Your
Travel
Copywriter
This is me
My earliest memory is riding in the front seat of a Datsun wagon watching the electric wires swoop past. I did this a lot since we were a military family and road-tripped to relatives often.
I'd be so excited by the idea of going I couldn't eat morning of, and the smell of coffee in a car can still make me long for the open road.
Navy and beyond
When I was 7, my Pop got out of the Navy and we moved to be near Mom's family in Northwestern Pennsylvania. In other words, we went from LOTS of winter to MARGINALLY less winter.
My childhood up the dirt road from my grandparents was a happy one, spending my summers picking wild berries and wandering through the woods. I graduated from with a BA in Political Science, concentration in Communications and moved to Oregon.
The birth of wanderlust
At 19 I traveled alone for the first time---all the way from PA to St. Michael, Alaska, a trip that required 4 connecting flights and a night in Anchorage. What a way to cut your travel teeth!
As a West Coaster in my first job, I had the privilege of going on the backpack, youth hostel, lots-of-bread-because-you're poor Europe trip.
Like generations before me I was enthralled. Completely and totally sold out to going. Since then, I've been on too many trips to count, but as Susan Sontag said "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list."
Wanderlust [won-der-luhst] a strong desire for, or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.
Copywriting
I've been a writer for, well, ever since I can remember. Starting with childhood stories. Then high school journalism. Editing my college roommate's papers (still maintain I helped her with that 4.0--not bitter, though!) and writing for GCC's newspaper.
Policy papers, weekly radio show copy and even an entry in the Congressional Record while doing internships in DC. Fiction, essays, stints as an editor and 10 years of magazine writing.
That cruise life
Copywriting came to me at just the right moment. I'd gotten divorced and moved to Raleigh, NC. A new start. Not being constrained by location like a 9 to 5 job. Finding the creative life I really wanted and going for it.
I chanced upon an email from AWAI (American Writers and Artists, Inc.) The fact that I clicked, read the entire sales page and purchased the following day--well, that says everything about them being the best in the copywriting business.
They know how to write copy that sells, and now I do, too.
I've traveled a lot. I've been your customer, your consumer and your guest.
I love traveling. I love the idea of it. I love the smells and sounds. I love knowing myself in other cultures.
I still love going.
And I love writing about it.
As Your Travel Copywriter, I'll combine my knowledge, talent and experience to help you grow your successful business with high REO, get more traffic, sell more product, book more tours, packages and rooms.
It's really that simple.
