Always asking questions...

Phaedra Hise's award-winning work has been anthologized, and has appeared in national publications including Glamour, Fortune Small Business, Inc., Salon, Forbes ASAP, Popular Mechanics, Ladies’ Home Journal, Prevention, Smithsonian Air & Space and The Boston Herald. She is a former Staff Writer for Inc., and currently a Contributor to Fortune Small Business. She has written four books, most recently Pilot Error: Anatomy of a Plane Crash, called "a compelling page-turner" by the Boston Globe.

Freelance writing is the perfect job for someone obsessed with finding out the answers to complicated questions. Hise has made a career out of studying various complex topics ranging from aviation to business to childcare. She explains the issues clearly and entertainingly in her stories and books. Through her work, Hise engages readers in the quirky diversity of our modern world.

She has covered subjects including small aircraft accidents, small business growth, big problems raising kids and what it feels like to rev a motorcycle around a track at over 100 mph. Living the world she covers, Hise is an instrument-rated private pilot, triathlete, scuba diver, licensed motorcycle rider and co-founder of a growing literary nonprofit. She is also fluent in Spanish and Mexican culture.

Hise has given radio commentary and interviews, appeared on national television, and speaks regularly at conferences and universities. Along with her husband, daughter, a dog and two pet frogs, she lives in Richmond, Virginia.