The bulk of Jo's experience has been in education and healthcare, writing and editing press releases, newsletters, magazine articles, fundraising communications, and web content, as well as business and marketing plans.
Jo also specializes in personal growth and development, as the author of several non-fiction books, as well as editing, proofreading, and formatting book-length manuscripts for other authors.
Jo finds life fascinating and loves learning new things, whether through writing and editing projects, or their varied interests in life.
Jo enjoys writing and editing nonfiction focused on personal growth and development, including topics of grief, loss, and mental health. They enjoy taking complex or technical material and making it understandable and engaging for the everyday reader.
On a personal level, they enjoy nature and the outdoors, knitting, dyeing yarn and fiber with plants, gardening, and petting their fluffy cats.
Jo has edited web site content, blog posts, press releases, magazine articles, brochures, fundraising letters, books and other materials for schools and universities.
Jo has almost a decade of experience editing and proofreading for clients in the medical and health care industries, including in fundraising, non-profit, marketing, dental and other areas.
Jo has almost a decade of experience editing and proofreading for clients in the medical and health care industries, including in fundraising, non-profit, marketing, dental and other areas.
Jo has edited and proofread web pages, social media posts, press releases, and book manuscripts for clients in the self-help field
Jo has edited and proofread hundreds of projects for clients in the spirituality field, including articles, blog posts, press releases, book-length manuscripts, and web pages.
Jo has edited web content, social medial posts and advertising for small farms.
Jo has provided quality editing and proofreading to multiple authors for their independent publishing projects.
Jo has provided editing and proofreading for press releases across several industries including education, health care, personal growth and development, spirituality, and religion.
Jo has provided editing and proofreading for web pages since the late 1990s, which is somehow now a long time ago. Over that time, they have edited web pages for consistency with organizations' tone and style, for clarity and structure, as well as for readability and accuracy.
Jo has edited hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and more.
They are fluent in AP style, familiar with other style guides, and easily able to follow any company style or branding guide.
Jo has edited hundreds of blog posts on topics such as education, dental care, medical care, personal growth, writing skills, fundraising, environmental issues, parenting and more.
As the editor of several newsletters at non-profit organizations, Jo has edited hundreds of newsletters. They also provided proofreading, as another set of eyes to catch mistakes before publications were sent to the printer.
Jo has provided editing and proofreading for hundreds of direct mail projects. These included fundraising letters for hospitals and universities, marketing postcards and inserts, and donor acquisition letters and brochures.
They were involved at all stages of the process, from first edits to being the last eyes on these pieces before they went out the door to ensure tone, accuracy, and quality.
Jo has edited and proofread brochures on a wide variety of topics including higher education, online learning, fundraising, wills, volunteering, training, and fitness.
Jo has edited and proofread an adult learning catalog for clarity and typos.
Jo has provided editing and proofreading for fiction and non-fiction books. Fiction books include young adult and children's books, non-fiction books focused on death and dying, personal development, and spirituality.