"Why I write" is such a deep question, when you dig beyond "because I love it and I'm good at it." I write because of people who wrote things that made me think about the world differently and changed me as a person. I therefore write with the same purpose, to inform and entertain, melding ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐, ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, and ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด. With each year I write, I add further tools to my toolbox. I am always learning, always bettering the caliber of service I provide.As an editor, I edit with the preservation and growth of the writer's voice in mind. A better writer not only requires fewer edits, but grows in confidence and capability, delivering increasingly daring copy. I'm meticulous, while encouraging fun with language. I believe in communication as much as I believe in making deadlines. It's imperative, and crucial to my and the project's success.๐๐Is an amazing tool. . . for brainstorming, overcoming writer's block, poking holes in plots, bouncing ideas off of, tutoring, double-checking analyses, and otherwise thinking of what you wouldn't. I fear it as much as I would an assistant, and use it oftenโjust not to write or edit. My copy is my own. And I find AI editing programs stifling to creativity, even inhibiting the usual evolution of language through wordplay, sometimes adding errors by way of being helpful, other times exhibiting racial or cultural bias (my only "about me" hot take).If youโre looking for someone who can balance narrative craft, data analysis, and precise editing, letโs talk. Iโd love to chat 1:1 about how I can meet your copy or manuscript needs.
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Freelance Editor And WriterSelf-Employed Aug 2021 - PresentSeattle, Washington, United StatesI write character-driven narratives that explore the world around us and ourselves. I'm comfortable crafting worlds, plotting character arcs, understand pacing and the power of the perfect word, and strive to entertain while informing or exploring. In nonfiction writing, I'm mindful of the importance of accuracy to gaining or maintaining the trust of the reader.As an editor, I preserve the writer's voice, aiming to hone that natural voice (while adhering to English spelling and grammar norms and Chicago style). Whether a structural/developmental edit, fact checking, or a final proofread, authors can expect attention to every detail and confidence in their next step.
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Lead EditorSpendwell Nov 2021 - Feb 2024Copyeditor and fact-checker helping folks make values-based consumer decisions. -
Social Media ManagerPark Punks Dec 2019 - Apr 2020Seattle, Washington, United StatesMaintained social media presence for local park cleanup group, attending and documenting park cleanups and events to share with followers. Pandemic interrupted. Learned a ton about social media management and campaigns while positively impacting my community.
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Customer ServiceMany Places Sep 2013 - Mar 2020Seattle, Washington, United StatesFrom retail, to bartending, to serving tables: I can think quick, juggle tasks, interact with all types, de-escalate, thrive in a high-stress work environment, make people feel at ease, and smile through shenanigans.Will provide specific employers upon request.
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FundraiserGci 2009 - 2013Seattle, Washington, United StatesPerformed education and outreach while raising funds for various non-profits, including the ACLU, SPLC, and Planned Parenthood. I went to Colorado to get out the vote in 2012, where I managed my team and mapped routes using VAN.
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EditorBuddytv 2011 - 2012Seattle, Washington, United StatesEdited a team of freelance entertainment writers who wrote episode recaps and reviews. Posted articles online with accompanying image on deadline. Occasional writer and writer's mentor.
Jessica Ritchie Education Details
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Creative Writing
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