Hi! I’m Shannon!

Sometimes all you need is someone who understands

Along with being obsessed with editing, I’ve been a writer myself (writing as Shannon McKelden). I’ve written everything from true confessions to parenting articles to romance novels. I also turned my popular (former) Happy Writer blog into a series of books meant to help writers get their mindset right.

I know what it’s like to just need fresh eyes on my work!

I edited on and off for years as a side job (as well as full time in my day job). When the opportunity arose to build my own business after a corporate layoff, I looked no further than the publishing industry I loved. And while the desire to write had dimmed for me, the desire to help other writers achieve their dreams had not! Editing was a no-brainer for me!

There’s nothing I love more than seeing a writer blossom as it all starts to come together with encouragement and confidence-building!

On a more personal note, I’m infatuated with Starbucks, collect recipes I’ll probably never make, and love side hustles! I run an Etsy shop called The Write Life (along with a couple of others), where you can find fun stuff for writers, like mugs, journals, t-shirts, and more!

I have two adult children and live with my husband, four cats, two dogs, and a flock of hens in the Pacific Northwest, between gorgeous Mount Rainier and the fabulous Pacific Ocean.