Like most people, I am not just one thing. I am a woman, a mother, an ex-wife (since remarried), a software programmer, an artist, a writer, an editor, a healer, an empath, a teacher, a student, and a business owner. I've struggled with my weight, depression, addiction, loss, career changes, life changes, and prejudice.  I am left-brained AND right-brained.

I discovered that my years (decades really) as a software programmer revealed skills that benefitted the writing process. As a programmer, I had to first look at the individual steps of a process. If something wasn't working, I had to pull the program apart layer by layer and piece by piece to find the missing or incorrect part. Sometimes it was as simple as a missing semicolon.  (Yes, swearing would inevitably ensue.) The joy of discovering and fixing the issue, however, was always well worth the effort. 

I apply the same principles to my writing and editing. Each chapter, scene, and paragraph is examined to make sure it works within the whole. The parts that work are kept.  As I learned and grew as a writer, I discovered the ability to do the same for others. Now it is my joy and honor to help others on their writing journey.