The Writing Life
Masonry is a digital marketing agency based in Austin, Texas. I was brought on as a content creator and created a variety of copy for the brand and its clients. The copy included product one-pagers, blog posts, email campaigns, press releases, infographics, and white papers. I also edited copy and ran quality assurance on several websites.
Image: Davide D’Amico (Creative Commons)
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, I worked as an activities assistant at an assisted living center. I led exercise; called bingo; sang songs from the 1920s; chit-chatted with the residents; served food and drinks; and, most important of all, upheld peace, law, and order.
[Read more…] about Alphabet Adventure: H is for Hell’s Bells
“Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
— Philippians 3:12-4, New American Standard Bible
A couple of days ago, someone asked me what I do to get inspired. I found the question a bit puzzling. “Get inspired”? It sounds as though inspiration comes on tap or can be pulled out of the ether. [Read more…] about Creative Life Truths: Inspiration is a Myth
A few weeks ago, The Next Web published an article about the brutal truths of the creative life. I enjoyed the article so much that I decided to approach each of the eleven truths in individual posts. The first truth: no one’s ideas are original.
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