Written Blessings Publishing was created to offer authors a more affordable and seamless path toward publishing. Here, we believe every writer should have access to what many consider a lifelong, though sometimes unattainable, dream—publishing a book. We have built a winning team to help you through every step of your journey in crafting your book from an idea in your head to getting it into the hands of your readers.
Meet the Team!
Founder of Written Blessings Publishing • Proofreader
Beta Reader
Raised in the picturesque Puget Sound, Megan Aldridge attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she earned a degree in Communications with a minor in Music on the trombone. At the age of nine, Megan knew she wanted to be a writer — and a professional baseball player . . . and an FBI agent — and as she grew up, her love and passion for stories never left. Considering her childhood obsession with dragons, it was only natural she broke into the Fantasy genre. Megan currently lives in Southern Georgia with the love of her life and their adorable dog.
Developmental Editor
Line Editor
Jessica (she/her/hers) holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Cedar Crest College and an MA in English from Bowling Green State University. She has been assisting technical, academic, and creative writers with editing in varying capacities for over fifteen years and as her primary occupation since January 2019; she previously taught academic writing and grammar at the university level. A creative writer herself, she has had work published in a couple of dozen journals, including Cleaver, Atticus Review, trampset, Brink, and Ghost Parachute.
Developmental Editor
Line Editor • Copy Editor
Beta Reader
From the day she learned to read, Allie thought about how amazing it would be to read all day and all night (and that pretty much sums up her adolescence). You can imagine her excitement when she learned about the editing and publishing industry and decided to turn her love for words and reading into a career. She earned a BA in Professional Writing (editing and publishing focus) from Michigan State University, and has spent the last few years of her career working as an editor and writer. Allie specializes in fiction, namely romance, erotica, and thriller, but she gives love to other genres/subjects as well. When she’s not working, Allie enjoys spending time with her husband and two cats or curled up with a book and a cup of hot cocoa or coffee.
Developmental Editor
Copy Editor • Beta Reader
A notorious bookworm banned from multiple school libraries in a vain effort to get her to concentrate on her classwork, Solar turned her passion for story into a career in editing. She specializes in science fiction and fantasy with a deep love for helping authors craft their stories into strong narratives that captivate new readers.
Developmental Editor
Line Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
Alicia is a developmental and line editor, writer, and proofreader. She was born with a love for stories and has been an avid reader from a very young age. Her life experiences are varied as she was raised on a Montana cattle ranch, worked as everything from a horse wrangler to a legal assistant and bookkeeper, and has had the joy of raising and homeschooling her three children. One of her favorite things about books is the wide variety. She edits and proofreads fiction and non-fiction in a wide range of genres. Her favorite thing is to help an author tell their story with clarity and confidence. Alicia believes great editing enhances an author’s voice. Alicia lives just north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana where she gets to enjoy the rivers and mountains in the summer and cozy fires in the winter.
Developmental Editor
As a wife, mom, equestrian, and lover of the written word, Mandi wants to help you keep the love of reading alive by ensuring your manuscript shines! She will dive deep into the big-picture aspects such as plot, character development, consistency, and much more. Using a gentle-yet-honest approach in her editorial letter, Mandi’s goal is to not only help your book be as amazing as she knows it can be, but also to enhance your skills in the writing craft so that each book you write in the future demonstrates improvement from the last. Specializing in developmental editing, Mandi loves working in the romance genre, but has also enjoyed working with all sorts of other genres, and she appreciates the added benefit of expanding her knowledge and horizons.
Line Editor • Copy Editor
Proofreader • Beta Reader
Sarah is an educator-turned-editor who helps authors over the hurdle of the revision stage through thoughtful, honest, and compassionate editing and proofreading suggestions. She is a natural problem solver seeking best-fit writing solutions for each author and their work. When Sarah isn’t editing, she’s chasing after her corgi, Pippin, traveling, hiking, and cooking with her husband.
Line Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
Kelley is a freelance editor/proofreader with a specialization in fiction writing (specifically spicy romance, thrillers, and YA), web articles, and blog posts. She also does freelance work as a transcriptionist. Kelley is a total book nerd, and reads around 200 books a year. She has a background in the food industry, medical field, and procurement.
Copy Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
Katie has been a middle school language arts teacher for the past 15 years, and has a strong passion for high-quality books for kids and middle grades. She successfully completed the General Proofreading course through Proofread Anywhere in the spring of 2022, and is excited to launch her proofreading career with Written Blessings Publishing. In her free time, she loves spending time with her kids, husband, and their 3 dogs.
Copy Editor • Proofreader
Erin holds her B.A. in English from William Jessup University and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Arcadia University, and enjoys creating sentences and documents that flow well and communicate the author’s vision in the best way possible. She is also a published author, and in her spare time likes studying history, listening to music, and exploring new places.
Copy Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
A native of Upstate New York who has lived in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, challenging weather patterns in all three states spawned a passion for reading. After several years of composing Kindle eBook reviews, “last pass” proofreading for self-published authors on Amazon, and website copy writing and editing, she chose to diversify with general proofreading theory skills. Through roles as a compassionate design creative and wordsmith, Colleen’s alignment toward accuracy best serves others by helping them reach their goals for a huge win-win! When not seeing live music or watching sports, she operates an antique and collectibles co-op display case and Etsy storefront in her spare time.
Copy Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
Claire is a North Carolina native who grew up devouring tales of magic, monsters, and adventure. Her love for stories and language inspired her to become not only an editor but a teacher and a writer as well. When not working, she enjoys playing board games, hiking, and watching Korean dramas with her family.
Copy Editor • Proofreader
Beta Reader
First and foremost, Sherril is absolutely in love with words! When not busy running her three sons and two dogs here and there, she spends her days helping people in her community as a case manager and her nights reading, writing, and reorganizing the written word. She’s excited to be part of this team and watching dreams come true.
Proofreader • Beta Reader
Barbara’s love of words has encompassed being the child reading under the covers with a flashlight long after bedtime, through being the teenager “dusting” the house with a dust rag in one hand and a book in the other, to the joy of finding a new book . . . and then discovering it is a 20+ series. Nothing quite breaks her concentration on a good read like errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, or consistency. Barbara loves to polish those up for authors to let their words shine clearly!
Proofreader • Beta Reader
Tameka was born on the beautiful island of Grand Bahama, in The Bahamas. Tameka recently moved to London, Ontario, Canada with her husband and three sons, where she received certification from Proofread Anywhere and started officially proofreading. As a former elementary teacher of 15 years, Tameka enjoys spending her days making sense out of sentences and spending time with her family.
Proofreader • Beta Reader
Miranda is a professional proofreader here to refine and polish your words to make them as professional and grammatically correct as possible. When she’s not reading, proofreading, or writing, Miranda is homeschooling her kids, hanging out with her husband, or planning her next girls’ trip with her sisters!
Proofreader • Beta Reader
After fifteen years of writing and ten years of critiquing and proofreading for friends, Bre realized it was time to offer her skills to authors everywhere. She believes everyone deserves the chance to share their story with the world. When she’s not talking to and working with writers, Bre spends her time skating, writing short stories, and obsessing over her favorite books and games.
Proofreader • Beta Reader
James is a career law enforcement professional turned proofreader. He is passionate about what he does and takes pride in his work. James sees proofreading as an opportunity to help others achieve their goals.
Proofreader
Barb is married and a mom of two teenagers. She works at a high school as a special education assistant. Barb is your pretty typical Wisconsinite … the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks are the only teams that matter—the Badgers are a close second.
Proofreader • Beta Reader
A native of central Illinois, Lori has recently started working as a freelance proofreader after completing Caitlin Pyle’s Proofread Anywhere course. A self-professed word nerd, she has always been an avid reader. She also loves true crime podcasts, spending time with family and friends, and snuggling with her dachshund, Bella. She is thrilled to begin this exciting new journey!
Proofreader • Beta Reader
After crunching numbers by day, Terri finds her real joy in words and helping writers cross the finish line with confidence. In addition to her love for reading, she enjoys kayaking, family time, and building puzzles to get through the long Wisconsin winters.
Proofreader • Beta Reader
Living part of the year in Tennessee and part of the year in Florida, Cindy loves to travel and meet people. She is passionate about reading, shopping and spending time with family and friends. Working remotely as a proofreader and mystery shopper allows her to pursue her favorite activities whether at home or traveling to a new location.
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