About Me

What I Do

I specialize in print and web journalism, inbound marketing, search-engine optimized (SEO) web content, blogging, and ghostwriting. I love what I do, and I’m well into my second decade of doing it.

Cheap websites and one-off freelance gigs mean that anyone can call themselves a writer. I offer something different: professional, unique content that readers actually enjoy. My clients tell me I write with deep empathy, and have a knack for understanding what the reader really needs—whether I’m writing sensitive health advice or marketing content. I often accept very tight deadlines. Many of my clients are stunned by how quickly a professional can complete a lengthy project.

The web is increasingly dominated by amateurish, poorly written content. I know that quality content still matters, and I offer clients work that’s tailored to their target audience and preferred voice. Excellent content attracts more site visitors, enlarges your customer base, and encourages viewers to share links on social media.

Exceptional journalism—the kind that looks beyond press releases and received wisdom to truly understand an issue—still matters. Quality science journalism and communication are especially important to me. I read numerous scientific studies each week, and know how to distill their key points into understandable content without missing key points.

The best content has the power to change lives and worlds by providing meaningful insight, investigating important social issues, and educating the reader about better ways to live.

Good writing can inspire people to change the world for the better. I like to be a part of that inspiration.

 A Few Resume Highlights

I regularly work with all major style manuals, and can quickly discern and adapt to a client’s voice and style. My ghostwritten pieces have appeared in numerous publications, including Psychology Today, Time, The New York Times, and many others.

I publish multiple articles each day, and have written for hundreds of websites and publications over the years. I write a weekly health and reproductive justice column for DailyKos. I’ve written daily medical and mental health articles for sites such as GoodTherapy.org and Medical News Today, where I continue to publish several articles each week. I extensively covered the novel coronavirus outbreak, and compiled regular state-level statistics for WebMD. I ghostwrite for doctors and scientists, and have written for genomics companies, hospitals, assisted living communities, law firms, anti-racism educators, colleges and universities, mental health counselors, and consumer information sites such as LegalZoom.

My bylined work spans a wide range of topics and industries, including:

  • Psychology and mental health

  • Health and nutrition

  • Parenting and relationships

  • Fashion and beauty

  • Pets and wildlife

  • Gardening and natural living

  • Politics and the law

  • Technology and science

I’ve written content for hundreds of businesses, including:

  • Law firms

  • Medical offices

  • Human genomics companies

  • Researchers publishing scientific data

  • Senior living communities

  • Fashion houses

  • Beauty and skincare products

Earlier in my career, I edited books for a few small publishing companies. Now I mostly limit myself to writing. I still tackle the occasional editing project if the topic interests me.

My Published Work

I’ve published work in local and national periodicals, on small personal websites, educational and NGO sites, and on large popular websites. You can find some representative samples in my portfolio. I’ve also recently expanded my work to include a popular weekly online advice column.

As a writer for more than a decade, I’ve written for many publications, including:

 How I Got Here

I started my writing career as an eight-year-old journalist authoring her own newspaper. That might seem like an odd start to a writing career, but it’s the first chance I had to hone my craft. More importantly, my experience as a child newspaper editor taught me that talent only comes with lots of practice. I grew my little newspaper into a local favorite, with a circulation of 1,000 paid subscribers. This led to a gig writing a kids’ advice column for a local newspaper. I’ve been a writer in one capacity or another ever since.

This industry is a challenging one, and it’s not easy to build a career as a writer. I had a lot of interesting jobs as I expanded my writing portfolio. Those experiences continue to inform my work. I’ve been a rape crisis counselor, a nanny, a wildlife rehabilitator, a jewelry designer, and a paralegal.

While writing is my only gig now, I do more than just string words together. I lean on previous experience to offer my clients compelling research, access to experts, and a novel angle on a variety of topics.

 Why You Should Hire a Professional Writer

You could outsource your project to someone in a developing nation making $2 an hour. You could pay a struggling college student. But if you’re going to do that, why hire anyone at all? You’ll likely end up correcting grammatical errors, editing poorly written run-on sentences, or chasing down a writer who misses every deadline.

When you hire a professional like me, you’re paying for experience and skill. I reduce your stress by learning as much as I can about your project, then offering you excellent content in a reasonable time frame, for a fair price. You won’t have to hire someone to fix my errors, or find yourself hunting for a replacement writer at the last moment. You won’t have to deal with plagiarism or poor sourcing. Get it right the first time and hire a pro.