Laura Haywood-Cory has been some flavor of editor or proofreader off-and-on since her first job after college, which was proofreading yellow-page listings for a phone book company. She's been involved in science fiction fandom since the mid-80s. She has manged two sf conventions, co-founded a local sf club, and now participates in the Southern Fandom Press Alliance.

A year ago, her career path finally melded with her hobbies when she joined the team at Baen as the editorial assistant, which she likens to tossing a cat into a bed of catnip.