The second issue of Ditch Life Magazine & everything in it at your fingertips!
a pack of 5 stickers to decorate your magazine, laptop, water bottles, and more!
About Ditch Life
Ditch Life is a home for authenticity, individuality, experimentation, and writers who aren’t afraid to take the road less traveled. Whether you’ve been writing for years or are finally giving yourself permission to call yourself a writer, there is room for you here.
We hear your quiet manifestations. We see your big dreams. We believe in the stories you haven’t told yet and the ones you’re still figuring out how to tell.
Your writing will evolve. Your voice will grow. Your ideas will change. And we’ll be right there with you—adapting, learning, and growing together.
“Working with Mia as an editor has been such a gift to my writing process. She reads with real care and attention, and her feedback always feels thoughtful, perceptive, and grounded with deep respect for the writer’s voice.
Mia has a wonderful ability to see the heart of a piece and help shape it so the intention is clearer and stronger. Her edits are both insightful and encouraging: she challenges the work in all the right ways while making the editing process feel collaborative and supportive. I always come away from her feedback feeling more confident in the direction of the piece and excited to keep refining it. Any writer would be lucky to have Mia as their editor and reader.”
— Rebecca Briggs Baker“I highly recommend Mia and the staff at Ditch Life for editorial services. Ditch Life Publishing has edited two of my pieces, and I cannot say enough good things about the results.
Beyond grammar and punctuation, their developmental style enhanced my writing and pulled out ideas that bettered the work overall. While keeping my tone and voice intact, they made suggestions that challenged me to write further and deeper as well as enhance the writing. Their suggestions are strong, yet met with a warm, encouraging tone that gives the writer the ultimate decision for their piece (and yet the edits always benefit the work). I have so enjoyed working with the team at Ditch Life and feel I am a better writer for their review and editorial process. I cannot recommend them enough.”
— Dave Cummins