About Tia Ross

TIA ROSS
EDITOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

Fun Facts About Tia
Something people are surprised to learn about you: that I’ve never had so much as a sip of coffee or smoked in my life
Longest road trip you’ve been on: Texarkana to Los Angeles, 1612 miles (second place: Dallas to Philly, 1,520 miles)
Public space you feel most comfortable: library
Fave way to stay fit: yoga, cycling, and dancing with Beach Body’s Shawn T
Topic you could give a 20-minute presentation on without preparation: personal credit building (how to get to the 850+ Club!)
One thing you’re hilariously bad at: drawing (which is insane because my sons are both extremely gifted artists)
Something you’re snobby about: hi-fi audio — I despise basic factory stereo and headphones with no or weak bass
Drink of choice: peach or watermelon smoothies or juices
Five mobile apps you use most: Todoist, Spotify, Alexa, Beach Body On Demand, and Mighty Networks (Black Writers & Black Editors)
Biggest weakness: my sweet tooth!
Most irresistible guilty pleasures: my sister Rashida’s peach cobbler, my mom’s banana pudding, See’s Candies P-Nut Crunch
WordWiser Ink founder Tia Ross has been a writer since age 10 and a freelance and professional editor since high school when, at 16 years young, she was editing correspondence for United States military recruiters and papers for fellow students. Since then, she has polished millions of pages in all types of projects and mentored dozens of aspiring editors and writers.
For 30+ years, Tia has been providing both in-house and remote editorial support to lawyers, corporate executives, government agencies, small businesses, engineering firms, project managers, consultants, marketing gurus, professors, and authors. She edits and proofreads business, legal, and technical documents, website and digital content, fiction, and nonfiction.
Tia is also a habitual entrepreneur with a passion for nurturing, empowering, and inspiring others through programs and entities that utilize her vast and multifaceted background and skills. In addition to WordWiser Ink, Tia is founder of Writeful Places (co-founded with Rekesha Pittman), Black Writers Collective, Boss Events & Travel, The Editors Retreat, Black Editors & Proofreaders Network, and Sealed Ink Notary. She’s also the conference planner for the Editorial Freelancers Association and a former member of their Board of Directors. To learn more about Tia’s other companies and endeavors, visit www.tiaross.com.
Tia has a Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Technology, an Associate of Arts in General Studies with emphasis in professional and technical writing, an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Technology with emphasis in applications and database programming, and a collection of certificates and certifications that include digital and computer forensics analysis, Lean Six Sigma, project management, ITIL, and database, software, and web programming and development.
Although she’s well-versed in all popular style manuals, her tools of choice include Chicago Manual of Style, Associated Press Style Manual, and Merriam-Webster dictionary. She also uses The BlueBook: A Uniform System of Citation for legal projects.
As your editor, Tia believes her mission is to maintain your voice while enhancing your delivery, clarifying your ideas, eliminating redundancies, and ensuring consistency. What she won’t do is edit YOU out of YOUR own words.

Tia in the Media
- Tia Ross Talks Editing, Diversity, Networking, and the Profession in OTB Interview - Outside the Book
- Meet Tia Ross of WordWiser Ink and Boss Meetings & Events - VoyageDallas
- NaNoWriMo Interviews Tia Ross of Black Writers - NaNoWriMo
- Tia Ross, Renaissance Woman - JW Hill
- Online and in the Flesh, Black Writers Commune With Kindred Spirits - The New York Times
- Tia Ross, Renaissance Woman - JW Hill