How I Got Started Copyediting and Proofreading

Chelsey K. Burden
3 min readFeb 20, 2023

+ links to resources to start from scratch!

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The idea of being a freelance copy editor or proofreader sounded nice, but at first I didn’t see a point of entry. What magic door would transport me to a cute coffeeshop, tapping away at my computer, pondering comma placement? Was that just fantasy?

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Chelsey K. Burden

★Self-help & Sociology★ Freelance writer and proofreader. Creative Writing MFA. Sociology + Women's & Gender Studies B.S.