It’s been a busy month in the Knupp house. Not only did we buy a house and move, but I’ve started an editing business. Blue Otter Editing.
(Why Blue Otter? I don’t really know. I like blue. And I like otters. And it seemed more memorable than Knupp Editing.)
Those who know me well know I love to edit — maybe to the extent that it’s a sickness. Okay, more than maybe. 
I got my start in professional editing a few years ago as a final line editor for a publishing company, but the origin of my punctuation infatuation goes back way before that. In fact, I wholeheartedly blame my dad for it.
My dad was, at one time, a college English professor. When I was in high school, he used to hack away edit my papers for my English classes. I hated those red marks. I strived to have less red, and luckily, my dad was insistent on explaining WHY he marked what he did. (Although I’m pretty sure I didn’t feel lucky at the time…) Anyway, thus began my endeavor to understand grammar, punctuation, and all kinds of other style and editing issues. Not to say I know it all, but the Chicago Manual of Style knows most of it and it’s been my BFF lately.
So, with indie publishing continuing to explode, I’m hoping for the opportunity to hack away copyedit some fabulous manuscripts. My editing style is meticulous and thorough, with a firm knowledge of the “rules” as well as an appreciation for when to break them. Overall, I aspire to two things: 1) not letting errors get past me, and 2) not “messing with” an author’s voice.
If you know anyone who needs an editor, please consider sending them my way! The Blue Otter website is here. And for anyone who books a job before the end of July, there’s a discount. (Details on the website!)
I hope you have great success with it Amy. I’ll be keeping you in mind for when one of my clients needs an editor.
Thank you, Brandy! Much appreciated.
Very cool and exciting, Amy! I had to smile about your dad because mine did the same to my college papers. He’s an OCD engineer so there was more of a technical, ‘be word efficient’ aspect to his red marks, but he was brutal lol.
The quality of your books and Kay Stockham’s testimonial says it all. I’ve read her indie published works and the editing is impeccable. I kept wondering who her editor was! The Blue Otter site looks great. I’ll do my best to spread the word
Congrats!
Best of luck!!
Thanks, Rula and Marcie! I can’t take credit for the editing on my own books. I miss tons of stuff in MY writing. lol But that’s what the Harlequin copyeditors are there for, thank goodness.