About Me

I’m a writer and editor with over a decade of experience helping writers, and just over eight years’ experience in small and independent publishing. I hold a B.A. in English and Secondary Education and an M.A. in English Literature with a practicum in Editing & Publishing.

These are bare-bones C.V. facts, like the fact that I’m versed in Chicago, MLA, AP, and APA styles, and have copy edited and typeset upwards of forty published titles in prose and poetry. But if we were to start from the beginning, I’ve always been about stories — fiction, non-fiction, hot gossip, you name it. I have a print out of an old email I wrote to my grandmother in 1999 to tell her I was going to be a children’s book author; dead set on it at the age of seven. I don’t mention in the email which book inspired that level of confidence, but I think I had just finished Bridge to Terabithia and was willing to do what it took to fix the ending.

The exact title and description of what I wanted to do has shifted since then, but the heart of it remains the same: stories. So I went to school, did the work, loved working in the publishing, and now I’m here to help you tell your story or message as clearly as possible while remaining true to your voice. Tab over to the list of editing services I’m qualified to provide, then contact me so we can get your writing out there!

— Cat