Writing and Editing

Writing. If I’m being humble, I would tell you my greatest skill is writing about any topic, for any audience, in any voice. I can make the driest material interesting and the most complex information accessible. With my combined experience as a lawyer and a communicator, I can be creative and inspired, concise and persuasive, funny or not funny or all the above.

I like to draft content of all types for all media, such as:

• Blogs
• Copywriting/web content
• Ghostwriting (juicy memoirs only)
• Newsletters
• Press releases/social media
• Reports
• Thought leadership pieces

So, editing. I especially enjoy enhancing what you’ve written to help create something you love, however many versions are required to get there. I can meet your proofreading needs, I can check your grammar, I can look at style and content, I can tell you whether the material is interesting, I can check for gaps in logic and I can suggest needed follow-up. Any type of document, content or copy you might need, I can help you make it better.

In addition to editing the types of writing I’ve listed above, I will also help you with: 

• Manuscripts
• College application essays
• Technical articles or manuals

Communications

Before wending my way to Jacqueline Creative, I spent a decade in corporate communications for several Fortune 500 companies, and I am very comfortable in that context and environment. I can take you from planning your communications — be they one-offs or part of a larger vision — to execution. I am fluent in corporate jargon, like “DNA” and “north star,” and I will quickly remove it from your writing. (You’ve been warned.) Again, I can use your voice and speak to your audience, and I work well with anyone from worker bees to hotshot executives.

In addition to my other writing and editing services, I can also assist with: 

• Campaigns
• Culture work/change management
• Employee communications
• Executive messaging
• Intranet content
• Newsletters
• Organization announcements

Legal

Don’t forget my law degree! (I don’t — especially when I must pay hundreds in annual attorney registration fees.)

Although I won't be representing you as your lawyer (been there, done that, bought the navy suit), I rely on my legal experience to offer these types of services:   

• Articles for legal publications
• Legal blogs
• Legal summaries (for lawyers or laypeople)