A must-have handy guide to Do's and Don'ts (and how to stay safe and sane) while writing and answering personal ads online and in print. Includes sample ads, responses, phone tips, where to advertise, meeting and dating tips and personal stories with a sprinkling of humor throughout.
My grandkids call me Grandma Peggi, but I don't feel like I'm of grandma vintage. I swim several times a week, attend lots of networking events, meetings and seminars, participate in Chamber of Commerce functions and manage a web design and business services firm. I enjoy people, books, music, good food and sunshine. The challenge and need for business development keep me hopping.
My Wordpix firm has produced some cool client books including: American Florists' Exchange's "Sending Flowers to America" (2008); Dr. Steve Smith's "Escape to the Mountain" (2007); C.T. Flynn's "A System of Universes" (2008); Stan Cody's "Teaching Outside the Box" (2006) and Jo Kelly's "The Truth About Being an Extra" (2006).
My writing career spans three decades and more than 500 articles on everything from rodeo to fine art, city projects to web marketing. It all started in 1974 when I became secretary and editorial assistant in the communications department of the Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce in 1974. My boss put my writing skills to work. I reviewed free lancers' stories, corrected and marked them up (pre-computer days, mind you) for typsetting and reviewed them again after my boss fine-tuned them. The "Before" and "After." After 10-15 hours a week for four years of that routine, I knew how to tighten a story, write headlines, organize content, and write catchy lead-ins and closers. No college program could come close to my four-year, highly focused on-the-job training.
Soon I was a regular writer for our monthly rag, and other magazines were requesting my stories. I loved it! As a single mom, the extra income was a lifesaver and besides, I loved to write. As a fast, accurate typist (try 100+ wpm) with good spelling and grammar, I could crank out stories fast. I literally wore out my little Smith Corona electric typewriter.
Today, I write for THE BLOOMIN' NEWS, a bi-monthly newsmagazine for the Los Angeles Flower Market (see www.bloominnews.com); and I write for clients' websites. So I'm still in there caressing the keys every day. It's a joy to use this special gift.
