Same Website, New Look

Oh hello, blog.  It's been several months since I've last updated here.  And I actually do have an update today: a new, simplified look for my main site is now up and running.  I'm still working on the content portion of the site, specifically updating and clarifying information, so bear with me as the layout may change slightly in the upcoming weeks.  To clarify, I am still offering writing services, and hope the site is easier to navigate now.

Check out my revamped site here: www.theintrovertedwriter.com  

June

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It's been three weeks since my last blog post.  Goodness.  In baby time, that's a lot of developmental growth.  However, in mama time, three weeks has slipped through my fingers; I've forgotten how crazy life has been lately with a teething almost-there crawler.  (I am amazed at how mamas of more than one baby manage work and family life, especially those who work from home.)  

As for my Etsy shop I am still shipping orders as time permits, usually twice a week.  Lately, my writing services have been inquired about the most, which has been a wonderful surprise.  I've also noticed that there's been a clustering, an ebb and flow if you will, of specific shop item inquiries - that only my jewelry work is asked about one week and only my writing services the next.  It's as if we're all connected somehow in this amazing vast universe.  And I love that.  I like to think that positivity perseveres over the negativity in our society, our world.  That goodness and kindness are more commonplace than we know.  It's my hope to pass this on to my daughter who is becoming more and more observant as the days go by.  More importantly, it is my steadfast hope to be the best mother I can be.  Mamas out there, I feel you.

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In jewelry news, I hope to unveil new jewelry designs this autumn!

EC | TIW Writing Services Question

Hi everyone, I've received a few inquiries this week about my quality writing services, specifically how I communicate with clients.  For my writing services, I contact clients only via Etsy convos.  That way, all the information is right in front of me--in case I need to refer back to particular details.  I do NOT conduct phone interviews, Skype, or converse with clients through regular emails (and do not make exceptions).  This unique organizational process is reflected in the final result: the clarity, tone, and quality content of my writing.

However, I understand that the written word may not be a client's preferred mode of communication.  But the client's own writing is important to my process as a writer, as it gives me an idea of what the client is looking for.  I then ask questions to add detail and hone into core content.

My writing services are detail-driven and a labor of love; I do not try to make a quick buck off my writing.  Additionally, I have the credentials to prove the depth, skill, and nuanced quality of my work.  Integrity matters deeply to me, as does each inquiry.  Thanks for your understanding.

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Read more about my writing services here and here.

Visit my main site here:
www.theintrovertedwriter.com

Wedding Writing Services and Gratitude

Hope you had a lovely Easter weekend (two days late, I know).  I recently sold this Love Story writing service to a sweet client.  With wedding season nearly in full swing, I wanted to let you know a little more about my writing services and skills as a writer.  A writer with a Master's degree, my content writing services differ from others in that my work is highly detail oriented, quality driven, and reflects the versatility of my academic training.  I never use hype or gimmicks, nor do I plagiarize.  Specifically, the client sends me the information to put together into a cohesive work; editing is a collaborative process between the client and the writer (me).  I then send each writing service client a custom questionnaire based on the information sent to me.  Through various drafts, I weave together the updated information for clarity, flow, tone, etc., until the work is complete.  Pricing reflects this.

Love Story Writing Service

                                          

Writing is a long, arduous process--and frankly, it's an underrated craft, too.  To write clearly is hard.  To write clearly is a challenge because the written word differs greatly from the spoken word, which differs greatly from formal speech.  Writing then, if done well, is an inimitable act.  I am grateful to my clients for choosing my writing services.

Find my writing services here.  

Read my writer's FAQs on my main site.

A Burning Question

This might not be a burning question, but it's one that I've received lately about my writing services.  The question is: "Can you write blog entry content for me?"  I answer yes, but that I would need a rough draft, or at least an outline, of the content for direction.  (Static is then heard on the other end...)  The line of inquiry proceeds: "I need you to come up with the content.  I don't have time to write it."  My next email explains that I don't write content without an outline or rough draft because there's many ways in which the content could be written--and that my listing description clearly explains the type of writing I do, and why.

After that, I don't hear back from the potential client...

The thing is, I am a writer with an MA degree, but what I write is based solely on the information the client provides.  I do not pull ideas out of thin air, although I do add to ideas--nor do I allow them to materialize in front of me without the client's input: there are just so many directions in which the content can go.  Tone, for instance.  Upbeat and conversational, or professional and polished?  Word choice is another direction, as is content, organization, sentence structure, voice, etc.  Voice is especially important because it tells the reader who the writer is.  If there is a discrepancy between any of these elements in a written work, the reader will know.  Many times, we don't give the reader enough credit for noticing.  My academic training, as tough as it was for me, undoubtedly contributed to my detail-oriented writing style.  Academics taught me how to look critically at the writing process from all perspectives: brainstorming, organization, word choice, structure, clarity, and length.  Taught me that each word holds a different weight in a sentence.  That each statement matters.

Inadvertently, the high-brow culture of academics taught me something interesting: humility.  After six drafts of one chapter, you learn firsthand how to be humble and deft.  You learn new ways of writing and seeing the world, and you learn how to edit and write with relevance and a critical eye.  This is why I provide quality content writing services through my main site, theintrovertedwriter.com, in addition to my Etsy shop.  The writer, the written word, the content--it all matters.

Read my writer's FAQs: theintrovertedwriter.com/faqs.html