writing that advances your mission & vision
Marketing communications copy
(B2B and B2C)
Speeches and presentations. Press releases and backgrounders; VNRs, PSAs, and video scripts. Feature articles, blog posts, Op-eds. Ghost writing for busy executives.
News and feature writing
Bylined articles, including breaking news and in-depth features. Executive profiles, Q&A advice column for executives, 10 Questions-style interviews. Two national awards for feature reporting.
Styleguides
Create or update style and usage guides for use throughout the organization, ensuring consistency across the brand, both internally and externally.
Writing for:
American Express/Facebook | Forbes | Grace Cathedral | IBM | InformationWeek | Investor's Business Daily | National Catholic Reporter | NBC radio | Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) | San Jose Mercury News | SLAC/Department of Energy | Stanford University. (abbreviated list)
Among current areas of interest:
Business practices, workplace culture, applied creativity, innovation/design thinking, sustainability, food, health care, American Catholic culture, spirituality, psychology, trauma and resilience, disaster relief.
(B2B and B2C)
Speeches and presentations. Press releases and backgrounders; VNRs, PSAs, and video scripts. Feature articles, blog posts, Op-eds. Ghost writing for busy executives.
News and feature writing
Bylined articles, including breaking news and in-depth features. Executive profiles, Q&A advice column for executives, 10 Questions-style interviews. Two national awards for feature reporting.
Styleguides
Create or update style and usage guides for use throughout the organization, ensuring consistency across the brand, both internally and externally.
Writing for:
American Express/Facebook | Forbes | Grace Cathedral | IBM | InformationWeek | Investor's Business Daily | National Catholic Reporter | NBC radio | Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) | San Jose Mercury News | SLAC/Department of Energy | Stanford University. (abbreviated list)
Among current areas of interest:
Business practices, workplace culture, applied creativity, innovation/design thinking, sustainability, food, health care, American Catholic culture, spirituality, psychology, trauma and resilience, disaster relief.
editing that elevates your message
Line editing. Engage your reader and audience by making your copy incisive, informative, and insightful,
Proofreading. Ensure your writing is letter-perfect with detailed attention to style and usage using The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage and The Associated Press Stylebook, along with any styleguide particular to your organization.
Proofreading. Ensure your writing is letter-perfect with detailed attention to style and usage using The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage and The Associated Press Stylebook, along with any styleguide particular to your organization.
coaching that makes your writing more powerful
Coaching. Refine your own writing style and learn the skills to edit your own copy for clarity, style, and usage.
Writing workshops. Interactive and fun, these hands-on writing workshops will give your staff the skills and confidence to become stronger writers on the job and on their own.
Writing workshops. Interactive and fun, these hands-on writing workshops will give your staff the skills and confidence to become stronger writers on the job and on their own.
Some of my happiest professional moments come when I see one of my workshop alum in the media -- speaking in a TV interview, hosting a podcast, or with their byline on an Op-ed in a national news outlet. Truly, when I see them succeed, I feel I have been successful too."