“They called us the ‘ragged class,’” recalls Tomiko Kawano of her sixth-grade group at Noboricho Elementary School in Hiroshima. “Half our class had lost family in the atomic bombing or were survivors themselves.”
Category: Freelance Writing
If you want your content written well and delivered on time—you’ve come to the right place.
I’ve written articles for the Japan Times and Make a Living Writing, among others.
My work also includes copywriting for print and web, including case studies, white papers, sales pages, advertisements, newsletters, email marketing, company histories, mission statements, product descriptions, process descriptions, blog posts, and more.
Japan Times – Article “The Atomic Elephant in the Pit”
“Ironically, the subject of the atomic bombing has always existed within the Hiroshima punk scene the same way an irradiated elephant might occupy the slam pit at a bar show — awkwardly, and with a high likelihood of making you spill your drink.”
Japan Times – Article “Hope After the Horror Revealed in Letters from Postwar Hiroshima”
“In 1957, as atomic bomb survivors continued to die mysteriously of unknown causes — and fierce debate raged about whether or not to preserve the artifacts of the bombing (including the Atomic Bomb Dome itself) — Austrian author Robert Jungk, aided by Ogura, set out to discover the true stories of the A-bomb victims.”
The Extraordinary Businesswoman – Sales Page Copy, Sales Page Design, Email Marketing, and Sales Funnel
Content wise, the product is intangible, as are most of its results, so the challenge with the sales page stemmed from creating catchy yet accurate ways of expressing the benefits of the e-series.
Japan Times – Article “Never Again Celebrates 20 Years with a Punk Round Robin”
“In the shadow of Hiroshima’s Atomic Bomb Dome, where dimly-lit music venues sit atop the ashes of a former atomic wasteland, the spirit of punk clings like stale smoke after a bar show.”
The Extraordinary Businesswoman – Website, Landing Page, and Content Strategy
In addition to building out the site, I also provided instruction in best blogging practices, SEO management, and promotional strategies.