>> I'm a nerd.
I love books very, very much.
So really the whole process is really great.
I'm especially interested in typography, so getting to engage with letter forms
and the different ways they work
and the different ways letters can be used is really something that appeals to me.
It's something I really enjoy.
When I was in college I was an English major, I was a writing major.
And my initial aspirations were to be a writer and I studied poetry.
And at Pit, Press we have a very esteemed poetry series and I get to work
on that, and that's really incredible.
So it's interesting that I get to kind of still engage with something I really enjoy,
which is poetry, and text in general, writing and just kind of dissemination of ideas
and creativity in a really unique way.
That's something that's really a big benefit to me in my job, is that I get to do something
that I really enjoy and is a lot of fun.
You know, like any job it comes with challenges.
There are, authors can sometimes be difficult to work with.
The general editorial process can sometimes, you know, throw a wrench in things.
Different approvals for cover designs and you know, it's a multi-step process
and there are marketing considerations,
editorial considerations that go into the process.
So you have to be wary of that which can be challenging at times but it also I think leads
to a better product, greater creativity and kind of understanding of what it is I do.