Hey there! I’m Steph Auteri, the founder of Career Coaching for Word Nerds. I offer one-on-one coaching and consulting to freelance writers and other publishing professionals, and also build opportunities in which fellow word nerds can share stories, experiences, tips, and resources with their peers, and connect with established experts within the industry.
In November 2010, I hosted a Word Nerd Networking event that attracted 75 writers, editors, and other publishing professionals. The event earned outstanding participant reviews, and spawned plans for an upcoming digital publishing forum, and additional word nerdy meetups.
When I’m not career coaching, I take on a wide variety of freelance writing and editing projects (and also sing funeral masses!). I’ve been published in Playgirl, Time Out New York, Nerve, The Frisky, and other bastions of fine writing. I’ve also co-written an e-book with Ian Kerner — a noted sex counselor and the author of She Comes First — called 52 Weeks of Amazing Sex.
You can hire me for:
- copyediting and proofreading. I have experience marking up copy for book publishers, newspapers, magazines, and corporate clients. I am familiar with Associated Press, AP, and Chicago styles, and have also worked with company-specific style guidelines.
- writing/blogging. I specialize in sex, dating, relationships, career transitions, entrepreneurship, and freelancing.
- ghostwriting and collaborating. I am available for books, blog posts, articles, social media campaigns, and more.
- career coaching (see above).
My work is my life, but I can sometimes be found hoop dancing, blissing out on yoga, or losing myself in a good book.
Feel free to stalk me on Twitter.