My name is Cory.

I am a freelance writer and editor—which means I take on projects from different clients like individual humans, arts organizations, and small businesses to help tell stories. I do things like edit teaching manuals, write compelling, quick copy for events I believe in, write profiles of people doing good work, curate local newsletters, and help with communication for events.

My skillset in writing and editing has a foundation in journalism—which means I intend to tell the crisp narrative of what I am genuinely observing. I am a storyteller. I am a sharer. After getting my Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from IU Indianapolis, I worked myriad communications jobs and continued bartending and serving.

Eventually I landed at Pattern, Inc., a local nonprofit on a mission to uplift and improve quality of life for artists and creatives in Indiana. There, I learned the intricacies of digital media, marketing, and social media. My writing shifted from centering around a journalistic lens to a more versatile storytelling motive. My eyes opened wide at the possibilities.

After Pattern, I stepped onto a wobbly kayak and looked out at an ocean of freelance opportunities. I had to figure out everything—taxes, getting clients, building a following. With help from a few close mentors and friends, I am still taking it day-by-day. I love that I continue to learn new things about being an entrepreneur.

Last year, I decided to follow “the silvery thread” that had been tugging deep at my heart since 2018 and signed up for a 220-hour Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training with the local movement collective, Rebel Hearts Movement. This led me to embrace writing for more clients in the wellness space, and I now teach three classes a week, plus sporadic donation-based classes. Learning about the vast world of yoga has morphed my writing into a meditative act; something that I do to assist in the improvement of others’ lives and endeavors, to help them explore all that is possible, to provide a service. This experience also led me to launch my weekly newsletter via Substack, Easily Overwhelmed, where I share my soul’s writing—the writing that keeps me in tune with who I am and why I am doing all of this.

I believe that we are all one, and that words have the power to communicate that, even in the most nuanced ways. If you are looking for someone who can help elevate how you share and tell the clear, observed truth of your mission, business, or initiative, I would love to be that writer for you.

GENERAL CONTACT INFO:
Email: cathcart.cory@gmail.com
Phone: 317-383-1071