Shauna L Bowling

Certified Proofreader Overview

I’ve been an avid reader since I learned to sound out letters that form words. I loved how reading  took me from reality to the faraway places skilled authors took me to. That led me to writing when I was still in elementary school. And I never stopped. I’ve written poetry, short stories, fiction—my favorite genre is paranormal fiction because that’s what I choose to read. But I started out with poetry as a way to express my feelings as I went through the various stages of girl/adulthood.

No matter where I was in the process, I had the annoying habit of correcting peoples’ English. English, ( I think in today’s schools it’s referred to as “Grammar”.)  Creative Writing  Math, and Psychology were my favorite subjects in school.

To this day, I find myself verbally correcting news commentators’, commercials, and radio ads grammar and sentence structure,

Annoying, right?

Anyway, back to my story: In 2011 I began posting articles on a multi-author platform and was quite successful; I gained followers that looked forward to what I’d come up with next. The comments I received on my posts inspired me to keep on keepin’ on.

Then, requests to edit fellow writer’s articles and short stories came pouring forth, and  my editing/proofreading business was launched. I received referrals from satisfied customers, and I started to gain a reputation in the indie-author world.

And I found my comfort zone.

My muse isn’t always available to me as a writer, but I don’t miss her as much as I thought I would —or that she would like me to!

I’ve found that editing and proofreading keeps me in the creative realm that is my soul but doesn’t pressure me to perform. Rather, helping writers perfect their vision is what my purpose is in this world.

What can I do for you?