Let’s dive into the work.
Freelance editing
I’ve had the joy of developmental editing, proofreading, and copyediting for a wide variety of clients, both businesses and individuals. Every project is different, but the result is always the same: purdier words, happier clients.
catalyst game labs
Timeline
2012 - Present
Responsibilities
Developmental editing, proofreading, and copy editing
Catalyst Game Labs deals in tabletop role playing games—but unlike the medieval setting of D&D, their games Shadowrun and BattleTech drop players into the future. Shadowrun brings gamers neon-fueled cyberpunk adventures circa 2080, while BattleTech specializes in political machinations and mecha combat across the solar system in the year ~3000.
I’ve been freelancing for these properties since 2012—enough time to edit everything from rule books to supplementary materials, and of course, tie-in fiction, all while following the extensive style guides. The fiction, which ranges from short stories to novellas to full-length epic novels, inspires players to create new adventures and develop interesting characters in their own games. The edits make for cleaner, tighter pieces that keep readers immersed in the world and continuing their adventures.
MISC. CLIENTS
Timeline
2012 - Present
Responsibilities
Developmental editing, proofreading, copy editing, style guide creation
Gallant Knight Games, Strange Machine Games, The Story Must Be Told Podcast, individual clients
Clients
My work with other clients is much the same: often, there are rule books or game guides. Often, there’s fiction. Always, clients need their pieces edited for consistency, readability, and of course, enjoyability.
WRITING
From time to time, this editor creates words instead of just fixing them. If you’d like to hear some samples of my work, you’re in luck! I’ve had the honor of writing two episodes for The Story Must Be Told, a surreal fiction podcast that releases short stories every other week. You’ll find my episodes below (or wherever you get your podcasts).
Various and sundry wordings
A Shadowrun Adventure
If listening to stories isn’t your thing, I’ve got you covered. In 2024, Catalyst Game Labs published my Shadowrun novella, Rules of the Kaidō Club. It’s got everything: streetracing, megacorps shenanigans, and of course, the power of love.
Pick up a copy of the e-book at the link below!
2023
The League of Utah Writers’ Olive Woolley Burt Award - Horror, First Place, for “A Conspiracy of Cartographers” (see above—it’s “Beneath the Compass Rose,” but with my original title)
2022
The League of Utah Writers’ Silver Typewriter Award for “The Age of Windpower: A Brief History of the Empire’s Second Industrial Revolution”
2015
Baen Fantasy Awards - First Runner-up for “Trappists”
Awards
marketing & Advertising
Timeline
2010 - 2024
P&G, The Kroger Company, 84.51, Bicycle Playing Cards, EyeMed, Cintas, Makino, The YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, Polymath Visuals, Barnes & Noble, Gardens Alive!, The T. Marzetti Company, The Modern College of Design, Buffalo Wings & Rings, The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Clients
Wrote, edited, and developed copy for brand identities, digital and print advertising campaigns, social media, blog articles, case studies, interactive content, e-commerce listings, radio and television commercials, and much more.
Responsibilities
Once upon a time, this editor worked as a copywriter for various advertising agencies in her favorite city: Cincinnati, Ohio. While I’m still in Cincinnati (happily, believe it or not), my days of advertising are behind me. We’re living the dream, bay-bee!