I've written articles and they've been published; now I'd like to try my hand at having more responsibility in the writing field. Any thoughts? Any experiences?

Have been working in advertising/marketing for 11 years and have done my fair share of both copywriting and editing. Also have a B.A. in Journalism. Looking to make a career change to focus solely on editing. How do i do this while still earning a living?

I want to do marketing copyediting and copywriting in a corporate marketing department. My interests are travel and tourism, multicultural communications (although I'm not fluent in anything but English), health care, or fun consumer products like toys. I'm not interested in the entertainment industry and I don't want to work in the ego-ridden atmosphere of an advertising agency. Got any ideas? Thanks for your help. I really need some suggestions.

I need help for being a copy editor for my journalism class.. Thanks!

Also publishing and advertising.

I've done some research, and I've heard about majoring/minoring in English, journalism, and communications. I really want to work as a copy-editor in a book publishing company, not on newspapers or magazines. Is the journalism major/minor necessary?

Please provide me two names/addresses of such Companies?

I just finished two copyediting courses and I want to start doing little jobs to gain experience but I want to know a good starting rate to charge. I've got a sharp eye for detail and grammar but I have just a few months experience awhile back doing some technical editing. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and in my classes I used Chicago style. What is a good starting rate to charge for local jobs and for jobs that I might find via the Internet?

I would like to do copyediting at home. I'm working on my AA in English Lit and signed on for every literature and writing class my college offers. I live in the middle of nowhere and don't know where I can find an internship! Is there some kind of online company I could work for? How realistic is it to do copyediting full time at home? What kind of money do you make doing it? Please help!

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How do I get involved in these fields? I don’t have a degree in writing/tech writing or English or Journalism. I am a published author however. Who uses such people? Where do I look to find such jobs?

Is it difficult to find a job in copyediting? What are the requirements? Does it pay well?

All they do is read a bunch of books and write essays on them, they almost never take actual grammar / grammar theory / copyediting classes, so why the heck do they think they are some kind of authority?!? Simply having an English professor (who doesn't necessarly know real grammar rules) correct your grammar mistakes in the essays does not mean that you actually learn grammar. It's naive to believe that taking one class in grammar does makes you an expert. Even if it did, most undergrad English programs don't require it.

I posted this in another category by accident and can't see how to modify it, so I apology for the repost, but... What rate would you charge per word if you proofread and copyedited a document, taking into account that the document is written by someone whose 1st language isn't English (so possibly more time consuming than regular proofing)?

If there is a singular object called a Physician's Permit, and I wish to pluralize it, is it "Physician's Permits" or "Physicians' Permits" --and why?

I'm getting rather frustrated... I've been thinking about becoming a copy editor for a year or so. I'm 18 and planning to major in English, and then I want to copyedit, preferably for a publisher, so I have a steady income while working on my own books. I have taken an online community class in copyediting, but there weren't many resources, or places to talk with other editors. I've been searching the whole world wide web for a community where I can talk to other editors or publishers who might be able to give me some answers on how to get started, the benefits of working for a publisher rather than freelance, locations of reputable publishers that have copyeditors in-house... etc. The only one I found was ACES, which wouldn't let me join even the forum without a membership, which costs money. Does anyone know of any other places I can ask questions? There just doesn't seem to be a lot of copy editors out there. My chances of finding enough here on Yahoo Answers to give me the answers I need, and confirm what others have said, are slim.

...don't see many career opportunities. Can you go into publishing or copyediting with just an English degree? I have been told that I have a talent for writing, but I want to find a realistic career path before I decide to major in English. I don't particularly want to become an English teacher; if I ever teach anything, it'll be science or math. Should I just choose another major and write on the side?