And I’m glad you’re here. Because I wasn’t the star athlete or math student growing up—tall, awkward, and fumbling through fractions. But hand me a sentence diagram? I was unstoppable.

Stories have always fascinated me—not just the ones we write, but the ones we live. The older I get, the more I find myself noticing ordinary moments that refuse to leave me alone. A conversation. A phrase. Something someone said years ago that suddenly means something different.

I suppose that's why editing feels so natural to me. I've always been drawn to the little things.

That’s how copyediting and proofreading found me. I hear when a sentence stumbles. I notice when a rhythm’s off. I see the small things that interrupt what you’re trying to say. Sometimes I read a paragraph and my brain just stops: a missing beat, a word that isn’t quite right, a place where readers might pause unnecessarily.

I point things out. I leave notes in the margins. I whisper, “Hey, take a look at this,” and otherwise leave your story exactly yours.

That feeling you get when a story simply carries you along—when nothing trips you up or pulls you out?

That’s what we’re protecting.