Amanda Byrd is a dreamer who can’t sit still. She is the CEO of Rare Byrd Editing, a growing editing company that specializes in copy and developmental editing for manuscripts ready for publication. She has been a high school teacher for twelve years. In her free time, she is a freelance addiction counselor, a humanitarian, a mother to two beautiful boys, and a world traveler. She loves to go to concerts, musicals, and visit museums. She has two master’s degrees and longs to one day finally afford her Ph.D. Although devastating health problems have slowed her down, she spends her day always planning her next adventure.