Our very own meet-cute

A white person with short hair, wearing glasses, and a decorative pink feathered fascinator on their head. They are smiling lightly and looking cheekily up toward the camera.

We’re real people over here. Show up as yourself, no apologies, and we’ll work with what you bring to the table.

Be as excited about writing as Your Publishing BFF was to meet this baby camel.

Yes, that’s a camel!

Identity

I identify as Superfat, disabled, neurodivergent (ADHD and autism), queer, gendervague, and Christian. I grew up conservative Mennonite, have a complicated relationship with the Evangelical Church, and might describe myself as exvangelical. I’m not deconstructing my faith so much as unraveling the harmful culture and teachings with which I was indoctrinated.

Training and experience

I trained in copyediting and proofreading while earning my Communication Arts & Sciences degree at Penn State University. For several years after graduating, I worked as a proofreader for a national advertising magazine, which led to a fourteen-year career as a feature writer and photographer for a group of local newspapers. Meanwhile, I became involved in the romance author community, first as a general reader and then as a beta and ARC reader. I retrained in copyediting for fiction before becoming a full-time freelancer.

I launched True Love Editorial Services LLC in late 2020 and created Your Publishing BFF in early 2023.

Professional memberships

I’ve attended countless conferences, classes, workshops, and webinars with these organizations and others, and I’ve been both judge and presenter for multiple events and writers’ groups as well. It’s a rare week that I’m not involved in some sort of education and learning. I soak up knowledge like a sponge, then readily share with those who ask.

Tell me about yourself
Black Lives Matter

Values

I believe in the dignity of all individuals, and I prioritize the safety, respect, and care of systemically marginalized people.

  • Black Lives Matter

  • All Bodies are Good Bodies

  • Fat Liberation is liberatory for all

  • Medicare4all and Universal Basic Income now!

  • Universal Design - create access for everyone

  • Queer love is valid

  • Neurodivergence is a blessing and a curse

  • Generative AI is theft, and documents created with artificial intelligence are not worthy of anyone’s time or attention. Your Publishing BFF declines to work on books created in part or in whole by artificial means.

I honor my need to give with generosity while ensuring I have the means of survival. My business operates within the bounds of capitalism, yet I remain open to alternate methods of ensuring authors are able to access the publishing services they need.

  • Ask about my discounts for systemically marginalized authors.

  • Payment plans available with advance booking.

Land acknowledgment

I live on the stolen homelands of the Conestoga-Susquehannock people, twenty of whom were massacred in Lancaster city and the village of Conestoga, PA. Speak their names