My love for writing drew me into publishing. As a kid I would turn in stories that were pages longer than what the teacher had assigned. In university, I did a double major in political science and creative writing. Naturally I was teased about my potential for becoming a political speech writer.

My interest, however, lay in stories and in understanding the world. So instead of politics, I sought and landed jobs in publishing.

Indexing captivates me with its complicated challenge of logic and structure. It’s like putting a puzzle together. In my life as an editorial assistant, I saw some poor attempts at indexes, and thought, “I can do better than that!” Over seventy indexes later, writing indexes is my specialty and the bulk of my work.

Proofreading was the first editorial skill I learned, when I worked for the academic journal Canadian Literature. Although there is pressure in being the last set of eyes to examine the manuscript before it goes to print, I enjoy having an outlet for my perfectionist ways. I also love the thrill of signing off on a text that is good to go.

Researching images for illustrated books, and handling the permissions, citations, and sometimes captions, was part of my job at Harbour Publishing. Even while freelancing, I have continued to work on a couple of projects like this. There is a great pleasure in sifting through the archives—it always turns up something interesting that deserves to be revealed.

Writing is what got me into publishing in the first place, and it continues to be a part of my life. My nonfiction has appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Among Worlds, Geez, Raincoast Chronicles 22, and The Worlds Within.

I am also available for editing and managing projects through the publishing process.

In my non-editorial life I love getting outside to stretch my legs. In 2013 my uncle and I I cycled the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, criss-crossing the Rocky Mountains thirty-three times from Banff to the Mexican border. I grew up in Taiwan, and now live in Edmonton, Alberta.