About Me
I have 7 years of experience in writing and editing web copy according to SEO best practices and digital marketing strategies, and 8 years of experience in total with professional editing.
Note that I've worked as a ghostwriter under an NDA for many years; therefore, my portfolio has a lot of spec work to demonstrate the types of projects I've previously done.
Outside of copywriting, I write and edit fiction—specifically sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. I currently volunteer as an Assistant Editor for the literary magazine The Fantastic Other. I have also interned at a university literary journal, Glint Journal, as a fiction and nonfiction editor and book reviewer.
Copywriting Spec Work
Below are spec work projects I have completed that demonstrate my copywriting and/or design abilities.
Editing & Reading Work
Projects I have edited or served as a volunteer reader for.
Submission Reading - Issue 11 of "The Fantastic Other"
I served as a submission reader for issue 11 of the literary magazine "The Fantastic Other."
Line Editing Sample (Spec Work)
A chapter excerpt I line edited for a book publishing course assignment.
Line Edit, Editorial Assessment, and Book Design Example Project (Spec Work)
A combined line edit, editorial manuscript assessment, and book cover design that I created for a book publishing course assignment. The book I used was "They Bloom at Night."
Editing and Proofreading - Glint Issue 9, Winter 2018
I served as an editor/proofreader for issue 9 of "Glint" literary journal as part of an internship.
Content Writing & Other Writing
Examples of my other writing below.
Sample Script for the YouTube Channel MSA
Blue Moon Muses
My writing blog where I primarily post reviews and analyses of books, movies, and other media.
True Crime Scriptwriting Sample
An example of my scriptwriting. I wrote this YouTube sample script for a true crime case. Emphasis was put on ensuring readability for all audiences.
Generating Leads With Autoplay Video Ads - Longform Sample
Most web users are well-acquainted with autoplay; it’s featured prominently on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Even in places like news websites and blogs, you’ve likely encountered videos that play automatically.
How Web Design Impacts Content Marketing - Blog Post Sample
Content marketing is one of many strategies available for getting customers engaged with your business. It raises brand awareness, builds your reputation, and facilitates a trusting relationship between customer and seller.
Black Artists and the Avant-Garde
The early 20th century avant-garde came to be largely through the charismatic leadership of white, European male artists who wanted to revolutionize art and do away with traditional art and ideas. Antonis Glytzouris notes that many avant-gardists were anti-capitalist and called for fellow artists and citizens alike to abandon the ideals of society and live freely as a “challenge to the bourgeois status quo” (133). Avant-gardists advocated not just for creative freedom, but for economic and socia...
Mahalia Cooks’ Review of Janis Thomas’ All That’s Left of Me
All That’s Left of Me, Janis Thomas’ most recently published novel, depicts Emma Davies, who is exhausted by her suburban life and its challenges and tends to take her family for granted. Through Thomas’ use of first-person perspective, the reader is placed in Emma’s shoes, taking on her hardships. Emma’s relationship with her husband has long since gone cold, her seventeen-year-old daughter, Kate, is becoming more independent—and, therefore, more rebellious—and her fifteen-year-old son, Josh, h...
The Psychology of Folkloric Creatures — Academic Essay
Creatures of folklore are not just spooky entities that skulk in the dark; they often
represent elements of humankind—fears, desires, and vices—that we prefer not to acknowledge.
Although many folkloric beasts are described as having sharp teeth, furry pelts, or supernatural
powers, their qualities can be more human than we would assume.
represent elements of humankind—fears, desires, and vices—that we prefer not to acknowledge.
Although many folkloric beasts are described as having sharp teeth, furry pelts, or supernatural
powers, their qualities can be more human than we would assume.
Social Media Work
Social media accounts that I have created posts for.
@DigitalMinaLoy on X
The X/Twitter account I ran from May - July 2018 for the Digital Mina Loy research project associated with Davidson College.
Digital Mina Loy on Instagram
The Instagram account I ran from May - July 2018 for the Digital Mina Loy research project associated with Davidson College.