I am here to do things differently. I feel like I have known that for a long time.
When it came to starting an editing business, I did a bit of research into what other editing and proofreading professionals were doing to promote their work—from their websites, to their social media, etc. I saw editors sharing their tips and tricks to catch errors as you write. Things they catch all the time as an editor/proofreader. Providing tools to help others edit or proofread their work better.
And as I looked around, I realized that’s not at all what I wanted to do with my editing business. I see the formula, and I don’t want to use it.
I believe through inspired actions on a new path, I can still find success with my editing business.
(In fact, that’s a common thread in my life… If I see one path, you can bet I’ll want to do it my way. And hopefully show you that you can do things your way too. )
I’m pulling back the curtain a bit on this since I want to be transparent.
My editing business is different.
I have no interest in teaching you how to write. Or how to proofread your work. At least, not at this point in time.
Of course, I could make resources for that, but that’s not the way I want my editing business to work or even how I want to promote it. (UPDATE: Now I have a Self-Revision Checklist & a mini-course email series, From First Draft to Publish Ready available for free!)
My goal is to inspire more creative flow & freedom.
To unlock the treasure trove of stories within you so they can pour out with fewer obstacles and challenges.
To encourage a healthy, harmonious relationship with your creativity.
To help you seek more joy, beauty, and nurturing in your life—to ultimately take care of yourself, and thus the insightful creative within you.
That way you can write what you’re meant to write from a more balanced and healthy space.
I care about the creator within, much more than trying to teach you how to edit your work.
I’m not knocking that as a valuable skill, because it most definitely is. (Ideally, you would revise your book before sending it off to an editor, for example.)
But I care more about you getting to tell your story. Period.
I want you to find the joyful flow that sparks your creativity and sends you flying down the path of writing the book and telling the stories you’ve always dreamed of sharing with the world.
I want the words to flow out of you with ease.
You have a voice, and you have a story to tell.
And I want to see you use it for the highest and best good.
I want you to find the balance in your life, so you’re not struggling to survive while also trying to sustain a creative routine. Because that’s not sustainable.
I’m a firm believer that when you take care of you, your creativity will come.
That’s what matters to me.
When you take care of you,
the creativity will come.
Editing and proofreading have been the heartbeat of my adult career.
And then, if you so choose, I can help you with the more technical editing know-how to help you clean it up, so it’s clear, easy to read and understand, and free from discrediting errors and mistakes. Because that’s another way of how I love to help support creatives and writers. Whether you hire me as your editor when you’re done getting your story onto the page, that’s up to you!
(Does this mean I’m turning into a creativity/book coach as well as a book editor? I don’t know, but I’m open to it. The downloads and inspired actions I’m getting for The Intuitive Editor are taking me in a direction I wasn’t expecting, and I’m loving the journey.)
So, while you may not find “can you find the mistake” posts on my Instagram page, my hope is that you will feel inspired to pick up that pen or get out your keyboard… And get writing. Get working on your creative dreams. Show up for them like they want to show up for you.
And do it for you first. Create what you want first.
And keep it fun. Try not to force it from a painful place.
My hope is that by enjoying your life more and engaging your creativity, you start to create a life you’ve dreamed of (or something even better!).
Just like I’m creating a business that feels good to me.
Let’s start to see creativity differently together.