From Spiritual Warfare writer to beta reader to copyeditor. What made me want to take on the editing world? The needs of my fellow writers and the needs of my family.

For My Fellow Writers

Editing was always my favorite step in the publication of my own novel—aside from actually writing the book, of course. After opening my beta reading gig in July 2022, God sparked the possibility of starting up a gig for editing. I thought, if I could combine my editorial passion with a developed skill in the trade, I could provide writers with a well-needed service.

I set a deadline for spring and dove headfirst into studying. I made sure to focus on both American English and British English to expand my skillset for potential overseas clients. I sacrificed sleep and worked two jobs to save money to spend a week transitioning into editing.

For My Kids

Being a single mom means every day that my eight- and ten-year-old are out of school is a day I must also be off work. Babysitters and daycares are impossibly expensive. My younger sister works from home and is always willing to watch my kids. But, in order to redeem that free child care, I had to drive an hour to her house to drop the kids off. And to prevent spending all the money I was making each day in gas, I would have to leave my children at her house for their entire spring/winter break.

The sixteen-hour shift I gained by leaving my kids with my sister was spent holding back the tears and pain of not being able to see my kids when I got home. Going a day or two without my kids was a nice break; but going without them for a week was killing me.

March 13th, 2023 marked the first day of my kids’ spring break, and we got to spend it together in our home while I worked my first copyediting gig.

Copyediting was as much for my family as it was for the writing community. Studying to become a copyeditor has been achieved. Now, the goal is to earn that title every day.