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Print Ads DD Audio: A Series This required a lot of research to understand the science behind what made the A Series different so I that could come up with a headline that expressed that meaning in a creative way. DD Audio: Redline DD Audio's Redline was the first product line to be manufactured in... Continue Reading →

From a Thankful Adoptive Parent to Foster Parents

My wife and I adopted our son—our first and only child—when he was 10 years old. Looking back, it seems that we had to wait for him and he had to wait for us—his future forever family. The abuse and neglect he had to experience during his time with his biological parents, sickens me. However,... Continue Reading →

I’ll Never Be a Drummer

People in rock bands are cool. The instruments they play are cool. Drum solos are cooler than guitar solos. Drums are the coolest instrument. I want to learn to play the drums. This was my thinking growing up. I’ll learn to play the drums and I’m absolutely sure I’ll be good at it. It never... Continue Reading →

Dreams and the Internet Connection

Recently, I awoke from a dream in the middle of the night and had an experience that made me see a connection between my mind while dreaming and surfing the Internet. I didn’t remember all the details of my dream but the phrase, “back when I could fly” stayed with me. Now unable to sleep,... Continue Reading →

The Secret Behind Vague, Out of Context Posts

Creativity helps us find a connection between things that may seem related. Like I did in this fun exercise: I hate vague, out of context, posts that show up on my social media feeds. Then, I started wondering if maybe there was a secret conversation going on that nobody knew about. So I wrote down... Continue Reading →

Hello. My name is Mark, and I’m a bad speler.

Okay. Truthfully, I’m not a bad speller. As a freelance copywriter, good spelling is important — or at least good self-editing. But I often let fear of mistakes keep me from starting with personal creative projects. Getting over that fear inspired my blog.

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