North Carolina freelance writer Laurie Birdsong has embraced all types of contract writing since producing her first press release in 2004 for a Chapel Hill small business owner. Since this first stab at writing marketing materials, Laurie has accepted an ever-expanding range of assignments – proofreading, essay writing, copywriting, copyediting, blog writing, newsletters, website content, brochures, feature articles, public relations, query letters, technical writing and direct mail, among others. Laurie’s portfolio is comprised of examples from a number of well-known North Carolina entities, including: Chapel Hill News, Durham News, The Pilot (Southern Pines), Fifteen501 Magazine, Wake Living Magazine, Office of Healthy Carolinians, The Rice Diet Program, UNC Department of Radiology, and numerous small business owners. Read more about Laurie...