When I took a job assessment my junior year of high school, my top results were “mail carrier” and “air traffic controller.” While both of those are noble professions, I knew they weren’t for me.

Needless to say, I really didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I went to college and ended up with a degree in marketing and a minor in special event planning (and massive debt, but that’s another story…), but something was still missing.

While I was working what would end up being my last corporate job, I started a young adult book review blog. It was through blogging that I finally found my community: the publishing world. I’d always been a voracious reader, but I’d never realized I could make a living editing books. I decided to take the leap and started my freelance editing business as a side hustle in October 2012.

Fast-forward to 2020 and all of the…stuff…that happened, I started taking a hard look at my business and what I wanted to accomplish. Over the years I had been asked this question countless times: “How do I start my own freelance editing business?” I’d always cobble together a rough guide for them, but then I realized that wasn’t the best use of my time.

What if I created something more streamlined that would not only share the step-by-step process but also build the community I so desperately needed back when I started my business? With that, the launch of the Freelance Editors Club and my coaching certification soon followed, and I’m now empowering, supporting, and mentoring fellow editors on their own journeys!

When I’m not editing or coaching, I’m most likely reading a steamy romance or a twisty thriller, watching a show on one of the many streaming services I subscribe to, or hanging out with my husband and two kids. My go-to drinks are iced coffee and a crisp sauvignon blanc, and I always make sure we have cheese and cookies in the house.