Back in the day, when I learned the craft of copy-editing and proof-reading as the assistant editor of Trends in Ecology and Metabolism (don’t ask), computers seemed fairly novel in the workplace. Armed with a red and a green pen, I’d mark up manuscripts by hand, scribbling in the generous margins of A3 proofs. Nobody edits like this nowadays, but the obsession over house style and detail left a lasting impression.
For almost a decade, I was the editor of Endeavour, a quarterly magazine written by historians of science for historians of science. It was a role in which I attended conferences, rubbed shoulders with academics and helped take their writing in a more popular, narrative-driven direction.
In 2007, I also became the editor of Galapagos Matters, the members’ magazine of the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Over the years, I have planned, commissioned and edited hundreds of articles for the magazine promoting the important work of this small charity in these celebrated islands.
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