I’m a freelance travel writer and copy writer based out of Houston, TX. The bulk of my work is marketing and advertising copywriting for Web sites including promotional landing pages, banner advertising, and demo scripts. I also write direct mail pieces including letters and postcards. 

I work remotely from most of my clients. There are many that I’ve never met, and some I’ve never even spoken to on the phone. As long as I have access to the Internet, I can—and do—work from anywhere in the world. 

While the majority of the work I do these days is Web copy for companies large and small, I also write travel and food articles for print and online magazines. (I mean, really—who wouldn’t want to get paid to eat and travel around the world?)

Ancient History

Armed with my Bachelor of Arts in English and minor in International Relations from Smith College, I promptly entered the world of non-profits. Unfortunately, the combination of a small non-profit and very little work experience didn’t command the six-figure salary I just knew would come with a Smith degree—although I did get a corner office (drafty and very, very cold) and my own parking space (in an open lot a couple of blocks away). 

I made several strategic career and geographical changes (read: went south for the warmer weather, worked at Starbucks for the bennies) before settling into a nice, little Internet start-up that promised to make me fabulously wealthy. Live and learn. 

The good news is that I got a ton of experience in Sales, Marketing and Project Management and learned all about the Web. I got to work with some of the top, leading edge graphic designers in Texas. I also became active in several local professional associations, including the Art Directors Club of Houston (ADCH).

It was through ADCH that I got my first real taste of writing professionally. Sure, I had been asked in jobs with other titles to write everything from sales proposals, marketing collateral, and presentations to press releases, newsletters, and Web sites. But it wasn’t until I was asked to be a Board Member and the Editor of their quarterly magazine, Slant, that I realized “Hey, I’m a writer!”

After producing several issues of Slant, landing a couple of restaurant review and food columns in some local papers, and getting a few editorial pieces in a local magazine, I quit my safe, secure job with medical benefits at one of the Top 50 Interactive Agencies in the US and have been happily (gleefully, even!) pursuing travel, copy, and editorial work ever since.