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About MeHi, I'm Amy Scott. I'm an editor and a nomad. My fascination with language came first: At age two, I'd give my parents pieces of paper filled with scribbled circles and lines of "writing." At age three, I spelled out the company name on the building where my dad worked and said, "And that spells 'work.'" At age four, I unabashedly corrected the pronunciation of a New Jersey native who asked for a glass of "warter." I won spelling bees, had a crush on my high school English teacher, and imagined I would become a famous writer whose scintillating collection of private letters would be published upon her tragic death. As a literature major at American University, I uncovered a unique talent for providing my classmates with support and constructive feedback. I dreaded having to write up interviews with grumpy congressmen for my internship, but relished every opportunity to edit and proofread. My focus was shifting toward editing—to helping writers rather than being a writer myself. Fresh out of college, I wanted only one thing: a job in publishing. But such jobs were in discouragingly short supply, so I took whatever work I could get. A few years later, a coworker arranged for me to have lunch with her friend who worked at a publishing company. Within a couple weeks I had quit my job to take an unpaid internship there, and just a few months later I was hired as an editorial assistant. With two talented senior editors as my mentors, I fancied myself on the fast track to being a high-powered young editor with a major publishing company. I quickly discovered, however, that many of the responsibilities of an acquisitions editor didn't interest me. I didn't want to negotiate contracts or convince the sales and marketing team that one of my books was worth their time. I just wanted to make good books. Looking for another way, I took a non-acquisitions editorial job at a travel publishing company. It was a perfect fit, combining my passion for travel with my love of editing. But as I worked with authors and freelancers around the world, I started to yearn for their freedom to work from Costa Rica, Michigan, or wherever they wanted to be. The nomad in me was emerging. After a few years of editing travel books, I was eager to hit the road myself, and I spent nine months traveling solo through South America, India, and Southeast Asia. It was a life-altering experience, and one thing became clear: I was in no hurry to head back to an office. In 2005, fresh off my travels and temporarily settled in Los Angeles, I founded Nomad Editorial. Now, from wherever I am in the world (currently Buenos Aires, Argentina), I work with amazing people on a fascinating variety of projects. When I'm not editing, you’ll find me traveling, trying new recipes, practicing yoga, knitting, salsa dancing, or blogging about location-independent life at Nomadtopia.com.
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