About Elizabeth

Everyone has a talent; mine is diving into tedious scholarly works and unearthing the carefully concealed funny bits. I’ve combined this ability with a love for arts, music, and literature to create a specialty of sorts in exploring the stories behind cultural icons. I also have a proven track record writing and selling books. I can pull off a newspaper interview, book talk, or blog tour, and if I did once confuse the plots of Aida and Tosca on live radio, I can assure you I did so in an engaging and funny way. (Also, no one seemed to notice.)

At heart, I’m a story-teller. When I’m not writing books and magazine articles, I write for nonprofit and corporate clients. I apply the same research and reporting skills to research papers, newsletters, and annual reports while always keeping in mind the client’s strategic communications goals.

I live in Fort Worth, Texas, which is a more sophisticated town than people think and has, at the Kimbell Art Museum, the only Michelangelo painting in an American collection. (OK, so it’s kind of a lousy Michelangelo—he painted it when he was 12—but still, it’s a Michelangelo, in Texas.) I have two cats, one dog, one son, one husband, and an almost embarrassing collection of British murder mysteries.

Resume
Work Experience

2000-Present — Freelance Writer

1997-2000 — Marketing Communications Specialist, ETI, Inc.

1993-1997 — Marketing Coordinator and Proposal Writer, Carter & Burgess, Inc.

Teaching

Writing for Public Relations, Texas Christian University

Freshman Composition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Education

1993 – Bachelor of Science in English and Journalism, Texas Christian University — Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude

2003 – Master of Arts in English, Unversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professional Organizations

American Society of Journalists and Authors