In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year.
In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump outside your comfort zone, it IS possible to find joy, true flexibility, and a profitable and rewarding career as an academic editor.
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In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year.
In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump outside your comfort zone, it IS possible to find joy, true flexibility, and a profitable and rewarding career as an academic editor.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are you worried that AI will replace editors? If so, this episode is for you.
I talk with Daniel Heuman, creator of PerfectIt and the new AI tool Draftsmith, about how AI is shifting the editing landscape—and whether or not editors should be afraid of what's to come.
We discuss:
✅ How Draftsmith works
✅ Why sentence-level AI editing is so effective
✅ The surprising inspiration for Draftsmith (did he say Tinder??)
✅ How Draftsmith protects client confidentiality
Daniel also shares why burnout is baked into the way we edit—and how technology can help us do our best work without exhausting ourselves.
Whether you're skeptical about AI or curious about how to use it in your editing workflow, this episode will get you thinking about how you approach your work.
📚 Mentioned in this episode:
Draftsmith: https://www.draftsmith.ai/
PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com
Perfection Under Pressure (Free eBook): https://draftsmith.ai/perfection-under-pressure/
Connect with Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielheuman/
🔗 Want to end burnout and become an academic editor or coach? Go to AcadiaEditing.com/BecomeAnEditor
0:48 - AI Tool Draftsmith: Editing Aid
2:39 - Editing Software Origin Story
5:58 - PerfectIt vs Draftsmith: AI Debate
9:29 - Why Editors Need AI Tools
17:03 - ESL Authors: Level Playing Field
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