Patrick Wall

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About Patrick Wall

Patrick Wall (he/him/his) lives and edits (and occasionally writes) in Phoenix, Arizona. At present, Patrick is the senior copy editor for the Musical Instrument Museum. In previous lives, he wrote and ensured editorial standards for the University of South Carolina's College of Arts and Sciences; worked on editing desks at leading content marketing firms in Massachusetts and North Carolina; and was music editor of Free Times, the bygone alternative newsweekly in Columbia, South Carolina. In seven years behind Free Times’s music desk, he won six awards for reporting and writing from the South Carolina Press Association.(He won another freelancing for the paper, too.)Patrick's writing on the arts, culture, and popular and classical music has appeared in Asheville’s Mountain Xpress, Charleston’s City Paper, Charlotte’s Creative Loafing, Charlottesville’s C-Ville, Columbia’s Free Times, Raleigh-Durham's Indy Week, Richmond’s Style, and Salt Lake City’s City Weekly; in the glossy magazines Blurt, Jasper, and Shuffle; on the websites Charlotte Viewpoint, Drawer B, and Dusted; and in what he can only assume are the seat-back pockets on Air Force One. Patrick is a graduate of the University of South Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he was managing editor of the Carolina Reporter student newspaper. He is a member of the American Copy Editors Society and the Society of Professional Journalists.He finds it weird to write about himself in the third person.About the author: • Skilled and experienced writer, editor and proofreader of print and web content• Highly proficient in Associated Press style and Chicago style• Adaptable to high-stress, deadline-driven environments• Able to craft clear, concise copy that conforms to industry standards and styles• Able to lead a diverse staff of writers and editors and effectively onboard and mentor new contributors• Experience working collaboratively and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite and Adobe Creative Suite, and with online platforms such as Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr and Twitter• Knows basic HMTL• Can't leap tall buildings in a single bound (but is working on it)Specialties:• Copy editing• Line editing• Style, mechanics and usage• Feature writing• Music criticism• Arts criticism