all about Kate
love letters
One of my favourite plays is Cyrano De Bergerac. Poor Cyrano, so in love with the beautiful Roxanne, and so ashamed of his unseemly, ginormous nose. Cyrano was convinced Roxanne could never love him because he was hard on the eyes. Yet he yearned to tell her how devoted he was. Enter Christian; handsome, young, virile, also bewitched by the lovely Roxanne. Cyrano and Christian team up: Cyrano’s prose, Christian’s handwriting. Together they woo Roxanne. Mostly through letters although there’s an awkward balcony scene with Cyrano in the bushes trying to stage-whisper his love.
We can court your clients together. You can be Christian: honest, profound, brave and good lookin’. I’ll be Cyrano, back here in the bushes, whispering words you can use online to attract and secure client love. I actually have a quite-small nose, but I’m happy to stay in the background while you cash in on the romance. And that’s where I’ll stop the comparison because, spoiler alert, you die in battle.
dancing with words
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
personal stuff
I have always and will always be a Gemini, INTJ, Caregiver-Sage, Fascinating Archer, SMA Connector and Dowager Countess (the last one according to Buzzfeed).
I’ve written for clients whose superpowers include astrology, art therapy, waste management, leadership, wind power, disruption, teambuilding, tug boats, food, fishing, various healing modalities, banking, coaching, shore reconstruction and spiritual awakening.
I grew up down the street from Marshall McLuhan and played hide & seek with his grand-daughter in his house by the Wychwood Park pond. I had no idea who he was. The cookies were good; that’s what mattered.
I got fed up with my kids telling me “you don’t know anything, mom” so I wrote a 12-minute test and got into Mensa and they still accuse me of a lot of things but knowing nothing isn’t one of them.
I get most of my emails on Sunday nights, when new clients reach out after spending their weekend bashing out lengthy descriptions of their methodology, trying to inspire without oversharing, and battling the voices in their head that insist their writing should be easier, faster, clearer, smarter, finished by now. It breaks my heart because Sundays are for reading, coffee, canoeing and HBO. (If you want to take back your Sunday, give me a call.)
credentials
Honours BA, Philosophy from University of Toronto (Trinity College)
Public Relations Diploma from Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton AB
Account Director, Cossette Atlantic, Halifax NS
Brand Identity Manager, Vancity Credit Union, Vancouver BC
Self-employed copywriter, Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Fredericton NB, Halifax NS
Volunteer Board Member, Ronald McDonald House, Halifax NS
Volunteer Fundraiser, Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation Dyslexia Learning Centre, Halifax NS
Volunteer Editor, Stony Lake Cottagers Association publication The Islander, Stony Lake ON
(Dates & details on LinkedIn.)
“Kate, you have a magical way of weaving the perfect words together. You gave me the precise words I needed to confidently communicate my value, offers, and the transformation my clients receive. Forever grateful I will be to you and your word power.”
Finka Jerkovic, Sell From Love
