I’m Maggie Russell.
I’m a story hound. I help smart people communicate complex ideas by searching for the key that connects readers to the concepts.
As a former lawyer and nonprofit lobbyist, I find opportunities in seems like chaos. My creative approach shines through in my copywriting as well as my content editing.
My work has won awards. In 2025, I was nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart prize. I work with literary magazines and poetry contests in selecting which submissions should be published or be awarded top honors.
My copyediting and communications strategies for businesses and nonprofits have also caught top honors. In 2000, I received praise from the American Society of Association Executives in their Gold Circle Award for a major overhaul of an association’s content plan that streamlined their communication.
For the last decade, I’ve worked with academics and businesses to create content for B2B businesses. I specialize in crafting careful, strategic content that can remain evergreen. This includes blog posts, newsletters, and white papers for highly regulated industries, including the financial and insurance-related arenas. I've also worked with nonprofits on creating content for capital or major gift campaigns. With an eye towards maximizing cross channel opportunities, I focus on SEO optimization, ad words management, and market research.
I edit academic journal submissions and blog posts with that same eye towards careful, highly technical information and focus on making those papers easily digestible and vibrant.
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