Meet Paul Smitz. He's a freelance editor, book coach and former travel guidebook writer. Paul talks to us about his career at Lonely Planet before guiding us through the process and business of freelance editing.

This episode was recorded remotely during April 2020 and COVID-19. There may be variations in audio quality.

First Word Problems: Rewriting the publishing industry, one interview at a time.

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