Yes. I am, in fact, a girl named James, but my middle name is Kelly, and I just go by Kell. It is very confusing, and airport security doesn’t exactly trust me. I have asked my parents why they did this, and they said, “We thought it would be cool,” but what they really meant to say was: “We just wanted to mess with you.”

Beyond my confusing name, I am a copywriter who has, like many before me, spent hours rewording, deleting, editing, and yelling at my laptop in an attempt to write something clever about myself. I’ve come to realize that most copywriters are plagued by their inability to write about themselves. It has, however, been a few years since I have revisited this beast of a task and have once again come head to head with battling my keyboard in search of the right words to describe myself.

I know I want to keep this simple, so let’s start there. I have and always will love writing. It is my release from and connection to the world around me. Getting paid to write is just a bonus that I didn’t realize was possible until I found advertising. So, I studied the ways of the industry and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2020 with a BA in Advertising and a minor in English. (Yes, I am a covid graduate. No, I don’t want to talk about it.) Now I work in this insane world of advertising, and I absolutely, without a doubt, am in love with it. If want to get to know me, contact me… I don’t bite (that’s a lie; I don’t bite anymore). Or, if you’d like to get to know me a different way, here are some bonus facts and a ridiculous bucket list I’ve made myself.

Bonus Facts

• I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro

• I’ve got an irrational fear of a zombie apocalypse (yes, I doomsday prep)

• I’ve never been on a rollercoaster

• I love Legos (some would say I am obsessed)

• I’ve got a cat named Bear and a dog named Akira

• Apparently, my first real word was “hockey”

• I have friends, and only half are imaginary

• I play polo, not water polo, the one on the horses

• White House security didn’t believe my name was James

• I can make donkey noises on command