I’ve been busy
July 24, 2012 § Leave a comment
These past few weeks I’ve been doing lots of writing for Dragonfly’s blog, plus ghostwriting projects for a few of their clients. It’s been a great learning experience. More than a few of the writers and editors I’ve interviewed have told me that the best thing about writing is that each assignment is a chance to learn about something new, from HVAC installation to weaving to social media strategy. I’m starting to agree.
Check out my most recent posts on the Dragonfly blog here:
Writing to bring order to complexity
An editor’s eye and an artist’s touch
Herding dogs, cats, and editors—the life of a work-at-home wordsmith | dragonfly editorial
June 20, 2012 § Leave a comment
Herding dogs, cats, and editors—the life of a work-at-home wordsmith | dragonfly editorial.
Here’s this week’s Dragonfly blog profile–link to it here or from my web writing page.
See Mary Blog
June 14, 2012 § Leave a comment
Got my first byline on the Dragonfly Editorial blog (hopefully, the first of many)! Check it out here or on my web writing page.
Just when I thought I was done with school…
June 7, 2012 § Leave a comment
I’m a couple of weeks into my part-time internship with Dragonfly Editorial, a technical/medical writing and editing firm based out of Tipp City, Ohio. It’s a little different from other communications jobs I’ve had, since the firm’s staff hail from all over the country, but working from my new home office has been a huge perk.
I’m writing a series of profiles of fellow staff members for the company’s blog, which means I’m not only getting to meet accomplished writers and editors from all walks of life, I’m also learning another bonus of being a freelance writer: flexibility. Flexibility to dodge the 9-5 work routine, to opt out of the maddening commute. I interviewed one editor last week who’s training to become a semi-professional ice dancer; another rides dressage in her free time.
Another one of my assignments is to develop some expertise as a proofreader and copyeditor. To aid me in this quest, I have a couple of workbooks (Mark my Words and Substance &Style) to complete. It reminds me a little bit of my elementary school days, filling out Wordly Wise primers (remember those?) on proper vocabulary usage.
Being the word nerd that I am, I’m loving them. For me, working through these volumes is like reading a really good novel—I can’t wait to get to the next chapter to learn the next proofmark, complete the next exercise.
I could get used to this.
MARY GABLE 