Isla McKetta

Freelance writer and editor by day and creative writer by night, Isla (eye-lah) McKetta is an expert in how words make people feel. She's written for a wide variety of audiences in fields including SEO (Moz), tech (Speedtest by Ookla), architecture (AIA Seattle), bridal, rideshare, academia, and accounting. Having worked on editorial, content strategy, localization, marketing, writing, and educational projects, Isla enjoys using a cross-disciplinary understanding to shape unconventional ideas into engaging outcomes. Learn more about her web writing secrets on Skillshare.

Isla earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing and her creative work includes a novella (Polska, 1994 - Éditions Checkpointed) and a writing guide co-authored with Rebecca Bridge (Clear Out the Static in Your Attic: A Writer’s Guide for Turning Artifacts into Art - Write Bloody). She reviews books at A Geography of Reading.

Isla has lived on three continents and speaks several languages, but Seattle is her home.