I discovered my love for words at 10 but earned degrees in the more "sensible" fields of accounting and business management. Several years ago, I resumed my Word Nerd status as a writer of back-of-the-book (BOB) and embedded/hyperlinked indexes, freelance copy/line editor, and proofreader. I’ve completed many courses, including UC Berkeley’s Indexing Theory and Application, and earned UCSD’s Specialized Certificate in Copyediting. I have also presented or written about indexing...