Humans crave story. Whether we’re huddled around the campfire, snuggled in the depths of our favorite chair, or engaged in our workday, we look to storytellers for inspiration. Tales of triumph and failure provoke us to be courageous and give our lives meaning. They help us believe in the power of good intention and hard work—that things will turn out. Through story we begin to understand other people and new ideas, and we learn empathy for what’s different from or new to us. We find connection. We grow.
As a writer and communications consultant, storytelling is my business and the tools of storytelling are my craft. I’m both a writer and editor. I have creative and technical capabilities in print, web, and film. And I’ve got diverse experience in all the kinds of management—project, team, and brand—that turn an idea into reality.
Before launching a full-time consulting practice, I spent the majority of my career providing strategic and tactical communications consulting and management for a $900 million private foundation. In that role, I wrote content, developed marketing efforts, built websites, produced more than 20 publications (including two magazine series), and hired and managed consultants, creatives, and vendors.
Great writers like Faith Sullivan (left) and Judith Guest (right) not only live in Minnesota, but are generous supporters of aspiring novelists like me.
My resume includes other accomplishments, like work in film, brand management, social media, blogging, event planning, and team management. Learn more about my consulting services.
When I’m not telling stories for my clients, I’m pursuing publication of a novel, the fourth I’ve written. I’m continuing my twenty-year study of the craft with accomplished writers from Minnesota and beyond. In the past two years, my teachers have included Peter Geye, Benjamin Percy, and Mat Johnson. I am a member of the Professional Editors Network and Loft Literary Center.
When I’m not writing, I’m busy designing and constructing quilts. “Free (Blue) Bird” came to me in a dream. It will finish to 52″ round.