Who Is This Weirdo?
The ancient Irish called people like me Seanchai, or storyteller. The yarn spinner, the historian, the keeper of lore.
I’ve told stories my whole life: I started as an avid reader and evolved to writing fiction-by-request for my friends at sleepovers (spoiler: they always found true love).
My career brought me to some of the most hallowed halls of publishing, writing custom content for brands you’ll definitely recognize.
From there, I went to work directly for clients. Add strategy, collaboration, creativity, and a knack for communicating with my friends solely by meme, and that’s me in a nutshell.
Working With Me: The Vibes
I Love A Whiteboard
What’s nearsighted and loves brainstorming meetings? ME. Weird? Yes. True? Also yes. I live for collaboration. I want to meet your designers, your editors, your clients, your stakeholders. If there’s anyone who wants to jump in on this creative process, tell them to come sit by me.
I Bow At The Altar Of The Two-Headed Creative God
That’s Design & Copy. They should work with each other, be flexible, and collaborate—always. Your CD says the headline can only be one word that’s three letters long? Y-E-S I can!
I Will Do What I Say I Am Going To Do.
Despite being a Sagittarius when I commit, I am ALL IN. Whatever wild thing we agree on I will get it done—and the mundane stuff, too. I meet every deadline, I button-up every revision. You have enough to worry about, you don’t have to worry about me.
I Don’t Make It Complicated.
I write the way I speak, minus the swearing. It’s how I connect with your audience. Marketing speak is the absolute worst.
I Will Be Your Hype Woman
You think your mom is proud? Just wait. I love to talk up the people, brands, and projects that I believe in. I understand the value of what you have to say, and so I will make sure your audience hears it.
I’ve Got You
I know that it can be nerve-wracking to put your work out there for the world to pick apart. It’s my goal to make sure you’re successful. We’re in this together.
We’ll Do This Again
I mean this in the least-stalker-y way possible: You’ll never get rid of me. Most of my freelance work comes from folks I’ve worked with before, and I value the connections I’ve made in the creative industry. I have gotten to work with the absolute best of the best, so I am always excited when I can do it again. This is just the beginning for us.
Timing Is Everything.
1998 — Rolling Stone Magazine
2001 — Book Of The Month Club
2002 — New York Magazine
2004 — Shape Magazine, Star Magazine, Fit Pregnancy, Natural Health
2005 — Lucky Magazine, my first of many gigs at Condé Nast
2007 — New York Magazine
2011 — Freelance career kicks off, Lucky, Bon Appetit
2012 — Allure Magazine
2013 — Women’s Wear Daily/Fairchild
2015 — Time Inc Corporate: Time, People, In Style, Cooking Light
2016 — Let Julia Write It launches
2019 — Gabe’s Stores
Other Things
Volume Always Goes Up For: Let’s Go Crazy by Prince, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
Movies I’ll Won’t Scroll Through: Mitchells Vs. The Machines. Shawshank. The Craft.
Books I Always Reco: The Secret History. Demon Copperhead. Circe.
Glad I Saw: The Go Gos at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ, 2016
Most Recent Show: Green Day Saviors Tour with The Linda Lindas & Smashing Pumpkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2024. What. A. Show.
Must See TV: Jeopardy. Vanderpump Rules (oh, the shame!)
Docs That Blew My Mind: Woodstock ’99. Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane.
Best Interview Subject: Eric Ripert (so nice, unreal.)
Most Random Gig: I wrote copy for Sly, a short-lived Cigar Aficionado copycat based on the affluent-gentleman lifestyle of Sylvester Stallone.
Favorite Job: Lucky Magazine. It was a moment in time at Condé Nast and I worked with some of the absolute best as their careers took off.
Fact: I am an absolute killer at music trivia.
New Skill: Tarot card reading.
My advice: First, coffee.