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I’ve always been fascinated with language.

 

When I was 4, my 9-year-old brother started teaching me to read. He made letters out of construction paper and hung them from the ceiling with string. He asked me what words were floating around in my Alpha-Bits cereal. He labeled all my toys. He even created phonics “homework” with consonant clusters like bl and str.

 

So it’s no surprise I grew up to work with words.

 

In college, I studied book publishing and editing as an English major. After graduation, I started tutoring English to speakers of other languages, working with learners from Ukraine, China, and Argentina. Eventually, I earned a master’s in applied linguistics, with plans to become an adult literacy teacher.

 

Instead, I became a freelance health content writer, creating patient education articles in specialties like neurology, urology, and pediatrics. Every article has been a chance to learn something new.

 

Over time, I added copy editing and proofreading to my freelance services. I especially enjoy helping other writers shape their work.

 

It still feels a little like watching letters float.