An Editor's Journey

Here you’ll find tips and tricks for editors, writers, and freelancers, as well as biographical information and maybe a few random things I feel like rambling about. I’ve categorized them in an attempt to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for; hopefully you’ll find something helpful, or at the very least be entertained!

Freelancing: An Editor's Journey

A chronicle of my journey from retail management to full-time editing from the comfort of my home office, as well as tips to help you get started, tax advice, and downloadable spreadsheets to keep track of the deets.

Part I: Establishing a career in freelancing, starting out with a full-time job (with spreadsheets!)

Part II: Growing pains and playing the rating game

Part III: Tips on paying taxes, in-person networking, and a new financial spreadsheet

Part IV: Working from home full time, social media marketing and Canva tips, real talk about setting rates

Writing and Editing Tips

Things Your Editor Hates

A cheeky series designed to share tips and tricks that will save you (and your editor) time.

Volume I: Confusing Dialogue (tags, word choice, capitalization, and punctuation)

Volume II: Verbosity (unnecessary details, verbage, passive voice)

Miscellaneous

Racial Identities In Literature: To Capitalize Or Not?

Biographical

My Life’s Story – Part I

My Life’s Story – Part II

An Editor’s Dream (why I decided to become an editor)

The Marriage of Michaeli and Mark (obligatory wedding pictures)

Michaeli lives in Harvest, Alabama with her husband, Mark. They have three cats, Henry, Louise, and Jefferson Twilight, and live the quiet and satisfying lives of two nerdy introverts. In her spare time, Michaeli enjoys gardening, playing the piano, singing, playing JRPGs, Tabletop gaming, and (of course) reading.