Aeisha,
The problem you may come up against on Upwork is that there are thousands of freelancers here offering the same skills as you and possibly thousands who have experience and related qualifications.
I know we all have to start somewhere, but what bothers me about your overview is the disjunct between your offer and your experience in these fields. There is absolutely nothing to stop you being a writer or editor, but I think you need to show concrete evidence in your portfolio of these skills. Knowledge of APA is certainly a start and even a plus, but it is only a fraction of what editing/proofreading entails and APA is not used as the default style guide for all writing.
I think you need to rework your profile with less of how passionate you are about writing/editing and more about what you can actually do for your potential clients. A client typically only sees the first three lines of your overview, so they need to grab his or her attention sufficiently to offer you an interview. You put your writing and editing experience right at the bottom of your profile page. You need to turn this to good advantage and put it in your overview. Leave out the "friends", but concentrate on the texts you have actually edited for them. If you have any writing examples put them in your portfolio.
Lastly, your rates show you up as being inexperienced and make you a potential target for every scammer going. There is an old scam at the moment that has been modified to hook unwary new editors - watch out for it if you keep your rates so low.
