Name: Greg Bussmann City: St. Louis, MO How long have you been writing? Freelance for about a year, but writing in general as long as I could remember. Why did you become a writer? I remember back in fifth grade creative writing, my stories made my classmates laugh. I ...
Name: Caitlin West City: Scranton, Pa. How long have you been writing? I started writing around 6 years old. As soon as I knew how to write, I made up my own stories. I got a paid job working for the teen section of my local newspaper in ninth grade ...
Name: Katherine Blodgett Title: Content Editor Location: Johnson City, TN What is one trait you learned in journalism school that you use in your daily life?: I learned the value of extensive research. Thorough research sets your content apart from other articles and allows you to offer something unique ...
Name: Jessica Moore Title: Customer Success Manager Location: St. Louis, MO. What is one trait you learned in journalism school that you use in your daily life?: One of the most important pieces of information I learned in journalism school that I use in my daily life is that accuracy ...
Name: Steve Lysaker Title: Editor Location: Denver What is one trait you learned in journalism school that you use in your daily life?: Concision Journalism background: I started working for newspapers (remember those?) in high school, and most of my early career focused on feature and entertainment writing. I’ve since ...
Name: Hillary Bird Title: Director of Content Location: Chicago What is one trait you learned in journalism school that you use in your daily life?: Listening. Nothing teaches you to be a good listener like keeping an ear open for clues that can give you more information or will help ...
Name: Connie Sue White Title: Senior Editor Location: Orlando, Florida What is one trait you learned in journalism school that you use in your daily life?: Hmm... Question everything!? All seriousness aside, I’m not so sure that I learned a “trait” while attending the University of Florida J-school, but I’ve ...
Name: Trude Namara Title: Senior Editor Location: Midwest What is one trait you learned in college that you use in your daily life? A professor once told me that “Your perception of yourself is always less than what you think it is.” Remembering that, I constantly try to give myself more ...
Name: Kayly Lange City: Riverside, Calif. How long have you been writing? 5 years Why did you become a writer? I always loved reading and writing but was certain it would be a poor career choice. However, when I was pregnant with my third child, I found SEO writing as a way to ...
Name: Reem Abouemera City: Cairo, Egypt How long have you been writing?: I’ve been a writer long before I actually knew what writing was. I remember when I was in second grade (I was around 8 years old) and I wrote cartoon episodes for my favorite TV series, like “Arthur”! I’d do it ...