Writer in Houston, Texas

I've been referred to as a "creative wizard." That's cool. An engaging creative thinker and astute writer who can take your project "from concept to completion," that's me. I can also polish your marketing documents so they'll read better and have more appeal to your customers. Experienced in agency, entrepreneur and corporate venues. Well-versed in communicating to various target markets including retail, B2B, B2C, automotive, oil/gas/energy, and recruitment. Over 30 years experience in the marketing and communication arena in a variety of scenarios. Highlighted areas include Management - Content Writing, Storytelling - Marketing - Advertising - Branding - Client Relations. In addition to the portfolio samples below, you can also view my portfolio site at . Also check out my creativity blog at "ideasnmoreblog......" Specialties: Concept & Creative Development ~ Copywriting - including ads, articles (ghost written ones, too), blogs, case histories, marketing/sales collateral, web content ~ Art Direction - Presentations - People Skills Continuing education includes but is not limited to: Adweek's Creative Seminars, Images: Enhance Your Creativity Workshop, IABC/Houston Creative Writing Seminar, Tom Monahan's Creative Summer Camp, Integrated Marketing Communications Seminar, AMA's Innovation & Creativity, Adobe Creative Suite, Google’s SEO, Institute for Advertising Ethics. Seminars/workshops presented include: "Kick Start Your Creativity" – AAF-Houston’s National Student Conference, American Creativity Association Conference; “It’s Still the Idea, Stupid” – Lake Charles Ad Club, and numerous regional presentations on idea generation, brainstorming, and creativity for U of H Downtown, City of Houston, Texas Association of Special Investigation Units, AMA-Houston, AAF-NE Arkansas, AAF-Rio Grande Valley.