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Dear Reader,
Getting mail from readers is the best part of my job. Thank you very much for taking the time to write.
From my Email Bag:
"Dear Suzanne, I've been thinking heavily on going back to school to get an English degree so that I can do editorial work. I read quite fast naturally, about a five-hundred page novel in a day. I pick out misspellings and grammatical errors, and things that do not flow, left and right. I love reading in general. My soon to be husband insists on me thinking about opening a library because the movers are going to pass-out when they see my collection. Any advice and insight you have would be most
helpful."--Gwendolyn
(Suzanne replies) "Misspellings and grammatical errors, and things that do not flow, left and right"-- whoa, that's scary to a writer like me, who's on a daily deadline. Just kidding, I roll with the goofs.
On to your question. I don't have advice about the business of getting a job in the editorial field. But the one thing I can offer for you to think about is that sometimes, when you turn something you love into a job, it's easy to fall out of love with it. The "have-to" pressure of "it's my job" can take away some of the joy. It's not an absolute truth and I'm not saying that you shouldn't pursue your idea, only you know what's best for you. It's just another thought to consider when you draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper, to help you decide the pros and cons of something.
I love what I do, but in all honesty, going into a library or a bookstore feels like part of my job now, not some place I can go and relax and that's kind of a sad thing. But I did notice the other day when I took Baby Paul, my grandson, to the library that I got so caught up in showing him books and the aquarium that I didn't once think about my work. Maybe there's hope for me yet.
My best wishes to you Gwendolyn.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Warm regards,
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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