Some kids sketch on their class notes. I jot story ideas and lines.
For the past six years, I've studied grammar and improved my writing as my primary hobbies. That may not sound like long, but my current skill is palpable. In December of 2005, I was elated to learn that writing and editing could actually pay. Now, I want to solidify and expand my business. The Lord has given me a detail orientation for a reason.
Creationist, sabbatarian, and reformed presbyterian, I'm a college student and a Christian freelance writer. My being a Christian writer doesn't mean I'll write tirades on the evils of abortion and treatises on the eternal damnation of people who listen to rock music, but it does mean that I refuse to write particular topics.
That I'm a young writer also means that I'm not yet able to write at my best in certain close-to-home topics, which I'll warn you about if your project involves one of them. (It probably won't. By and large, if your topic doesn't break any of the Ten Commandments, I'm fine.)
I guess you could call me a weird college gal with an ironic sense of humor who's obsessed with grammar (and Gothic rock music). And talks too much, for that matter. But this ghost writer knows how to write and edit online content, and she'd like to expand her paid experience.
But I'm not one of those chicks who's so arrogant of her own writing ability that she's indignant or snooty when critiqued. All writing can be improved. I realize that, and I'm not too proud to laugh at myself. Trust me: any overconfident ego I had when I started writing at age 14 was quickly burst when my 8-year-old friend started pointing out problems.
Misti Wolanski