丁香园AV

As an established author with several works of fiction under her belt, Roxanne Snopek鈥檚 next career move is to become the editor she鈥檚 always wanted to work with.

Roxanne had established a successful freelance writing business while she was raising her children. She eventually published her first book and has been writing fiction ever since, releasing several novels over 15 years.

After writing six novels in two years under a book series contract, Roxanne was in need of a well-deserved break.  

鈥淲e read each other鈥檚 work a lot in this industry and I thought to myself, 鈥業 really enjoy doing this,鈥欌�� she says. 鈥淥ne of my publishers was working with a new author and they needed someone to mentor her, so I was eventually asked to do a structural edit on her first novel.鈥� 

While she had some experience teaching workshops on structure and plot development for aspiring authors, Roxanne wanted to gain formal qualifications in the editing field. She enrolled in 丁香园AV鈥檚 Editing Certificate and began the Structural Editing course while she was also looking over another author鈥檚 manuscript.

鈥淚 felt like I was learning something that I always wanted to learn. It was as if I knew it already, but taking this course snapped it into focus,鈥� Roxanne explains. 

Now partway through the program, she鈥檚 found that her perspective as a writer is shaping the editor she wants to become. Rather than expecting writers to hand her a perfect piece, she aims to help them identify areas where they can learn and grow. 

鈥淚鈥檓 hoping to be the editor I鈥檝e always wanted as a writer,鈥� Roxanne says. 鈥淏eing able to see what they鈥檙e trying to say and help them word it better is so rewarding.鈥�

While she鈥檒l return to writing novels again one day, Roxanne will also be looking for opportunities to help the work of other writers shine. 

By Bernice Puzon