If you think you need to be a “professional writer” to get published somewhere, hold on to your socks.

Before I got my first byline, I thought I had to know someone at a publication or have some kind of “official writing credential” to get published.

I didn’t think of myself as a “writer.” The only professional writing I’d done was blog posts and newsletters for other businesses and entrepreneurs.

And I wasn’t experimenting with fiction like I had as a kid. I wasn’t writing essays or even “Millennially” (yes, I just made that up) journaling in my MacBook about boys I liked who didn’t like me back. (Anyone else having an uninvited college flashback?…)

But someone I knew had a personal essay published in Business Insider. She wasn’t a “writer,” either. I figured if she could do it, so could I.

It wasn’t until I googled “how to write for Business Insider” that I realized I didn’t need any of the stuff I thought I did.

Now, I’m here to help you find your voice, build your confidence, brush up your drafts, and get published wherever your heart desires.