Allison Hitz Copyediting
I am Allison Hitz, a woman who grew up loving grammar and raving over essays. The highlight of my college journalism studies was the year I spent as editor of the school newspaper. I got to shape, guide, copyedit, lay out, and proof each issue--and, in between bouts of deadline panic, it thrilled me.
I knew I wanted to edit. I wanted to confront commas on a daily basis and help writers improve their finished product. So I dabbled in copyediting and web writing for a couple years while working at a bakery to pay the bills. Then, my now-husband--a sailor in the U.S. Navy--proposed, and I realized the business I wanted to build would fit perfectly with our occasional relocations. The pieces for this business came together in 2013 in a one-bedroom apartment amid the downpours of northern Washington state. Now I get to live my passion: copyediting.
I knew I wanted to edit. I wanted to confront commas on a daily basis and help writers improve their finished product. So I dabbled in copyediting and web writing for a couple years while working at a bakery to pay the bills. Then, my now-husband--a sailor in the U.S. Navy--proposed, and I realized the business I wanted to build would fit perfectly with our occasional relocations. The pieces for this business came together in 2013 in a one-bedroom apartment amid the downpours of northern Washington state. Now I get to live my passion: copyediting.