I was bitten by the writing bug as a teenager in St. Louis. Truly, though, my love affair with words began well before then. (My mom, a biology professor whose retrospection might run a bit rosy, swears I was saying “photosynthesis” at 2.) And it endures to this day – two decades, two Northwestern University journalism degrees, and a career change later.
I delight in finding just the right way to tell a story, and I’ve had the honor of writing many. From the visitors’ room at the Birmingham City Jail to the beachside location of a shark attack, there are few places my career hasn’t taken me. It’s even landed me back in school, where, as an English teacher, I get to plant the writing bug in my students. Now, I have the best of both worlds: teaching the language I love, while writing and editing professionally.
As a freelancer, I have written and edited website copy, business proposals, social media profiles and blog posts for teachers and entrepreneurs. I have also penned personal essays on topics ranging from house hunting to personal loss.
I live with my husband, three children and a doglike cat in Rochester, NY, where we try to soak up as much sunshine as we can and from which we regularly escape on travel adventures. In the summer, you’ll find us at a local lake. In the winter, on the slopes. Or, close, anyway. I’ll probably be in the lodge, drinking hot chocolate.