Reviews
“Marci brings a wonderful combination of expert writing skill, community knowledge and creative brainstorming to her role as associate editor of Canandaigua Magazine. We chose her over a slew of candidates for the position, and she has done more to add to the spirit and voice of the magazine than we could have hoped. Beyond that, she is such a genuine and warm presence. We have such great confidence in her, and feel extremely lucky to have found her.”
Mark Liu, Editor, Manager
Gannett Custom Content
"I have had the pleasure of working with Marci on and off for over 20 years in a variety of settings. She is extremely creative, versatile, professional and pleasant to work with. She positively impacts individuals and businesses with her unique ability to evaluate needs, efficiently correspond and creatively influence.
Marci possesses the perfect combination of marketing experience and business knowledge to help business owners and organizations overcome their obstacles and reposition themselves in this competitive market. I would highly recommend her services to anyone looking to find new and creative ways to increase their bottom line."
Debbie Clune
Gatehouse Media
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Marci's Biography
I've been a writer since I was in first grade, when I was able to
put sentences together on paper.
There was something about the unlimited horizon words presented that captured my imagination and opened up a new world to me. I gobbled vocabulary and spelling like the greedy creative embryo I was, and I have never stopped loving language.
I was that skinny, geeky little girl in the class who couldn't wait to get my hands on the list of titles or topics the teacher would hand out for English compositions. To me, it was like a box of chocolates... which to choose? I started getting gold stars and A's on those paragraphs, and I was hooked. My first by-lines!
Widely regarded as a geek at the time -- I secretly reveled in my genius for language and creativity...
And so it went.
By the time I was 14, I started winning awards for my writing.
At my all-girls high school, I was a member of a unique yearbook that was produced in quarterly issues like a magazine, which were collected and bound as a book at the end of the school year.
We competed in the annual Press Day at St. Bonaventure University, where I won my first writing awards for a short story, a column, and editorials. The New York Times sponsored these awards.
In college, I became the editor-in-Chief of my college newspaper.
My geeky genius paid off.
I'm the head writer and associate editor for Canandaigua Magazine -- in addition to my work as a copywriter and consultant.
I've been a contributing feature writer and essayist in Gannett's Rochester Democrat & Chronicle's former Sunday Upstate Magazine; Rochester Women (1980s’), Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, Success, Jacksonville Today, SCORE, Genesee Country Magazine, and Business Strategies.
I write guest essays published in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and in the Daily Messenger in Canandaigua, New York.
I've finished my first novel, and I'm working on a book proposal for a non-fiction motivational book.
Today I've achieved my
dream of being a working writer and independent creative developer, making a full-time living from my work. Only a tiny percent of writers in the USA are able to do this.
My “personal bests” include a national cover story on Jack Nicklaus’ business life for Success Magazine, which Nicklaus reprinted for his marketing package; and working as a partial ghostwriter and editor for a client in Washington, DC, a former CIA officer, on a novel about CIA training and the roots of terrorism at the end of the Cold War.
My greatest success is in doing what I love, with great people I enjoy.