The Copyeditor’s dilemma

Ajayi Joy (Oyiza)
2 min readAug 21, 2023

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

I love what I do, so much. So much so, that it’s eaten deep into my subconscious.

I find myself unconsciously overturning the tiniest details, to make them sound even better.

A transactional blessing, and means of livelihood. A learning train and aid to fine-tune and make flawless an already made work of art.

I think one of my biggest dilemmas in the drive, is encountering errors that have to be modified but yet must be done through a systemic balance between preserving the author’s voice and ensuring the text communicates effectively to its audience.

I love what I do, but what I love even more is when fictional copies are magically brought to life😁

This is me yearning to copyedit more fictional works and openly welcoming more fiction copies than the SEO, academic, or religious copies I edit. (PS: I do not reject any other forms of copies, in fact, I’d be happy to copy-edit/proofread any form of writing you submit. )

Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash

I promise, I work well with writers, and brands, plus, my rates are quite affordable.

At the end of this post, I’d simply post my portfolio and see if I get any takers. (You can check through the few copyedit samples I uploaded).

https://mainstack.me/oyizawrites

Maybe give my portfolio a look? 🤗🥺

If you’re looking to make your work more polished and refined,

If you are self-publishing and desire to post a flawless product description…

Then I’m that girl you need!

You can send an email💌 to discuss my rates: joyomolake@gmail.com

Thanks for reading besties!❤️

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Ajayi Joy (Oyiza)
Ajayi Joy (Oyiza)

Written by Ajayi Joy (Oyiza)

Writer||CopyEditor&Proofreader||Poet ✨I’m a world of creativity💫

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