@meredithnudo Hope that answers some of your questions?

As an English Masters degree holder with copy editing experience you're already way more qualified than I was at the start.

If you love comics, stories and creating that unique kind of art that can only come from collaboration and communal inspiration, then comics would be lucky to have you.

@meredithnudo Most importantly (I think) is that it allows you to gain experience in the most important editing skill: creative guidance without interference.

Or rather, how you can work with many different creators, with you as a kind of conductor of an orchestra, to create art and stories around a central theme (say, a sci-fi, romance or horror anthology) and still provide room and air for their personal flourishes and inspirations.

@meredithnudo Especially putting together your own anthology will give you a chance to hone pretty much every skillset an editor needs:

organization, project-budget-time management, people management, creative guidance, schedule making (and enforcing) production troubleshooting, artistic guidance, proofing and print production.

It's the full package.

@meredithnudo Hi Meredith! You already sound well on your way.

If you've already edited a writer, and are also putting together an anthology of your own, those are the two best ways to get hands-on experience and have something tangible to show for it at the end.