Teamwork

When I was in college as a starry-eyed English major, my dream was to work in book publishing. I interned at a Boston publisher the summer before my junior year, and then after I graduated from college in Vermont I moved to the book publishing mecca of … San Diego.

There was one big publisher in town: Harcourt. In an amazing stroke of luck, the Children’s Books Division had an opening for an entry-level editorial assistant just as I moved to San Diego, and I got my dream job. I eventually left Harcourt and moved into writing and marketing, but I loved the creative environment and the smart, dedicated people passionate about art and books.

A few years ago I got back in touch with one of my former colleagues, Shelly Bowen. We met for coffee and discovered we were both involved in online content. We agreed to join forces and since then I’ve worked as a writer for her company, Pybop, which provides web content strategy and development.

Last Friday, I joined Shelly to raise a glass to her impressive 10 years of web content creation. It’s great to be working together again!