Who’s Afraid of AI Copywriting?
I’m a freelance copywriter. I’m an in-house copywriter. All of my moneymaking endeavors, in fact, are writing-related. And now a fancy new AI has emerged that writes, I gotta say, …
Embracing non-toxic neutrality
This one’s for the people who’ve been called “negative.” It’s for the wearers of Resting Bitch Face. It’s for the ones with a naturally deadpan delivery that sometimes confuses people …
When advertising tropes attack
Pardon my whining, but this is my blog, after all, and: Some ads make my life harder. Am I speaking professionally? Personally? Emotionally? Logistically? Is the ad industry getting me …
Drowning in the Deepest of Dives
I am a collector of information. I’m not a hoarder — once I have it, I distribute it gleefully, whether you want it or not — but my mind palace …
Why, and when, and how to break the rules of writing, and why you maybe shouldn’t
You rebel, you. You rulebreaker. You’re audacious. And you know what? That’s cool. That’s not the end of the world. If you know why the rules are there, and you …
Unrelated to advertising: This has to stop
I didn’t do a blog post last week because I had it all ready to go, and then I couldn’t click “Publish” because in the wake of a mass shooting …
2020: The Year That Was (Terrible)
Have you ever known someone who was just THE WORST — selfish, narcissistic, caustic, downright cruel just for fun — and then you meet their younger sibling, and they’re even …
Impeded. (In which I cast doubt on my own ability to use words)
At the risk of flattering myself: From reading my writing, you’d have no way of knowing how hard it is for me to talk. It’s not hard for me to …
“Brand Canceling”: Not Really a Thing
People are SUPER sensitive about their beans, y’all. We have discovered this by way of a recent bean-related political dustup. (Have no fear — overall, this post isn’t going to …
Stay with me here: Maybe all corporate-speak isn’t bad
Corporate jargon is derided universally, with the possible exception of people who insist on using it. (And for all we know, those people die inside a little more every time …