JD (The Engine Room)
My blogs
Gender | Male |
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Industry | Publishing |
Occupation | Sub editor (copy editor) |
Location | Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom |
Introduction | I'm a sub editor (copy editor) on a weekly UK magazine and its sister website, based here in London. I have also worked on UK consumer monthlies, including Retro Gamer and Simply Cards & Papercraft, and spent three years teaching English as a foreign language. With my former chief sub Apus, I run The Engine Room, a light-hearted blog on language use, life on a magazine production desk, publishing and the media in general. Grammar-based queries especially welcome... |
Interests | words, languages, blogging, travelling, food, drink, beer, poetry, journalism, old media, new media, Russia, gigs, song lyrics, publishing, exploring |
Favorite Books | Fowler's Modern English Usage, Oxford English Dictionary |