Call Me: 425.298.7164
Hello, and welcome to my freelance writing and editing site!
Who I Am
I’m Teresa Meek, a Seattle writer and editor. With over 15 years’ experience in the writing and editing business, I’ve written and published hundreds of articles in high-circulation publications and websites on almost every topic imaginable. Recently I published an ebook on Amazon summing up all the lessons I’ve learned about how to write effective copy: Say It With Feeling! Business Writing in the Internet Age.
I don’t know why–maybe it’s the Irish in me–but I’ve been in love with the written word since I was a kid stringing together the pages of my “books” with yarn.
I cut my teeth in the writing business as a reporter for the Miami Herald, where I spent six years writing deadline stories about crime and crazy politics, the struggles of small businesses, the inner workings of tight-knit ethnic communities, and the sparkling jewel that is Everglades National Park. Sometimes I did investigative work that landed on the front page. Sometimes I wrote about people nobody ever heard of, people who chose to live miles from nowhere in an off-the-grid flood zone where they built their own boardwalk over the mud and thought the peace they gained was worth it.
What I Do
No matter what I did, my goal was always the same: To tell a good story, to find the key beneath the rock, the telling detail, the revealing quote, or the striking image that draws readers into a story and makes them keep reading. Here are a few client comments:
Teresa has been a valuable addition to our law firm. She is creative and commercially minded and is able to produce excellent copy time and time again. I highly recommend Teresa for editorial work particularly for websites and for company’s marketing material.–Yair Cohen, Internet Law Experts, London, England
Teresa writes well and delivers on-time: She’s clear, concise, and doesn’t use unnecessary jargon. She also comes up with great ideas for features. Highly recommended.
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Creative — Richi Jennings, editor, Hewlett-Packard
You have a fabulous writing style that not only combines a tremendous amount of information, but never reads as dry and boring, as facts and figures can have a tendency to do! — Lucy Dickson, Kauai, HI
I’m still doing it as a freelancer, whether I’m writing a blog post, a press release, or a marketing brochure. My strength is writing compelling copy that will draw customers to your business or site and make you stand out without resorting to the hype that so many writers use–even though it really scares customers away. The material I write–or help you write as a thoughtful and creative editor–will send customers to you, and away from your less savvy competitors.
Some of the services I offer include:
- Web copy , corporate copy, advertising copy
- News stories, feature stories, blog posts
- Press releases, white papers, speeches
- Technical documentation and editing
Feel free to browse this site and read some of my portfolio pieces, hear what readers have to say about my writing, or scan my resume.
How I Can Help You
Communication is so important. You may have a product or service that can change the world–or simply make someone’s day a little brighter and easier. But if you can’t clearly communicate its value, it does no good. You’re hiding your light under a bushel–and missing out on a horde of potential customers.
Let me help you find them. Put my writing and editing skills to work for your business or website so that customers will not only understand what you do, but seek you out. Effective communication can make them do that, and I can provide it.
Your business acumen. My writing expertise. It’s a perfect partnership.
Drop me a line today about your writing needs. Or give me a call at 425.298-7164. Consults are free, and I’ll listen carefully and design a communications plan to help take your business to the next level–the one you thought you couldn’t reach.