Writer’s Digest

I served as content strategist and digital content director for Writer’s Digest from 2017 to early 2019, and I have written a great deal of additional articles and posts for the site since then.

Magazine Features

• “101 Best Websites for Writers,” 2019
• “The WD Interview: Cassandra Clare,” 2019
• “Mastering High Concept,” September 2019

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Columns & Tidbits

• Breaking In
• Back Page Puzzles & Features

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Writer’s Digest 2020 Daily Calendar

I created 52 writing-themed word puzzles and games for the 2020 Writer’s Digest page-a-day calendar.

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Writing Prompts

• Trash Tales

• Left Turn

• Shine

• Character Name Generator

• Charts of Speech

• The Hate Note

• Romantic Discussion Squares™

• Red Snow

• Character Construction

• Typo Fiasco

• Not Quite Dickensian

• Thesaurus Abuse

Online Editorial Articles

• Reddit for Writers: 47 Writing Subreddits to Explore

• YA Author Cassandra Clare Reveals the Practical Magic Behind Her Bestselling ‘Shadowhunter’ Series (extended interview)

• Blessed Are the Legend-Makers: 11 J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes for Writers

• Imagination Unchained: BIRD BOX Author Josh Malerman on Film Adaptations, Theatrical Book Readings and More

• 4 Writing Techniques to Borrow from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

• Did Hemingway say “write drunk, edit sober”? Nope—he preferred to write sober.

• App Happy: 11 Free (or Mostly Free) Mobile Apps for Writers

• “Don’t let anyone tell you ‘No.’” Author Brad Meltzer on Research, Rejections and More

• WD Editor-at-Large Jessica Strawser Named 2019 Writer-in-Residence by the Cincinnati Library Foundation

• Breaking In: Debut Author Anissa Gray on Finding Your Writing Workspace and More

Content Marketing

• 7 Experiences to Look Forward to at the 2019 Writer’s Digest Conference

• 3 Key Novel Writing Tips: Wisdom from the Authors Speaking in the 2019 Virtual Conference for Novelists

• N.K. Jemisin to Present Opening Keynote at Writer’s Digest Conference 2019

• 30 Gifts for Writers: The 2018 Writer’s Digest Holiday Gift Guide

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Scotts/Tomcat

In October 2019, I served as managing editor on a unique social media project for the Scotts company, curating 24 stories released on the Twitter accounts of eight horror authors with the hashtag #ScaryStories throughout the month of October. The stories each generated thousands of likes and retweets, with one topping 60K and generating widespread press coverage. I also contributed three fictional horror stories to the project myself.

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MM&M Magazine

I wrote four profiles of medical marketing agencies for the 2019 Agency 100 feature in MM&M magazine.

• Agency 100 2019: Patient Experience Project
• Agency 100 2019: Minds + Assembly
• Agency 100 2019: JPA Health
• Agency 100 2019: Invivo Communications

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ResumeHelp

In early 2018, I revamped, rewrote and optimized more than 150 evergreen articles on ResumeHelp.com.

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HOW Magazine

I served as online content director of HOWdesign.com from 2014 to 2017, and as Editor-in-Chief of HOW‘s print magazine from 2016–2017, during which time I produced hundreds of online articles and five issues of the print magazine.

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PRINT Magazine

I served as online content director of PRINT magazine from 2014–2017, during which time I produced hundreds of online articles and contributed to the print magazine.