Writing is the lifeblood of your business. Whether it’s marketing copy for your website, SEO-friendly posts for your blog, letters for your email list, or copy for social media and ads, the written word connects your audience to your business.
Ever since I started my first blog back in 2006, I’ve used the written word as a tool to move people in meaningful ways. In both my personal and professional life, writing is vital to me. I now use that passion to help businesses and organizations thrive.
Writing Samples
Business
- The best content strategy practices strive for excellence, not perfection This article was curated to Medium’s “Marketing” and main pages the day it went live. Medium’s largest active publication, The Startup (over 585,000 followers), added this post to their publication as well.
- Three Myths About Video SEO You Need to Know (Artlist)
- A Brand is More Than a Logo curated to “Better Marketing”
- If You’re a Professional Artist, Stop Complaining About Commoditization (“Better Marketing”)
- 5 Reasons Your About Page Probably Sucks (Better Marketing)
Film & Video
- The Ultimate Guide to When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Fix it In Post (Rocket Yard/OWC)
- The Ultimate Guide to Fair Use and Copyrights for Filmmakers (one of the top ten most-read posts on the Frame.io Insider)
- What 15 Years of Writing Videography Contracts Have Taught Me (one of the topmost engaged posts in terms of comments on the Frame.io Insider).
- Passion Is Not Enough: 4 Keys to Getting Paid for Your Art (Frame.io Insider)
- The Two 180s of Filmmaking: The 180 Degree Line and the 180 Degree Shutter (Film Riot)
- Understanding Frame Rates vs. Shutterspeed (Film Riot)
- 4 Lessons Creatives Can Learn from Quibi’s Conundrum (Pro Video Coalition)
- 4 Ways to Maximize Creative Fulfillment and Still Make a Living (Frame.io Insider)
- Black, Blonde, and Bold. Making it in Hollywood When You Don’t Fit the Mold. (Frame.io Insider)
- How to Match a Film Look with Basic Color Correction Tools (Frame.io Insider)
Entertainment & Culture
- The Forgotten Art of the Mixtape (PS I Love You – Medium publication)
- Scorsese’s and Coppola’s comments about the MCU strike at a much bigger issue. Who defines “art”? (Medium)
- Boyz N the Hood Turns 30: Looking Back at Its Legacy (Artlist)
- 4 Insidious Tactics of Post-Modern Racism (Medium)
- 6 Examples of Lazy Storytelling to Avoid (Medium)