Hello. I’ve spent more than 20 years helping organizations craft and edit language and optimize how it’s presented. I use a collaborative approach and focus on clarity, accessibility, accuracy, and ensuring your project engages the audience you want to reach.
The right words,
in the right context,
at the right time
What I Do
Editing & Style
Thoughtful, effective editing plus house style and voice guides
Copy & UX Writing
Writing that can inform, entertain, or inspire, plus clear, cohesive microcopy
Content Design
Planning, creating, optimizing, and managing content
I’d like to work with you.
cynthia.ahlquist@gmail.com
“Innate understanding”
“Her remarkable talent for editing extends far beyond technical skills—she has an innate understanding of how to shape content that delivers a simple, seamless, and excellent user experience throughout the entire journey.” —Marcia Crowell, Program & Product Manager
“Thoughtful, insightful, and highly collaborative”
“Cynthia is a joy to work with. She is thoughtful, insightful, and highly collaborative. She elevates every project she touches, not just through her keen editorial eye but through her ability to guide teams toward stronger, more effective finished projects.” —LaShuna McBride, Strategist & Chief of Staff
“Grammatical disturbance”
“I think Cynthia Ahlquist can feel grammatical disturbances like Obi-Wan does with the Force.” —Allison Amy Wedell, Writer & Graphic Designer