A life-long love of the English language—and an innate ability to find grammatical errors in public—led me to pursue a degree in English and Journalism. In the decade-plus since graduating, I've used my skills as a writer and editor in various positions, including jobs with a Texas education association and a large technology company.
Combining these skills with my other love—pop culture—I also sought out opportunities to write online. I currently write my own lifestyle blog and a main writer for a Young Adult literature and pop culture website; I occasionally contribute to a few other sites, too. (You can find links to these sites below.)
I like to consider myself a "small-town girl living in a nerdy world"—I come by it naturally, considering that my parents named me Amanda after Amanda Grayson—and literally wear my nerd heart on my sleeve(s).
I've never lived in a state without a coastline and currently live in Austin, TX, with my husband and our two dogs.
![Birth. Movies. Death.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fJep99hWYyF-LSZctdr1Vf1cxLTbOrc1zQ-4eeaf4RR1HKOlPChRYYIHrK_8echFfOG4ic4sU3JkNrDhy7AjdTZ5UbeEQl1WyZdwEB-vuok19e7BVUoXiobi6FHZFfXX90xn31opPRnB/s500/mac_otherwork_BMD.png)
Combining these skills with my other love—pop culture—I also sought out opportunities to write online. I currently write my own lifestyle blog and a main writer for a Young Adult literature and pop culture website; I occasionally contribute to a few other sites, too. (You can find links to these sites below.)
I like to consider myself a "small-town girl living in a nerdy world"—I come by it naturally, considering that my parents named me Amanda after Amanda Grayson—and literally wear my nerd heart on my sleeve(s).
I've never lived in a state without a coastline and currently live in Austin, TX, with my husband and our two dogs.
ONLINE WRITING
![Forever Young Adult](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqniK1UkQhWF_JU9wBm4C7Eb3gZ6-hGFbTlXqtUKm90b1DywdiVq0LebGIPCPrytqe42TqOPoN9w11O924YqihTJD_r5NvQkHsfOTX1jUNw2JxwftUXFy09hiB8hoPByr74YzPKUX1EBQ/s500/mac_otherwork_FYA.png)
![DC Comics](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgAn4uApa72nV5FjTEpaiQOpT4Z4jSYwvC39Y8eVujsjOw-6xj7n50RA4CE9AaOM9vW53ljhBlYBqBg9fuUvJOjOuatJlivsLHi9odNjSiwLB5QL1TcCvVL-YD7rTEOO7gcE3kS6pL-1B/s500/mac_otherwork_DC.png)
![Birth. Movies. Death.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fJep99hWYyF-LSZctdr1Vf1cxLTbOrc1zQ-4eeaf4RR1HKOlPChRYYIHrK_8echFfOG4ic4sU3JkNrDhy7AjdTZ5UbeEQl1WyZdwEB-vuok19e7BVUoXiobi6FHZFfXX90xn31opPRnB/s500/mac_otherwork_BMD.png)