Hello! I'm Anna Hart.
I started Trudge Road after years of professional experience led me to an epiphany- that I should turn what I'm good at, what I get excited about into my own thing. I love working with people one-on-one or in a small group to bring their projects to life. Being an independent freelancer lets me be versatile- and allows me to customize my services based on my clients' needs and goals.
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Whether it's coaching an author through their writing process, line editing literary fiction, producing an indie, or developmentally editing a horror novel, I'm here for it.
The Origin Story
I'm originally from the Northern Virginia area and graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor's degree in English. For several years after, I worked for a Fortune 500 international logistics company in both operations and account management.
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Though I had a successful career in logistics and had grown significantly as a professional, I wanted to get back to my roots in the language arts. While still working full-time, I attended the Career Switcher program at Old Dominion University, through which I earned my license to teach high school English.
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Two weeks after leaving my corporate job, I was standing in a high school English classroom. I taught for two years in a Virginia Beach alternative school, then for two years outside Richmond, Virginia. After relocating to the Atlanta, Georgia area, I taught until COVID shut everything down.
Along with the rest of the world, I was abruptly in limbo. During that first year of quarantine, I was approached by a local independent film director to read a screenplay. He had written it specifically to be filmed under COVID conditions, and after I edited the script with him, he asked me to join the team as the film's producer.
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Over the next two years, we navigated a series of challenges to make this micro-budget movie a reality- itself a story for another day. We wrapped filming, and the movie is currently in post-production.
Quarantine also brought me some other ad hoc writing and editing opportunities- and these, along with my experience as a producer, fueled my desire to pursue a creative profession full-time. As much as I loved teaching, I decided to take a chance on myself. Founding Trudge Road was inspired by the idea of striking out on my own and forging a new path.
My seemingly disparate career experiences have armed me with a unique skillset qualifying me to work with a variety of clients. My flexibility as a freelancer gives me the freedom to tailor what I can offer to meet the specific needs of my clients.
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.