Hiring a content writer for your marketing agency is a risky endeavor but one that can pay off for you and your clients. Where do begin to hire a writer? How do you know what questions to ask? Does the writer’s process fit your firm’s process? What are the benefits…

I was featured on The Nonprofit Show with Jarrett Ransom of The Rayvan Group and Julia C. Patrick of the American Nonprofit Academy where I spoke about the value of content writing for nonprofits, especially blog writing. Storytelling in the Nonprofit Sector When it comes to storytelling in the nonprofit sector, it’s just one of…

This post was originally published on my personal blog McAuley Musings. truth is that I have good and bad days. Last week was filled with bad days and this week was four pretty good days in a row. That’s probably my longest stretch of good days in months, even pre-diagnosis…

This article was originally published on my personal blog McAuley Musings. In April 2016, my routine bloodwork came back with high white blood cell counts. I was retested and the counts were even higher. Armed with a copy of my bloodwork, and obsessions with Google and Grey’s Anatomy, I could…

I have a condition called Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and there is a miracle pill called Gleevec that controls my cancer but there is no cure. I take the generic version, which you would think costs much less but the reality is that the retail price for the generic of my…

Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful life events, but it doesn’t have to be. As a 42 year old first time bride, I wanted to keep the wedding as simple as possible. We selected a small, intimate venue where we could visit with guests and keep them…

As an observer of the world, I am always asking people about their businesses, lives, and experiences. One experience that is clear to me is that when an unappreciated man finds someone who appreciates him, it rocks his world, in a good way. Last year I wrote An Open Letter…

Last month my boyfriend and I spent a week back east including a few days in New York. We landed at LaGuardia with the choice to go to Connecticut or to Manhattan. We chose Manhattan. I didn’t realize how much I missed New York City until we were in a…