Professional Work

Apart from my first career as a writing and English instructor, I spent twenty years focused on copywriting and editorial writing for a range of clients, from corporations to startups and small businesses. The industries have been as varied: outdoor recreation, the coffee industry, real estate, luxury travel, trade unions, software, fashion, health & beauty. Check out samples of my work and client list below. 

Copywriting

My projects have run the gamut: ecommerce and email campaigns, print catalogs and packaging copy, messaging strategies and mission statements, scriptwriting and social media content, branding, ads, press releases, and more.
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​Samples:

• Starbucks web & email copy 
• Eddie Bauer web copy
• MSR branding work
• Therm-a-Rest videos

Editorial

Publications include dozens of stories for print and web, ghostwritten articles, countless blogs for clients, and a trade union history book.

Samples:

• Local 7 Seattle-Tacoma: Celebrating 100 Years: 1912-2012 Seattle Publishing (Book)
• “Gnarly Branches” Willows Lodge Magazine Vol 2. 
• “Class in Session: Safe Water Training in Kenya and Mali” MSR Global Health 
• "Packrafting in the Land of the Midnight Sun" SealLine 
• “Building a School of Shred: Sweetlines” Freehub, Vol 3.2 
• “Big Air Therapy” Mountain Bike 
• “How Will Fracking Affect Your Property Value (and Mortgage)?” Zillow 
• "Renting? Know Your Rights" Zillow 

Clients

Starbucks, Eddie Bauer, Cascade Designs, MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine, PackTowl, Brooks Running, Zillow, Knock.com, Seattle Publishing, Dolly, Cairn, Heroclip, Lucas Group, Hawthorn Creative, Clarisonic, unblu, Tagged, Virtuoso, Serfas, and many others

Writing & English Instructor

From 1997-2014, I designed and taught literature and writing courses at the following academic institutions:

• University of Washington
• University of Colorado-Boulder
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
• North Seattle Community College
• Creative Retirement Institute/Edmonds Community College