My Writing Portfolio

I write a lot, so I’ve created this page to list and link to my non-EvinOK writing work. As a child, I loved clanking away on my grandpa’s vintage Underwood typewriter and writing short stories, snow day newsletters, or recipe booklets. When I was studying for my bachelor’s degree, I thrived in the environment of the campus newspaper, CHC Voices. I was editor for three semesters before stepping down to focus on my senior thesis. While editor-in-chief, I increased advertising revenue and built strong ties with our talented newspaper staff. I also interned for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for a semester creating their internal biweekly newsletter, CHOP Talk. Each summer and the summer after graduation, I interned at National 4-H Council on their catalogue team. The department focused on creating an annual book of all the juried books and learning supplies for the 4-H communities in the United States. It was a fun undertaking and I learned so much. I could go on, but it is more of the same – writing for populations, whether internal staff/students or a national organization, to strengthen the connections and knowledge base in a way that helps us work together to better serve our communities.

Once I knew I was moving to Ireland, I began blogging about the experience. That blog still exists, but I also carried over my then-weekly newspaper cooking column into blog form as Cooking Peas & Qs then EvinOK.

When EvinOK won the Best Personal Arts & Crafts Blog in Ireland (2014), I realized this wasn’t just a silly hobby and began working for Teamwork.com in Cork helping them bring their blog from aimless to a positive force in the marketing and business community. The 70-some Teamwork.com posts written over the course of 17 months when I led their blog led up to its winning Best Corporate Marketing & Communications Blog in Ireland (2016, two weeks after I gave birth to my second child). After that, I focused on customer-use case studies (a team of two of us created over 30 in six months before I left the role). Most of the posts I penned have since been deleted or the bylines changed, but I listed them below anyway because I’m very proud of my ideas, research, and work on each one. Even if I don’t have those posts to refer to or with my name on the byline, I have within me the skills, expertise, and ability to write many many more posts going forward. That right there is all that matters.

2017 Best Corporate Marketing Award Teamwork.com

I have written and published over 800 posts for EvinOK since March 2011. This blog has won Best Personal Craft Blog in Ireland twice (2014, 2017) and was awarded Bronze in 2018. I also self-published books with my independent publishing company and managed production and publishing for other books. All this while parenting my children.

Gold Award for Best Personal Arts & Crafts Blog in Ireland 2017 | EvinOK Gold Winner – V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017 – Non-commercial Arts & Crafts

Food & Crafts

Profile of and Interview with Carol Feller | Interweave Knits, Spring 2013 Digital Edition
Irish Country Living four-part series (Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4) with original knitwear designs | Irish Farmers Journal, February 2018
Chickpea & Olive Salad with Lemon Dressing | Jen’s Kitchen
Valentine’s Day Family Breakfast | Wayfair.co.uk

…and most of the posts in this blog.

Travel & Life as an Immigrant

Trying to get a taste of Thanksgiving in Ireland | Irish Examiner
I Heart My City: Evin’s Cork | National Geographic
Slainté Cork blog chronicling my move to Ireland from California

Collaboration & Productivity

Because these were posted on my then-employer’s website, many are not longer up there as content strategies evolve over time, but you can get an idea of the topics I’ve researched and written about successfully. It was in the role as head of content that we entered (and won) the best corporate marketing blog in Ireland for 2016.

Unparalleled Collaboration in a Fast-Paced Environment | Teamwork.com Blog
Fundamentals of the Complete 15-Minute Break | Teamwork.com Blog
Establishing Findability in the Age of SEO Obsession | Teamwork.com Blog
4 Ways to Gain Momentum and Trust as a Team | Teamwork.com Blog
Make Shrewd Decisions in 3 Powerful Steps | Teamwork.com Blog
The Secrets of Pre-Vacation Productivity | Teamwork.com Blog
Important & Urgent – How to Focus on Things That Matter | Teamwork.com Blog
Schedule Your Day With the Pomodoro Technique | Teamwork.com Blog
4 Tips to Keep Your Team Motivated on Long-Term Projects | Teamwork.com Blog
Surviving and Succeeding at Conference Events | Teamwork.com Blog
The Benefits of an Office Library | Teamwork.com Blog
10 Ways to Strengthen Your Team Relationships | Teamwork.com Blog
7 Unexpected Ways to Use Your Dry Erase Board | Teamwork.com Blog
9 Ways to Thank Your Team for Being Awesome | Teamwork.com Blog
Advice and Perspective from Top Women Leaders in Education | Teamwork.com Blog
How to Build THE Best Customer Support Team | Teamwork.com Blog
Strive for the Gold: Persevere like an Olympian | Teamwork.com Blog
Chasing Work Life Balance | Teamwork.com Blog
How Multitasking is Killing Your Brain | Teamwork.com Blog
How Plants Can Make Your Office Healthier | Teamwork.com Blog
Learning from the Dabbawalas: How Your Team Can Accomplish a One in 16 Million Chance of Error | Teamwork.com Blog
How Your Team Can Accomplish a One in 16 Million Chance of Error | Teamwork.com Blog
Leadership Lessons Learned from Game of Thrones | Teamwork.com Blog
Why Collaboration NFL-Style Makes You a True Team Player | Teamwork.com Blog
Fundamentals of the Complete 15-Minute Break | Teamwork.com Blog
Important & Urgent – How to Focus on Things That Matter | Teamwork.com Blog
3 Reasons to Offer Free Food at Work | Teamwork.com Blog
How Santa Collaborates with His Elves for Team Success | Teamwork.com Blog
Work Smarter, Not Harder | Teamwork.com Blog
Surviving and Succeeding at Conference Events | Teamwork.com Blog
Surviving and Succeeding at the Web Summit | Teamwork.com Blog
What Makes Successful Bosses So Remarkable | Teamwork.com Blog
3 Things to Begin a Productive Work Day | Teamwork.com Blog
The Best Business Videos to Inform and Inspire | Teamwork.com Blog
Purposeful Team Building Activities | Teamwork.com Blog
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen | Teamwork.com Blog
5 Ways to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking | Teamwork.com Blog
Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make | Teamwork.com Blog
Why Office Murals are On the Rise | Teamwork.com Blog
The 3 Secrets to Building a Winning Team | Teamwork.com Blog
Give Useful Feedback with The Sandwich Technique | Teamwork.com Blog
Marketing Industry Leaders Share Advice & Perspective | Teamwork.com Blog
Advice and Perspective from Top Women Leaders in Education | Teamwork.com Blog
The Art of Listening | Teamwork.com Blog
Customer Support and Social Media | Teamwork.com Blog
3 Elements of Strong Customer Support | Teamwork.com Blog
Customer Support in the Age of Technology | Teamwork.com Blog
3 Simple Tips to Avoid Landing in the Soup Online | Teamwork.com Blog
How to Get the Most from Your Customer Support Experience | Teamwork.com Blog
The Teamwork.com Customer Support Tool Kit | Teamwork.com Blog
Book Review: Inbound Marketing | Teamwork.com Blog
Establishing Findability in the Age of SEO Obsession | Teamwork.com Blog
Customer Support Lessons Learned from Micah Solomon | Teamwork.com Blog