Overview
I am an experienced writer, editor, copyeditor/proofer, and media/content creator based in Boulder, Colorado, where I’ve lived since coming here to attend college and to rock climb.
I have decades of content creation, editing, and workflow management under my belt, from magazine articles, to books, to marketing copy for magazines and websites, and much more. I’ve written—a lot; I’ve edited—a lot; I’ve copyedited—a lot; I’ve proofread—a lot. I also hold a BS in Journalism and an MA in English, and am fluent with the Chicago Manual of Style.
The written word has long been my passion and my métier, and I’m very adaptable to any subject matter. I like helping people communicate as clearly as possible and tell their stories.
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Self-employed
I have been a full-time freelance book and magazine editor since spring of 2022, but have worked in this field on and off for the past 20 years. I'm also a published freelance writer, primarily in the rock-climbing space, in titles like Climbing, Outside, and Alpinist. I've written or co-written six books, including climbing guidebooks, how-to books, a dictionary of climbing slang, and a memoir—I know what it's like to be both on the writing and the editing side of the equation, which gives me a better understanding of the process.
Outside, Inc.
Editor of Climbing Magazine, the world's longest continuously published climbing publication. In this role, I gained a bottom-to-top understanding of publishing, from a query letter and an incipient idea all the way up to a story in layout, ready for production. Over the years, I have helped countless authors bring their vision to print, many of whom went on to mainstream publishing success.
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