Our Story

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” -Shel Silverstein

As the founder of A.WordSmith, Amelia’s story is simple: she is a strategist and writer at heart who specializes in communications, marketing and content development. For nearly two decades, she’s used these techniques to accelerate clients’ business development results. While her approach can be applied to many organizations, ranging in size from start-ups to established, large companies, Amelia shines when supporting these sectors.

Amelia founded A.WordSmith in 2016 to use this expertise to help businesses meet their goals faster and more successfully. Whether clients always prefer to outsource support or are simply too lean to manage all projects in-house, Amelia acts like an extension of the team to ensure work is done right and on time. A.WordSmith is proud to be certified as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise in the State of Florida (since 2020).

Today, from her office in the Historic Five Points neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla., Amelia serves clients with operations around the world. Over the years, she’s built up a network of trusted freelance partners who can offer content support, graphic design, website services and more – which integrate seamlessly into the company’s portfolio. Lasting customer relationships, quality output and results, and timeliness are hallmarks of A.WordSmith.

Amelia’s service packages can be tailored to your organization’s needs, whether you need a dedicated partner or occasional outsourced support. Connect with Amelia here or on LinkedIn. She also welcomes freelancer inquiries here.


Fun fact: The Shel Silverstein quote at the top of this page struck a chord with Amelia with she launched her business in 2016. If you look closely, you will find a portion of this text embedded in her logo design.