling be bad yesterday
Refactored: “non-scientific POLL of other STAUNCH Democracts … not necessary AND is in fact …”
Yes, I used to be a proofreader & copyeditor, why do you ask?
Refactored: “non-scientific POLL of other STAUNCH Democracts … not necessary AND is in fact …”
Yes, I used to be a proofreader & copyeditor, why do you ask?
The Office Jim Halpert's Mustache Shame
ALT: The Office Jim Halpert's Mustache Shame
static.klipy.com
November 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Yeesh. Me spelling be bad yesterday
Refactored: “non-scientific POLL of other STAUNCH Democracts … not necessary AND is in fact …”
Yes, I used to be a proofreader & copyeditor, why do you ask?
Refactored: “non-scientific POLL of other STAUNCH Democracts … not necessary AND is in fact …”
Yes, I used to be a proofreader & copyeditor, why do you ask?
Man, the proofreader really sucks😄
November 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Man, the proofreader really sucks😄
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November 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Looking to take the next step towards becoming a professional proofreader or copy-editor? 📝
Our flexible distance-learning courses are designed to help you build the practical skills and knowledge needed for a career in editorial work.
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Our flexible distance-learning courses are designed to help you build the practical skills and knowledge needed for a career in editorial work.
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PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Due to budget cuts at English-language website JAPAN Forward, my job as sports editor was eliminated on Oct. 31. After six-and-a-half years of dedicated work for JF, I'm now seeking new opportunities as a reporter, editor, columnist, proofreader.
Due to budget cuts at English-language website JAPAN Forward, my job as sports editor was eliminated on Oct. 31. After six-and-a-half years of dedicated work for JF, I'm now seeking new opportunities as a reporter, editor, columnist, proofreader.
November 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Due to budget cuts at English-language website JAPAN Forward, my job as sports editor was eliminated on Oct. 31. After six-and-a-half years of dedicated work for JF, I'm now seeking new opportunities as a reporter, editor, columnist, proofreader.
Due to budget cuts at English-language website JAPAN Forward, my job as sports editor was eliminated on Oct. 31. After six-and-a-half years of dedicated work for JF, I'm now seeking new opportunities as a reporter, editor, columnist, proofreader.
Still, when I spot a typographical error that has somehow made it into print despite copy-editing, typesetting and proofreading, I feel a tiny, rather guilty satisfaction. Hardly an admirable habit, I know. Somewhere, an author, copy-editor, compositor or proofreader has every reason to groan.
November 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Still, when I spot a typographical error that has somehow made it into print despite copy-editing, typesetting and proofreading, I feel a tiny, rather guilty satisfaction. Hardly an admirable habit, I know. Somewhere, an author, copy-editor, compositor or proofreader has every reason to groan.
... only two people (with Balibar) that was asked to reread Althusser's 1978 text about "What Must Change in the Party"
She also reread (not as a proofreader, rather than a reviewer) the article on Ideological State Apparatuses, was considered by her colleagues sociologists as the woman who...
She also reread (not as a proofreader, rather than a reviewer) the article on Ideological State Apparatuses, was considered by her colleagues sociologists as the woman who...
November 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM
... only two people (with Balibar) that was asked to reread Althusser's 1978 text about "What Must Change in the Party"
She also reread (not as a proofreader, rather than a reviewer) the article on Ideological State Apparatuses, was considered by her colleagues sociologists as the woman who...
She also reread (not as a proofreader, rather than a reviewer) the article on Ideological State Apparatuses, was considered by her colleagues sociologists as the woman who...
#writerscoffeeclub 11/1: How much writing are you hoping to accomplish this month?
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
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November 3, 2026 at 8:11 AM
#writerscoffeeclub 11/1: How much writing are you hoping to accomplish this month?
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
Directing. I clearly need a proofreader too
November 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Directing. I clearly need a proofreader too
PROOfREadER
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
November 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
PROOfREadER
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
I'm not saying my own book is error-free, cos that's asking for trouble, but I will say that my editor and the proofreader she hired were both pretty meticulous. (Also, the 2 books these examples are from are with BIG publishers, which I'm not.)
November 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm not saying my own book is error-free, cos that's asking for trouble, but I will say that my editor and the proofreader she hired were both pretty meticulous. (Also, the 2 books these examples are from are with BIG publishers, which I'm not.)