Game of Thrones: S08 E01 Recap — Game of Hyper Competent Queens And WE! ARE! BACK! Author’s note: For the past couple of seasons of GoT I’ve taken it upon myself to write recaps of each episode on Facebook. Upon request, I’ve posted them here to make them easier to share internet-wide. *~*~* GAME OF THRONES RECAP POST *~*~* (That felt great to type.) First of all: LET’S […] read more
To all the darlings I’ve killed before: Why I’m taking The Wordshops offline on April 2nd I’d never told this story publicly — let alone onstage in front of 130 people… … But as soon as I did, my knees turned near-liquid with relief. I was speaking at The Copywriter Club IRL 2019 conference with a talk called From Nothing to Something: How to turn your ideas, point of view, and personal philosophies into […] read more
In praise of “training mode” The summer of 1997 was perhaps the most frustrating of my (then extremely short) life. My siblings, cousins and I were spending a winding few months at my grandparent’s straight-out-of-a-storybook house in Sussex, England. However, despite all the usual delectable grandmotherly-made meals and enchanted back garden hideaways — I was eight years old andgrumpy AF. What I […] read more
Confessions of a failed goal-getter It’s that time of year again: twinkling holiday displays, commercials trying to convince you a brand new leased Toyota makes a sensible gift, and (in my corner of the internet) an incoming tidal wave of “HOW TO HIT YOUR 2019 GOALS” emails. I don’t know about y’all — but that final internet holiday tradition usually sends a […] read more
Lose your learning ego. Every time I gear up for a speaking gig, my phenomenal coach Lanie Presswood and I follow the same process: Discuss the idea. Build the outline. Shape the flow. Practice, practice, practice. We laugh. We tweak. I learn not just the script, but the concepts by heart. And as a result, my talks have earned me accolades, […] read more
How to give good sales call Confession: After almost 8 years in this business, I’ve developed an allergy to overcomplicated sales strategies. I suspect this is 30% because of my fantastic coaches and clients who’ve taught me to value simplicity… and 70% because my brain just can’t decipher extremely down-to-the-miniscule-details ideas easily. (No, seriously. I once tried to read the copywriting section inside […] read more
