Editing, final week

Yesterday I was in the office from 1030-3 doing some reviewing and editing of pages for our February issue. I edited some of our "tech" section pieces which we hard for me to completely understand content wise, but I was able to edit them to the best of my ability. Within a publication, I have realized that there are different styles or types of writing that are appropriate for a specific article or section, and editing can be different for each of these. This has been something that I have come to realize, and now implement into my editing technique, dependent on what I am editing.

Lauren Hall story

Awhile back I interviewed a female cyclist named Lauren Hall over the phone. We had a lovely chat and I got to write a piece on her for a potential award in our annual Awards Issue. We didn't have tons of space for the magazine, but Lauren still earned Domestic breakthrough rider of the year on the web. Here is the story I wrote.

Editing and reviewing

I am in the office today working on some editing for our next edition coming out in February. I have come to really enjoy reading other people's stories because I feel like I learn a lot as both an editor and a writer through this process. We have so many great writers here at Velo, and I have learned a lot from reading their pieces. I strive to become a writer of their caliber someday with more experience and practice.