I'm not sure you could learn how to love it; one either is or is not a person who, when receiving a letter of rejection, wonders whether to write back and point out that the author used "regretfully" when she should have used "regrettably." Yes, that was me. Yes, it was just last week. No, I didn't. It's a curse, really. You know the people who are constantly correcting your grammar? And you argue with them about "whom" or "diastrophism" but then when you get home you check the dictionary and curse under your breath? Yeah, we're the natural-born copy editors. You're better off with us on your side. If you're writing for a publisher, they probably already have a copy editor and proofreader lined up to vet your manuscript. If it's for an undergraduate submission, you probably don't need an editor (though a proofreader could come in handy). The best reason for you to hire a copy editor is that familiarity breeds contempt. After writing a sentence – struggling over it – then rewriting it twice, then rereading it twice, you don't notice any more that you used "there" where you meant to use "their," or that you used "shockingly" in this sentence and in the one before it. I notice that. I fix it for you. I'm an individual, not an agency, and I can negotiate a fee and a schedule according to the scope of the job. As a rule, copy editing is a penny a word and simple proofing is less. Because everyone in my house (even the dogs) goes to bed at 8pm, I can offer fast turnaround. I can work with any format you like: it's as easy for me to return marked-up copy paper as a Word document with changes tracked. I primarily use Chicago and the AP Stylebook, but of course can consult a company's style sheets as well. The process is as invasive or as gentle as you want, depending one whether I'm editing for style, editing for clarity, or simply proofreading. Drop me a line.