My new locale.

Hello from Lisbon! Lots has happened since my last post but not much has changed--I'm still editing away, but my surroundings have changed from snowy Pittsburgh to sunny (extremely humid) Portugal! This is my first adventure in freelancing full-time; previously, I've always had an alternative full-time job that allowed me to pursue freelancing on the side. So while the hubby finishes his PhD, I've been able to apply to some exciting new jobs via Craigslist, strangely enough, as well as the jobs listed by the International Association for Professional Writers and Editors (IAPWE), of which I just became a member. We'll see what pans out!

Because I've known my freelance career would suddenly have a lot more time to thrive come 2016, I had been trying to get in with a bunch of presses so I could have relatively steady editing work. The good news is that I was accepted as a freelancer by five new presses! The bad news is that I've edited only two books between the five of them. So I'm kind of back to square one. But I have some good things around the corner, and I'm excited to blog about how the journey goes, both as a record for myself and, hopefully, a helpful source for other new freelancers.

And I get to do it all surrounded by the delicious aromas of Portuguese pastries. *Contented sigh.*