so I continue to say to the newbies to the field, be careful what you read on these types of bulletin boards and/or forums - everyone's experience is different and please do not book your $$ on people whose experiences have not been as good as others.....
I'm telling you, I'm in this biz close to 30 years and 10 years on my own and this year I made a few grand more in $$ working for a nat'l than last year..........
If you plug it out, stick to a schedule, it still can be done, and I'm doing editing too (love it, easier on hands) and am twice as fast as I am on regular typing reports
so.......again, some are just AGAINST editing, whereas I LOVE editing (did it 30+ yrs ago for a newspaper).....
Best of luck - remember to try to be optimistic (glass half full) versus choosing to be pessimistic (glass half empty) - THAT, TOO, WORKS REAL WELL.........