About Traci Loudin

2020 Writing Status: Yes, I am still writing. Thank you for your interest, and I hope you enjoy reading The Last of the Ageless and its companion short stories.

2020 Editing Status: Now accepting editing clients.

Traci Loudin as editor

In college, I learned to constructively critique my fellow writing partners’ stories and discovered this also helped me improve my own writing. In 2007, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Tampa with a dual major in both Writing and Spanish. Both majors consisted of a great deal of literature reading and critique. Under my Writing major, I also enjoyed editing coursework.

After college, I didn’t write for a while. When I got back into it, I started using critters.org to swap stories and critiques with other writers. Once again, I found that critiquing others’ works also helped me improve my own writing.

My editing and proofreading skills strengthened thanks to a variety of jobs, e.g., nearly four years as editor for Lowes.com, a Fortune 40 retailer. Most recently, I became a content strategist Ally.com, one of the best online banks in the United States. Throughout my career, I also edited and proofread marketing copy, ad copy, merchandising content, web content, and more.

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“Others have mentioned that she is the best editor they’ve worked with, and I would definitely second that — Traci is nothing if not meticulous!”

— Stephanie Catlett, Lowes.com copywriter (recommendation excerpted from LinkedIn)

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See more recommendations on my LinkedIn profile, along with 53 endorsements of my editing skills.

Nowadays, I am involved in several local writers’ groups, one of which is a very healthy critique group. That’s how I got my start as a professional freelance editor for fellow authors.

As an author myself, I understand the difficulties we face with publishing, and I want to help you succeed at bringing your books out into the world. As an indie author, I practice self-discipline and carefully structure my daily routines to maximize my productivity. This translates well into balancing my own writing with editing and helps me give you realistic timelines. I will deliver on time, every time.

See the editorial services I offer and let’s work together.

Traci Loudin’s early years

My parents began reading to me from a very early age, and I’ve always loved science fiction and fantasy. As a young West Virginian, I always looked forward to library trips with my mother to both of our small town’s libraries.

When I was in the school, I thought H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds was the best bedtime story ever. Eventually able to read advanced scifi on my own, I proceeded to devour Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Pellucidar series and other series. I became a voracious reader, and sooner or later, all that input begged for an output.

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How long have you been writing?

My writing career began at age 10. We’d go on family camping trips, and while my cousins played softball, I wrote stories. I started with a cute little story about a boy and a girl who join the monsters who’ve been terrorizing their small village. You could say the science fiction and fantasy aspects of my stories have evolved a little since then.

Read the history of The Last of the Ageless.