Bring your story down to earth.

I’m Karen. It’s great to meet you.

I’m an independent writer and editor.

To me, being a creative means that I have the opportunity to collaborate with clients across industries, listen to stories, and translate human messiness into concise content. From there, that content has the capacity to change the way the reader sees our world.

My writing takes the shape of reported journalism, content writing for private clients, or contracted editorial services. I specialize in writing about how society intersects with business, and I am available for assignments worldwide.

In 2025 I founded The Gumbo Pot, a Substack publication of independently produced reportage on education, health, culture, food, infrastructure, and energy.

Testimonials

  • Andrea Salazar, Project Manager, Level All

    “I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Karen for 6 months at an education startup, and she has been nothing short of a life saver! She came on as a copywriter during the initial stages of the company and we all quickly realized what an asset she was.

    Karen wrote content pieces, developed writer templates, assisted with the style guide, and served in an editorial capacity. She helped build the writing team and develop our content to take it to the next level, I have no idea what we would have done without her! She goes above and beyond and always does so with a smile on her face. She is quick to adapt to the many changes of a startup and has never missed a deadline. I depend heavily on her feedback to ensure that our department is delivering the best quality content.

    Karen is an essential part of our department and an absolute pleasure to work with, any team would be so lucky to have her.”

  • Rachel Linares, Process Improvement Consultant

    “I had the pleasure of working with Karen to create unique content at an education start-up. My team provided comprehensive research, which Karen then turned into inspiring, engaging and informative content. In addition to writing, she also served as an editor, contributed to the creation of our style guide, and was a subject matter expert during numerous brainstorming/strategic planning sessions. Most of her work was completed on a scheduled basis, but if any impromptu or unexpected materials were needed, Karen would cheerfully tackle it and complete it as quickly as possible while still meeting her other deadlines.

    In addition to being a talented writer, Karen's positive personality was an asset to the team cohesion and culture. She maintained a positive approach to our work, with a steadfast focus on our overall mission. She was an essential member of our team, and will be an asset to any team fortunate to work with her.”