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You’ve found your writer for natural, warm and thoughtfully researched human stories.

Got something you want to say but not sure how to say it?

Join the growing club of much-loved charities, clever techies, neurodivergent entrepreneurs and purpose-driven businesses who choose me as their go-to writer.

I’m talking blogs, cases studies, annual reports, white pages, books and other long-form content that grabs attention (for all the right reasons), wins over hearts and minds, and inspires meaningful action.

Give your readers goosebumps.

Not a jargon-headache.

Katie was able to grasp our highly technical content matter quickly and turn our interview notes into cohesive articles and case studies for our website. Most importantly Katie’s writing is innately warm, human and relatable – engaging our elusive audience readily.

– Virscient

(Photo below of Peripherii earrings, one of Virscient’s success stories)

Delight your readers with warm, human and entertaining stories.

And no longer shy away from the hard stuff.

Katie has a real talent and skill with turning stories into words that move, inspire and entertain. She isn’t afraid of writing about the hard stuff and finds a way to bring a uniquely human lens to it. I worked with Katie to refine my book manuscript and her advice and support made a real difference to the final result. 

– Michelle Keating

Author of Shine.

Present your services, offers and impact with personality and purpose.

And leave the laundry list of features in your draft folder.

Katie works closely with you to understand what messages you need to share and then takes care to present them in a voice that is authentic and original.

– Anthony McMahon

Target State.

No more wordy, technical or complex. I’ll support you to shred the jargon, ditch the boring and powerfully showcase how you’re changing lives.  

Katie was incredibly helpful in translating our ideas, services, and intentions into clear, compelling, and beautifully crafted language for our brochure. After just one relaxed and productive meeting, she perfectly captured the message and information we wanted to convey. 

– Thomas Smallridge

Finlife.

Here’s what I can do for you and your biz.

Brain Bounce. Stuck? Start here.

Know you need to share quality content but unsure where to even begin?

Rather not outsource your thinking and content strategy to AI? Need a sounding board to refine concepts?

Starting out in business and want to set yourself up with some solid foundations?

Need someone to ask you insightful questions to retrieve the gold from your ideas?

Want access to my creative, thoughtful and insightful brain but happy to do most (or all) the actual writing yourself?

Brain Bounce is best for you.

Book an hour – or more – of my time and get a concise or detailed report to get clear on your next steps.

Borrow my beaut of a brain

I want your ideal clients to notice you, remember you, trust you.

And, ultimately, choose you.

This means we’ll work closely and collaboratively, taking great care to create content that sounds and feels like you.

I’m all about well-written, well-researched, thoughtful (and compassionate) content. Not divisive soundbites or clickbaity snippets.

So, if you want people who read your blog, white paper, charity impact reports, or support page to feel like they can’t resist calling you to find out more, donate to your worthy cause, partner or work with you – let me help you with that.

Click for blogs and content with heart

Want more ways to show how great you are, what it’s like to work with you, and gain fantastic insights directly from your clients?

You need some case studies to:

  • provide solid evidence that you are the expert
  • raise your brand awareness
  • pique interest
  • strengthen your SEO
  • receive fantastic customer insights and voice of customer research
  • repurpose to your heart’s content across your social media, blog, email marketing and more.
Give your case studies to Katie

I’ve helped several not-for-profits research, write and edit their best-ever annual reports.

More than just a box-ticking exercise, annual reports are the perfect place to:

  • demonstrate your impact
  • showcase your brand
  • include interviews from the people and communities you serve
  • acknowledge and celebrate the people and organisations who support you
  • bring more eyes to your work including funders, sponsors, donors, policymakers and advocates).

    I can take as much – think project management and setting up interviews – or as little as budget and time allows.

    I’m connected with some epic graphic designers and photographers if you need help in this space too.

    Plus, if you’ve already engaged me to write your blogs and case studies, we can repurpose them for your annual report.

Contact me for a custom quote

Katie is a fantastic copywriter – she is flexible enough to write for a wide range of projects in a range of styles and tones, writes with accuracy requiring few revisions and provides good value for money. Excellent to deal with and highly recommended.

Jeffrey Tang
Husk

I chose to work with you as I wanted to support a sole trader and achieve a well-written product, with little work required from me.

You took ownership of the process, and I enjoyed having you with us in the office, as it felt like you were more connected to our cause and kaupapa.

I deeply appreciated having a solid product to review and tweak. Your use of technology streamlined the process and kept momentum going. I like your writing style.

I would recommend your services to other organisations – I find you very good to work with.

Nicola Keen-Biggelaar
Drowning Prevention Auckland



Are you a budding author with a bigger story to tell?

Are you reaching the tail-end of your manuscript, but overwhelmed by the thought of editing it?

Editing can seem boring, time-consuming and, let’s face it, sometimes painful. It can be hard to look at your work objectively and with a clear head, especially when you’re so invested in it. But it’s obvious to your readers when a document is still in the draft phase.

I can fact-check, edit and proofread your academic, business or creative texts to get them to the beautiful, polished, and raring to be read phase.

If you’re at the beginning of your book journey, you can also engage me as your ghost writer or book coach. I’ve helped several self-published authors get their story out into the world.

I only take on a few book clients a year, so it’s best to get in touch early.

Let's get your story out there

I’m really happy that I’ve actually managed to write a book! Thank you so much for your wonderful work, it has made a significant difference to the way the book is coming along. I feel like the book has been substantially improved thanks to your work and your feedback over coffees.

As well as learning from your work, I have also learnt tonnes from our conversations together. I feel like, as an editor, you actually also offer a teacher/mentor service alongside your editing service. So don’t let this aspect of your gifting and business go unnoticed.

– A. B Hill
Author of The Lockpicker’s Pilgrimage (published by Olympia Publishers)

Want to see who else I’ve helped?

Ready to work with me and see results?

Katie Rickson, editor, writer, poet and content creator

You’re just six steps away from meaningful results. Let me help you share your voice and story with the world.

  1. Book your free chat. Click the button below.
  2. I’ll send you a quote/proposal and a timeline. I charge for the discovery session, so you’ll see it included in your quote.
  3. Discovery session. Usually best in person or via video call, the discovery session lasts an hour or two, depending on the project’s scope. I’ll ask all the juicy questions so I can get crystal clear on what you want.
  4. I research. Write. Edit. Write. Edit some more. This is where the magic happens.
  5. Review time. I send the content to you for your feedback. Collaborating and getting it right are important to me, so your quote includes one round of reasonable revisions.
  6. Finalise content. Celebrate. Share it with the world. Relax!

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