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.

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