This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. As an editor, Pia Kohler gets to embrace interdisciplinarity in a way she couldn’t in her years as an academic. With three interdisciplinary degrees under her belt (physical geography, environmental science, and international environmental policy),Continue reading ““The exciting work happens here, and editors can work at that intersection”: Academic Developmental Editor Pia Kohler”
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“I don’t care if it was sweeping floors–everything I’ve done has been valuable”: J. Colleen Berry, Editor
This post is part of Editing After Academia, a series that spotlights editors who have found fulfilling careers outside academia. As a first-generation student, Colleen Berry had already adopted an mindset of chasing the value rather than the title. Whether it was sweeping floors or teaching abroad or at a university, early on she developedContinue reading ““I don’t care if it was sweeping floors–everything I’ve done has been valuable”: J. Colleen Berry, Editor”
How (and why) I developed a digital tool for my freelance clients—and then gave it away for free
My blog post, published on The Editors’ Weekly, discusses how I developed writingwellishard.com for academic writers, and how launching it for free benefited my business. Read: “How (and why) I developed a digital tool for my freelance clients—and then gave it away for free.“