Meet the Founder
Amanda Kostro Miller, SEO Copywriter and Program Instructor
Hi, I’m Amanda Kostro Miller.
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2008
When publishers never picked up my debut novel, I figured there was no chance I’d be able to make money as a writer.
I was good at writing. I loved it. But I didn’t see any benefit in pursuing it to pay my bills, let alone find success with it.
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2012-2016
I decided to go the “safe” route and get into healthcare. After all, I needed steady work to support myself.
I became a Registered Dietitian and worked clinically. I was so ready for a steady, 40-hour career. (So I thought.)
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2017
When I was unable to land a new dietitian job, I turned to finding remote work.
It was a time when remote work was nothing like it is today. I was completely lost, stressed and under pressure.
It was out of desperation that I started selling the one thing I was good at: writing. But I didn’t know where to find writing work. I didn’t know how to pitch to clients. I didn’t know what to charge… I didn’t know anything.
And at the time, there were no practical frameworks for new writers to follow, especially if they wanted more than just a few gigs on the side.
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2018-2019
Small bits of client work began to trickle in. I was getting paid just $0.05 per word, and the work was draining.
I was also dealing with clients who expected way too much for what they were paying me, even hounding me late at night and on the weekends to get projects done that they deemed urgent and important.
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2020-2022
Getting my start as a medical writer, I had a few years of SEO writing and copywriting under my belt.
I also secured a few great contracts. I loved the work. The companies were great. And I was getting paid well for it.
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2023-2025
I’m currently working as both an SEO writer and copywriter on various contracts. I still love most of the work, and more importantly, I’m able to ask for the rates I deserve.
But you may be wondering, “If your writing career is so great, why aren’t you just writing all the time or taking free time?” Great question!
Back in the day, one of my favorite parts about being a Registered Dietitian was educating others and helping them achieve their goals. I was also a dance instructor in my late teen/early adult years, which I loved.
Founding the Ambitious Writer Society allows me to feed my soul in educating others, especially those who want to get into professional writing, but are lost, scared or confused.
Working at senior writer rates allows me to scale back my workweek and dedicate time each week for passion projects.
“The goal of the Ambitious Writer Society is to provide the actionable training I desperately needed when first starting out as a writer.”
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Breaking into professional writing feels like a secret club: unspoken rules, imposter syndrome, wondering if you really belong…
The Ambitious Writer Society is the opposite.
It’s where actively working writers talk about real money, strategy and results.
A space where creatives, parents, young professionals, career-changers and retirees can turn their skills into a profitable writing business without the exhaustive hustle.
“I founded the Ambitious Writer Society to help aspiring writers like me: self-disciplined, goal-oriented, realistic dreamers. People who understand that anything meaningful in life takes work.”
Members of Ambitious Writer Society thrive in a self-paced learning environment.
While connecting with other writers can be helpful, they would rather practice and perfect behind the scenes than “talk” about the work at a coffee shop.
They would rather take the leap towards their dream writing career than never take the leap at all — even if they are scared.
They would rather achieve their dreams by doing everything in their power to make them happen, taking initiative to control their future.
“I’m not afraid to give away the good stuff. I’m afraid talented writers will keep struggling in silence, wasting time and momentum — and walk away from their dreams simply because no one gave them clear, honest guidance.”
For Writers Who Are Tired of Guessing…
You’re talented, but stuck. You’ve got ideas, but no clear direction. You piece things together from Google searches and free PDFs, experimenting on your own, wondering if you’re doing it “right.” But you honestly don’t have time to waste on trial and error or endless second-guessing.
Inside the Ambitious Writer Society, you can stop guessing and start building a real writing business. Students go from “I don’t even know where to look for work” to “I just landed a client I thought was out of my league.” This isn’t just mindset work, it’s money talk, career clarity and business momentum.
Free Training for Professional Writers!
Have you considered getting into the lucrative realm of SEO writing? Want more clients coming to you, without you having to pitch them first?
Our free training covers it all: “How to Successfully Find and Live Off Steady Writing Jobs — WITHOUT the Cheap ‘Newbie’ Rates, Mind-Numbing Projects or Working Full-Time”
Previous Experience
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Found myself answering the same questions from new writers over and over. Decided to provide actionable content and training that would help new writers find their footing in a big, scary world. And Ambitious Writer Society was born!
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Trained to become a copywriter and started my own copywriting business. Branched away from job-bidding sites to start finding clients on my own. Within about 6 months of cold pitching, I had my first 5-fig income month. About 1.5 years later, became a 6-fig writer. Generated 7-fig sales for clients along with other drastic conversion improvements. Also refined and mastered SEO writing tactics to improve client rankings (and my own).
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Went to college and became credentialed as a Registered Dietitian. Couldn’t find any work in my remote area, so started hunting for work online. Since then, I’ve written countless nutrition and health-related articles, whitepapers, software script, and more.
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Wrote and published first novel at age 12 (yes, nerdy). Has also written a collection of children’s stories, currently unpublished until there is time.