The work of the copy editor is to read and correct the manuscript with care, correcting errors, querying, word usage, grammar, word sense, and resolving inconsistency etc. They also mark the manuscript for the printer. You will enjoy being a copy editor if you have a good sense of reading and writing, and a good ear for hearing of many languages.
Begin Early
You have to do some of the basic things such as, during school or college take as many seminar classes in English as possible. A good education from the broad array of education is also a good thing. A good copy editor must be filled with the river of general knowledge in many subjects. Work for your school or college magazines or newspaper. This will also help you to get a heavy experience. It is very useful to learn about putting together the news papers and the magazines if you are not going to be in the field of copy editing. If you have any facility or any adviser in your college or in the area surrounded you, then you will gather more information about this copy editing because they know better than you and more than that they will help you to get more knowledge and take your next step with a great success.
Collect Knowledge
Let them know that you are interested in the field of copy editing so they can help you by providing the basic steps for your future. You may also read the book which is related in the field of copy editing and the process of publishing. One such popular magazine is the Words into Type. It is all about copy editing that helps you gather more information. If it is possible take classes of copy editing. Here you will concentrate on many skills which are useful for copy editing.