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I have an announcement.

I am not pregnant.

Admit it, that was your first thought. But there are no babies cooking over here.

Some time ago I mentioned that I was going back to work. And then I never mentioned it again. So now, finally (the not knowing has been killing you, hasn’t it?), here’s the scoop:

I’m working again. For money. Because don’t get me wrong, I’ve been working all day, every day at a really fantastic job. It’s so fantastic, in fact, that I’m going to continue doing it (motherhood, in case you’re head-scratching), but I’m going to mix in a few paid gigs, too. Turns out, I missed working. I missed helping people craft pieces of writing. Now, after a nice stretch of all mom, all the time, I’m shaking things up a bit and couldn’t be more excited.

My new professional home is Missy Stevens Writes. It’s not a blog; all blogging will stay here.* Missy Stevens Writes is where you go if you need copy. Any copy. For anything.

Today I’m also very excited to announce my relationship with Eli Rose Social Media. I’ll be working with the talented founders, Liz Jostes and Kristin Zaslavsky – you may also know them as A Belle, a Bean and a Chicago Dog and Taming Insanity – on all manner of marketing and communications word-smithing. There happens to be a post about pitch letters on their site today. If you’ve ever wondered how to pitch a company, go take a look.

There you have it. The big news. Thanks for indulging me here today; we’ll be back to regularly scheduled wondering and whatnot tomorrow.

*Here, by the way, will soon be getting a face lift and going through some small changes. Look at that, something else for you to look forward to.

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BEFORE YOU GO!

Again with the shouting? Sorry about that. Sincerely. I just don’t want you to miss this:

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My wallet isn’t even winded yet. Come on, let’s make it hurt a little. Please. We can do better. When you’re done here, click that link and help make my wallet sweat, won’t you?

9 Comments

Tiffany on July 6, 2011 at 8:44 am

That’s fantastic! I totally hear you about missing the working world. I think that’s a big part of why I am ramping up my own blog. I enjoy having the wheels in my brain working hard on something not directly related to potty training or cutting up bits of food into toddler-sized portions. 🙂

Rebecca on July 6, 2011 at 9:46 am

Good for you! I’ve gotten my blog assessment from EliRose (hiding face because I’ve read it just haven’t had a chance to apply anything yet) and love how straight forward and NICE they are. Seriously, why don’t women run the world? but then you run into someone bitchy and mean…Not to get off topic or anything… Yay!

Coolwhipmom on July 6, 2011 at 10:14 am

That is SUPER awesome. I love KLZ and Liz!! They are the bestest gals around. It’s awesome you are going back to doing what you love. I’ve been getting back into writing over the last couple years too and it’s been really good for me. I love being a mom and I really enjoyed focusing just on my kids for those years. But it’s also important to retain the parts of yourself that are integral to YOU! Good for you for launching Missy Stevens Writes!!! Wooohooo!