Writing
Fiction
“Maria’s Mixtape.” North American Review, Spring 2023.
“Seven Dollar Harmonium.” Pocket Change Vol. 2.
“Coastland Prophet.” Pocket Change Vol. 1.
“Documentation.” Boston Literary Magazine.
“The Lost.” Boston Thought.
“Phenomenon of the Dead.” Emerson Review.
“Rose.” Leah Lovenheim Award for Short Fiction.
Awards
Director’s Prize: "That unfailing comfort is, it's all predestinated": Ishmael's Calvinist Journey in Moby-Dick. Master’s thesis, Harvard University, 2018.
Lea Lovenheim Award for Short Fiction: “Rose.”
Ghostwriting*
2020 - Present
Featured on: Newsweek, Fast Company, Forbes, Nasdaq, Cyber Defense Magazine, Cybersecurity Insiders, HackerNoon, Security Ledger, Coin Telegraph, Enterprise Talk, The Manufacturer, Industry Today, CryptoSlate, Bitcoin Insider, and more.
Content: thought leadership articles, blog posts, industry reports, ebooks, whitepapers, social media posts
Industries: digital marketing, storytelling in business, retail, HR, leadership, LMS, B2B/B2C SaaS, enterprise software, cybersecurity, blockchain/crypto, med tech, defense tech, customer experience, customer service.
Examples of recent projects:
1000-word CEO ghostwritten articles on how to implement new strategies for tech adoption (data management, digital transformation, blockchain, cloud, cybersecurity)
5,000-word industry reports based on original research in marketing, retail, manufacturing, and more
whitepapers on employee engagement and retention
case studies on online learning adoption and impact
40-page ebook on digital transformation adoption and strategies
50-page ebook on storytelling in business
170-page ebook on customer experience
*Because this content belongs to my clients, I’m unfortunately unable to link to pieces here.
Bylines, Blogs, and Articles
2023
“How to Get into Cybersecurity: Benefits, Tips, & More.” Harvard Extension School Blog, 2023.
“10 Tips to Present What You Learned from a Professional Development Program.” Harvard DCE Professional Development, 2023.
“Sustainability vs. Global Development Practice: Which is Right for You?” Harvard Extension School Blog. 2023.
“Skills and Qualifications for a Thriving Marketing Analyst Career.” Harvard DCE Professional Development, 2023.
“What Does the Product Management Lifecycle Look Like?” Harvard DCE Professional Development, 2023.
“Should I Use ChatGPT to Write My Essays?” Harvard Summer School Blog, 2023.
“How to Leverage Marketing Analytics to Improve Customer Relationships and Business Decisions.” Harvard DCE Professional Development, 2023.
“How to Become a Product Manager and Bring Value to Your Customers.” Harvard DCE Professional Development. 2023.
“How to Create Positive Customer Experiences for Your Business.” Harvard DCE Professional Development. 2023.
“Perfectionism Might Be Hurting You. Here’s How to Change Your Relationship to Achievement.” Harvard Summer School Blog. 2023.
“How a Pre-Law Summer Program Can Prepare You for Your Future Career.” Harvard Summer School Blog. 2023.
“Political Summer Programs for High School Students.” Harvard Summer School Blog. 2023.
“Is It Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone? How Leaving Can Spark Positive Change.” Harvard Summer School Blog. 2023.
“Need a Break from Social Media? Here’s Why You Should — and How to Do It.” Harvard Summer School Blog. 2023.
“5 Ways to Establish Your Credibility in a Speech.” Harvard DCE Professional Development. 2023.
2021
“How to Build an Employee Training Program That’s Right for Your Business.” KnowledgeCity, 2021.
“What Your Organization Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine.” KnowledgeCity, 2021.
“8 Tips for Successfully Promoting Your Literary or Author Event.” Literary Boston, 2021.
“Representation, Inclusion, and Care: An Interview with Christina Pascucci Ciampa of All She Wrote Books.” Literary Boston. 2021.
“Reading as ONE in MetroWest: An Interview with Amy Wilson Sheldon and Jennifer De Leon.” Literary Boston. 2021.
“Fate, Family, and Bluegrass: An Interview with Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne.” Literary Boston. 2021.
“From Across the Globe to Across the Street: Telling the Stories of “Boston in 100 Words.” Literary Boston. 2021.
“Lit Crawl Boston Crawls Again: How It Began, How It Evolved, and How It's Returning In Person on June 10.” Literary Boston. 2021.
2020
“9 Ways to Improve Your Sexual Harassment Training.” KnowledgeCity, 2020.
“Top 10 Soft Skills Every Manager Needs.” KnowledgeCity, 2020.
“How to Cultivate an Innovative Workplace.” KnowledgeCity, 2020.
“7 Ways to Boost Employee Morale This Holiday Season.” KnowledgeCity, 2020.
“What Small Businesses Should Know About the Newest COVID-19 Relief Package.” KnowledgeCity, 2020.
“The Non-Solitary Act of Writing.” Literary Boston. . 2020.
“The Moby-Dick Marathon and the Desire for Communal Literary Experiences.” Writer’s Bone. 2020.
“Writing Parts Into a Whole: An Interview with Grace Talusan.” Literary Boston. 2020
“Broadcasting to the Tribe of Storytellers: An Interview with Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy of the Writer’s Bone Podcast.” Literary Boston. 2020.
“Writing Towards Truth: An Interview with Tracy Strauss.” Literary Boston. 2020.
“Four Doors of Pinckney Street: Louisa May Alcott.” Literary Boston. 2020.
“Using the Hero’s Journey to Get Through a Pandemic.” Medium. 2020.
2019
“The Top Ten Literary Sites In Boston You Should Visit.” Two Drifters. 2019.
“Dear Writer: The Muse is a Lie.” Medium. 2019.
“How to Start — and Sustain — a Successful Book Club.” Medium. 2019.
“7 Things to Decide Before You Start a Blog for Your Business.” Medium. 2019.
“Staging the Boston Book Festival: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Boston’s Biggest Literary Event.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Books Through Time: ‘Reimagining a Colonial Library’ at the Boston Athenaeum.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“The Traveling Library: Books on the T.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Celebrating Boston Bookstores on April 27.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“A Year in the Life: The Silver Unicorn Bookstore Turns One.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Finding Home at the Boston Immigrant Writer’s Salon.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“A Whirlwind Romance: How Bookstores and Readers Are Raising the Romance Genre.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Four Doors of Pinckney Street: Nathaniel Hawthorne.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Four Doors of Pinckney Street: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody's Kindergarten.” Literary Boston. 2019.
“Four Doors of Pinckney Street, Part I: Henry David Thoreau.” Literary Boston. 2019.
2018
“Boston, You’re My Home.” Pocket Change Literary Magazine Blog. 2018.
“The 90-Second Newbery: Showcasing Kid Filmmakers Inspired by Great Literature.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“Writers Finding Room: A Dedicated Space for Creativity in Downtown Boston.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“A Bookstore with Identity: Cultivating the Cultural Hub of I AM Books and IDEA Boston.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“Tell-All Boston Literary Series Premieres, Focusing on Memoir.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“Exploring the Book as Artistic Subject in Panopticon Gallery's Bibliophile.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“A Walking Tour of The Handmaid’s Tale.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“The Librarian of the West End: Fanny Goldstein.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“National Boston Cream Pie Day and the Omni Parker House's Literary Past.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“Bay Psalm Book, and America's First Printing Press.” Literary Boston. 2018.
“Black Writers of Boston's History.” Literary Boston. 2018.
2017
“The Journey of NEM Takes Flight: A Conversation with Erika Brannock.” Literary Boston. 2017.
“Sunset Rising: A Conversation with Laura Rees.” Literary Boston. 2017.
2013
Misc. posts on the Ploughshares blog. 2013.
Scriptwriting
Meta: Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate
Google: Google Project Management: Professional Certificate
Aptly: Marketing with TikTok Specialization
Aptly: Land Your Next Role
Social Media Management
Boston Book Festival, 2021 - 2022
Oversaw social media strategy and execution
Created social media strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Grew social media following across all platforms
Wrote 500 posts/pieces of content for social media distribution
Created all graphic design accompanying social media posts
Literary Boston | Boston Book Blog, 2012 - Present
Established and grew social media presence on Instagram and Twitter
Website Content, Design, and Management
This website, of course!
Literary Boston | Boston Book Blog. 2012 - Present.
Writing: Articles, news feed blurbs, social media, all web pages.
Design: Squarespace.
Boston Book Festival. 2022.
Writing: Web content, web redesign, schedule embeds, blog posts.
Design: Wordpress.com.
Harvard Business School Prematriculation Site. 2013-2019.
Writing: Web page content, email newsletters, news feed blurbs.
Blog: Created, wrote, and managed “Beginnings: The Prematric Blog” featuring student, staff, and faculty contributions.
Editing: All content (100+ pages), yearly audit.
Design: Dreamweaver.
Analytics: Tracked site analytics year-to-year, creating editorial plans based on data.
