Writing & Audio

I am a general interest writer, having written to a variety of audiences on a variety of subjects. I also create website and marketing copy. Through my varied experience I have become an adaptable writer, able to fit to the needs of my clients and help guide projects when needed.

I also have a growing body of work in audio storytelling and production, including hosting and producing my own podcast, Strides Forward, working as a producer on the show 3 Clips, and contributing stories to entities like NPR’s Only a Game.

Services

• • Original Copy Writing
  • Audio Storytelling Production
  • Website Content Development
  • Website Copy to SEO Specs
  • Editing and Copyediting

I have had a passion for writing from a very young age. My first published pieces focused on women in sports for publications including W.I.G. (Women in General) and Girljock. I honed my writing skills while earning my Bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Barbara as a Religious Studies major and got my professional writing career started in 1998 as an intern at VeloNews, a national publication covering bicycle racing. During my time there, I published several stories including a cover story about women in cycling. I returned to my women-in-sports roots in 2020 to create Women’s Running Stories, a podcast where exceptional women runners tell inspirational stories about their running experiences. I am the host and producer.

In my writing career, from VeloNews, I went on to become an editor at Rosen Publishing in New York, the publications coordinator for the prestigious Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco, the managing editor of Tahoe Quarterly, a regional lifestyle magazine, and the Editor in Chief of regional lifestyle magazines Nevada Home and the Nob Hill Gazette.

In my capacity as magazine editor, I regularly contributed stories on numerous topics having to do with community, home, garden, or lifestyle.

I have written and edited marketing and website copy for several businesses including Tahoe Fitness Loft, Slice, Alta8 Fashion Armwear, Circle Furniture, and Body Balance Fitness and Massage, among others.

A lot of my writing has focused on the fine art world. I’ve written for ArtNews, ArtWeek, and art, ltd. and online for Art in America, Visual News Source, and the Huffington Post, among other publications. I have also written essays about art for the Capital City Arts Initiative in Carson City, Nevada, and for Scott Richards Contemporary Art, a fine art gallery in San Francisco.

I also wrote four books for the teen market: Everything You Need to Know About the Riot Grrrl Movement, Marathon Cycling, Tour Guides: Life on Extreme Outdoor Adventures, and Stunt Performers: Life Before the Camera.

Currently, I also write about and have produced audio stories focused on sports, especially running. See the blog for links to those stories.