Kris Spisak wrote her first book, Get a Grip on Your Grammar: 250 Writing and Editing Reminders for the Curious or Confused (Career Press, 2017), with a goal to help writers of all kinds sharpen their craft and empower their communications. Her “Words You Should Know” podcast and “Grammartopia” events follow the same mission, as does her second book, The Novel Editing Handbook: 105 Tricks & Tips for Revising Your Fiction Manuscript (Davro Press, 2020). A former college writing instructor, having taught at institutions including the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University, Kris is now a freelance editor and an active speaker. Her editing clients have gained literary agents, major publishing contracts, and indie publishing awards, and her popular workshops have been held at writing conferences, schools, libraries, craft breweries, and more. Kris is a member of James River Writers, the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and the Alliance of Independent Authors.