All ’skilled up’ with nowhere to go.

So after a long hard slog I’m now a qualified proofreader thanks to the Publishing Training Centre’s Basic Proofreading course.

But now what?

Well now I’m trying to find some work.

The problem – how do you gain experience when no one employs you as a freelance proofreader without experience?

I’m hoping that being a published writer will help, but who knows?

I’ve send off 12 CVs today to various publishers and a few speculative emails.

So far I’ve received one response from a publisher in Scotland. He sent a one line email saying:

“Do pop in when you are next in Edinburgh.”

Mmmmm…. I live in Nottinghamshire, the chances of me being in Edinburgh any time in the next few years let alone the next few weeks are extremely slim.

Maybe I’ll receive a better response tomorrow. Or maybe not!