The Scoop on Me.
People have told me I have a way with words. And I admit, I do. I'm punny and alliterative. I'm serious and straight forward. I'm whimsical and intriguing. I'm honest and sassy.
I grew up in a ski resort town in Wyoming. I attended Montana State University for a year, upon which I realized my ideal future of working with words could not be pursued there. I packed up my car and moseyed on east, where I attended Cape Cod Community College. My history professor, who was also my academic adviser, pushed me into studying journalism. So I did. And I fell in love.
I honed my skills working at the student newspaper, The MainSheet. It was there I was introduced to Associated Press style and its accompanying stylebook, which I can basically recite in my sleep. I wrote, I edited, I learned InDesign. Then I took the summer off and worked on a whale watch boat.
After returning to Wyoming and living the typical life of a young twentysomething — waiting tables, working retail, trying to figure out which way is up — I took the plunge and applied at the Jackson Hole Daily in July 2008, the local daily newspaper with a circulation of between 11,000 and 15,000 copies.
I quickly vaulted from part-time to full-time and took over layout for the sports section. After a few years of that, I became the editor one day per week, with occasional fill-in duties for the Daily's editor and assistant editor.
During all this, I got engaged and was inspired (like oh-so many other brides-to-be) to begin my own blog. This led to an eventual contributor position with national wedding blog, The Broke-Ass Bride. I have edited two books, one which is still in pre-print and one that is for sale on Amazon.com. I have done work on numerous websites, helping spiff up copy and entice an audience. Also, I help coordinate and write for the blog for a local food and restaurant magazine, Dishing. On top of all this, I am all over the social media realm. I mean ... I know the Interwebz.
In summation, words are what I do. And I do them well.
I grew up in a ski resort town in Wyoming. I attended Montana State University for a year, upon which I realized my ideal future of working with words could not be pursued there. I packed up my car and moseyed on east, where I attended Cape Cod Community College. My history professor, who was also my academic adviser, pushed me into studying journalism. So I did. And I fell in love.
I honed my skills working at the student newspaper, The MainSheet. It was there I was introduced to Associated Press style and its accompanying stylebook, which I can basically recite in my sleep. I wrote, I edited, I learned InDesign. Then I took the summer off and worked on a whale watch boat.
After returning to Wyoming and living the typical life of a young twentysomething — waiting tables, working retail, trying to figure out which way is up — I took the plunge and applied at the Jackson Hole Daily in July 2008, the local daily newspaper with a circulation of between 11,000 and 15,000 copies.
I quickly vaulted from part-time to full-time and took over layout for the sports section. After a few years of that, I became the editor one day per week, with occasional fill-in duties for the Daily's editor and assistant editor.
During all this, I got engaged and was inspired (like oh-so many other brides-to-be) to begin my own blog. This led to an eventual contributor position with national wedding blog, The Broke-Ass Bride. I have edited two books, one which is still in pre-print and one that is for sale on Amazon.com. I have done work on numerous websites, helping spiff up copy and entice an audience. Also, I help coordinate and write for the blog for a local food and restaurant magazine, Dishing. On top of all this, I am all over the social media realm. I mean ... I know the Interwebz.
In summation, words are what I do. And I do them well.