Our Students Have Transformed Their Love For Words Into The Businesses Of Their Dreams

“I truly enjoy what I’m doing. I’ve unleashed creative powers I never knew I had inside me. But most of all, the freedom that a freelancer life has given me is simply invaluable.”
Bori Hoffbauer
Bori Hoffbauer Editorial OÜ
Lakeisha Cadogan
Lakeisha Bell Cadogan
Sandra Wester
Sand West Edit
“By working from home, I am able to be here for my mother, whom I take care of, when she needs it, and this has also given me the opportunity to build a business and bring in an income after my own illness prevented me from working a normal nine-to-five.”
Christopher Daprona
Alphabitz Editing
“It’s given me more freedom to spend time with my friends and family which I had neglected when I was working away as a live-in nanny. Now, I can pick and choose my hours. It’s had a positive impact on my mental health, and I am so much happier working at a job that I love. I wish I had made the choice to quit my full-time job earlier because I am doing what I’ve always wanted to do.”
Harriet James
“It’s given me the flexibility to grow my family comfortably and securely.”
Destiny Henry
Alexandria Literary
“It has given me the freedom to travel with my husband while being able to maintain my business.”
Karen Bates
Quill & Ink Editing Services
Anna Nelson
Anna Nelson Edits
Rachel Garrett Mercer
Mercer Editorial Services

“It has given me confidence and a side hustle in my ‘empty nest’ years to do something I love! It is also nice to have an extra cash source.”
Chris Wheary
CM Wheary Copy Editing
Sara Adams
Sara Adams Editing
LaToya Turner
Creative Culture Editorial Services
Aubry Bennett
A. Bennett Editing
“Running my business has given me so much more confidence than I’ve ever had before; I feel as if I can take on the world.”
Nicole Martindale
Solutions Proofreading
Ashley Balough
Wandering Rose Editorial
Carol McCann
Prooficiency
“I love being my own boss and setting my own hours. Working with authors has been such a rich experience. I get to read for a living!”
Margaret Fierstine
Reliance Editorial Services
“It has given me confidence and a side hustle in my ‘empty nest’ years to do something I love! It is also nice to have an extra cash source.”
Sheila Prochnow
S Prochnow Proofreader
“HLPP provided detailed information, step-by-step instructions, helpful suggestions, and a lot of resources to walk me through the process of starting an editorial business. This business has given me a ‘Plan B’ during the pandemic since I lost my former job due to COVID19.”
Kerri Bielma
Scribble and Proof
“I have started a second career.”
Rona Shirdan
Writing With EEEs
“I love knowing I helped an author believe in themselves, get clear on their message, and make their book the best it could be. It’s also been amazing working from home and being able to shape my own schedule.”
Laura Kaiser
Word Haven Editorial
“It has given me the opportunity to support myself, which has boosted my confidence.”
Elisabeth Ivey
Ivey Editing Services
Daphne Griffith
“I enjoy being at home with my family and my puggle, Stella, more often, and I love the fact that I can set my own schedule and work as much as I want! I get to build my business up the way I want to, but I know I have great entrepreneurial friends, online colleagues, and Phon I can reach out to for any kind of advice.”
Celina Sell
Fox and Flowers Proofreading
Rebekah Smith
RK Smith Books
“It has given me the freedom to work remotely and to meet quite a number of people in a very short period of time.”
Monica Salirwe
Proofread It
Heather Shamp Mitchell
Heathered Words
Vicky Haygood
Vicky Haygood Editorial and Book Design Services
“I am now proofreading full time, which is awesome! It has allowed me to set my own schedule and work when I want.”
Callie Walker
Proof Corrections by Callie
“Starting my own editorial business has made it possible for me to work from home, doing something that I enjoy.”
Lola Ayangbayi
Ruthless Editing
Roberta Thorndike
ReaderRoberta
Silvana Labombarda
Mariah Krist
Solutions Proofreading
Valerie Aliaga
Impeccable Content
“I am much happier now editing than I ever was in my 9-5 job. It gave me the opening I needed to get myself out of a tiresome, monotonous rut I’d been stuck in for years.”
Maria Chance
Michelle Merritt
Merritt Edits
Erin Kelly
Hawkeye Proofing
Andrea Jasmin
ACJ Editorial Services
Jamie
Barbara Ridgely
Clarity Comm Solutions
Katy Schlomach
Bookhound Editing
Margot Cox
Upstate Proofreaders
“Starting my own business has helped me to create a space that I am more comfortable in and where I set the tone of the day, no matter what.”
Quin Clark
Quin Clark: Proofreading & Copy Editing Services
“I edit mostly dissertations and other academic papers. That means that I’ve gotten to work with clients at a critical point in their work, when they’re nervous and need support. I love that I can work for myself but still get to help people.”
Ellen Morgan
Ellen Morgan Consulting
“I love reading, and I have always liked helping people (my previous career was nursing). Proofreading and copyediting involve both of these!”
Andrea Baker
Proofreading by Andrea
Misha Carlstedt Robinson
Novel Words Editing
Meghan Lafferty
Meghan Lafferty Editing & Proofreading
Jennifer Banman
The Write Words
“My editorial business gave me freedom – to earn, create my own schedule, set big goals and plan for things I would never have been able to afford by waiting on the same paycheck every month. I work how I want to when I want to, and I do what I love every day. That is freedom.”
Nadia Willie
The Scrutineer