Life as an intern isn't bad. Honest. It's actually... nice. The office is pretty fast-paced, but I'm used to that. What I'm not used to is being handed about 100 pages and asked to proof them. Like... what? As an intern? I'm sure the filing, running errands, and all that other intern-y stuff is on its way, but it was nice to be trusted with something like proofing already. I barely proofed anything but my own work at my last job and I was an editor. If the interns are doing this much work, I can't imagine what someone with a title at the company is doing...
THAT'S A LIE. Yes, I can. I met with an assistant editor today and was surprised to learn that he was offered a full-time position with the company five months after he started his internship. Today, he manages projects and deals directly with clients and does a bunch of other stuff. Even my coordinator has a ton of responsibilities, and he can't be more than two or three years older than me.
Yesterday, I compared two documents to be sure all edits were made during typesetting and I also did some research for an upcoming revision of a really big book. Today, I went through two separate, rather large stacks of paper for that same book and then learned how to write reader reports. This will be part of what I do tomorrow, and I'm really excited about it. This is the kind of stuff I wanted to be doing all along. I'm going to read through an author's proposal for their book and the sample chapters they send along and then I get to record my thoughts on the book. Do I recommend the company publishes it or is it garbage? Why is it good? Why is it bad? What are other books on the market similar to it? Is the author well-known? Does he or she have a good platform? I'm seriously so excited about this. If I'm doing this on my third day... what else is coming my way?
TOMORROW, I'm going to try to catch the 5:45 bus home to W-B. I'll spend the night with Chatti (it's her birthday!), pass out, and then spend Saturday and Sunday packing as much as I can. Luckily, I don't have too much to do. It's not like I have all that much stuff... I never really decorated. Almost all my walls are bare, minus a clock, a giant fork and spoon, and some bubble mirrors. It won't take me long, I hope. Can't wait to see some of my favorite people!
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