About
My name is Eli.
I live in Kansas City and I’m a writer. I got my start at Valparaiso University (well, not literally; I’d written things before I got to college, most notably a Hardy-Boys-style story in third grade entitled “The Golden Eye” that won second place in the school’s Young Author’s Contest), deftly switching between sports reporting for the newspaper to writing literary analysis of Vladimir Nabokov.
OK, much like the previous sentence, perhaps it wasn’t all that deft.
But still, the point remains: I have a wide range of experience, having covered a wide range of topics.
This site is just a way for me to get my thoughts down on paper the Web. It’s for friends to stop by, read and comment. But if you happen to stumble upon the page and want to stick around, feel free to do. Get in touch, too. I’d love to hear from you.
I also do freelance work, with the ability to do online or print copywriting, as well as strategic messaging and public relations. If you need help expressing yourself, I just might be able to help. See below for a variety of work samples.
Advertising copywriting: Two advertisements I wrote for the Fall 2008 issue of PKD Progress. One is to promote a new cookbook created by the Foundation; the other is a new Web site that promotes their government advocacy program. Check the ads out here.
Short-form copywriting: The new cookbook created by the Foundation needed fun, flashy introductions for each chapter. Here are the samples from each section.
Feature writing: A feature story I wrote about Jess Riley, whose first novel Driving Sideways was just released.