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How to Achieve Your Writing Goals with 1% a Day
By Jen Phillips April
July 29, 2026 (05:20:46 pm)

Jen Phillips April explains how spending just 15 minutes a day (1% of your daily time) on small, consistent actions can help aspiring freelancers overcome overwhelm, build habits, and make substantial progress toward their career goals over time.

Success Story Interview: Kammy Thurman
July 26, 2026 (11:00:57 pm)

In this inspiring interview, 26-year copywriting veteran Kammy Thurman shares how leveraging her existing skills and personal passion for agriculture allowed her to pivot into sales enablement copywriting and unlock new revenue streams without starting her career from scratch.

Success Story Interview: Mindy McHorse
July 26, 2026 (10:15:41 pm)

This interview explores how Mindy McHorse traded an unfulfilling corporate job for a flexible, six-figure freelance copywriting career, sharing practical insights and inspiration for aspiring independent writers.

Success Story Interview: Guillermo Rubio
July 13, 2026 (04:00:58 pm)

In this interview, veteran direct-response copywriter Guillermo Rubio explains that exceptional copywriting relies on deep strategic thinking, audience understanding, and relentless curiosity rather than just word choice, emphasizing that writers who master these mental frameworks will always remain invaluable even as AI tools evolve.

Success Story Interview: Jen Adams
July 07, 2026 (05:33:19 am)

Discover how writer Jen Adams successfully navigated a non-linear career across copywriting, ghostwriting, and thriller fiction by treating every project as a stackable skill and staying open to unexpected opportunities.

Success Story Interview: Heather Robson
June 25, 2026 (03:45:06 pm)

Veteran content strategist and AWAI Managing Editor Heather Robson shares 20+ years of industry insights, highlighting how digital copywriters can strategically position themselves by capitalizing on local marketing trends, building signature offers, and mastering focus management.

Success Story Interview: Steve Coombes
May 20, 2026 (06:19:40 am)

Serial entrepreneur Steve Coombes shares how his AWAI training in persuasive writing laid the foundation for two decades of diverse business success, offering practical advice on leveraging copywriting principles, overcoming mindset challenges, and embracing discomfort to achieve true career freedom.

Success Story Interview: Christy Goldfeder
May 18, 2026 (05:50:47 am)

AWAI-trained copywriter and Creative Strategist Christy Goldfeder shares insights from her 20-year career evolution, offering a behind-the-scenes look at working in a modern direct response ad agency, utilizing data and AI, and leading a creative team.

Success Story Interview: Evelyn Durnell
May 13, 2026 (10:30:35 am)

In this success story, former registered nurse and cosmetologist Evelyn Durnell explains how she overcame the hesitation to claim her identity as a writer and leveraged her decades of experience in the medical field to build a successful niche copywriting business.

Success Story Interview: Chris Allsop
May 12, 2026 (11:59:57 am)

Veteran copywriter Chris Allsop discusses her twenty-year career evolution from full-time employment to independent consulting, highlighting her recent return to ghostwriting and how she integrates AI into her creative process.

Success Story Interview: Mary Guinane
May 11, 2026 (04:15:24 pm)

In this Inside AWAI interview, seasoned copywriter Mary Guinane shares how she built a successful twenty-year career in nonprofit fundraising by combining data-driven strategy with emotionally resonant storytelling. The conversation explores her journey through the agency world, her experience writing for diverse causes, and how she currently balances purpose-driven work with modern tools like AI to inspire donor action.

Success Story Interview: Sean McCool
April 30, 2026 (01:10:34 pm)

In this Inside AWAI conversation with Executive Director Katie Yeakle, Sean shares how following his intuition — and embracing what makes him different — helped him move from financial stress and uncertainty into a stable, flexible, and rewarding writing career.

Success Story Interview: Bonnie Fanning - Stepping Out into Freelance Freedom — and Charging What You’re Worth
April 23, 2026 (05:00:47 am)

Discover how former AWAI veteran Bonnie Fanning built a thriving, flexible freelance business by using AI as a strategic partner to clarify her value and price her services with confidence.

Success Story Interview: Lisa Mullis
April 22, 2026 (05:00:04 am)

Copywriter and marketer Lisa Mullis explains how service providers can move away from constant hustling toward sustainable revenue by refining their messaging, positioning, and offer strategy.

Success Story Interview: Robert Rice - Building a Flexible Writing Career That Supports Your Creative Life
April 09, 2026 (05:00:41 am)

Robert Rice explains how he leveraged copywriting to build a flexible, sustainable career that provides the financial freedom and schedule control necessary to support his work as an actor and producer.

Success Story Interview: Shelby Dennis
April 07, 2026 (05:21:10 am)

This interview explores how Shelby Dennis successfully transitioned from hairdressing to copywriting by using intentional skill-building and mindset shifts to attract and land her dream client.

Success Story Interview: Tammica Dowd
March 11, 2026 (05:12:58 am)

COS member Tammica Dowd joins AWAI Executive Director Katie Yeakle to share a success story rooted in relationships, timing, and smart guidance. After 17 years of knowing a former contact, Tammica recently reconnected — and that renewed relationship led to an exciting new client opportunity that helped move her career forward.

Success Story Interview: Cynthia Waine Brandt
March 06, 2026 (05:00:39 am)

In this Inside AWAI interview with Executive Director Katie Yeakle, Cynthia shares how she transitioned from a structured, analytical career into creative nonfiction — and how she wrote her book while intentionally building an audience at the same time. She explains why this “one-two punch” helped her gain momentum before publication, and how it shaped both her confidence and her reach as a writer.

Success Story Interview: Lisa Christoffel
March 04, 2026 (05:00:43 am)

B2B Writers International Managing Editor Lisa Christoffel joins AWAI Executive Director Katie Yeakle to share how she got her business off the ground and what helped her grow into the respected strategist and mentor she is today. She walks through the early decisions she made, how she positioned herself in the B2B space, and the marketing strategies that consistently brought her the right kind of clients.

From Fiction Dreams to Paying Clients: Proof That One Step Can Change Everything
December 01, 2025 (05:39:07 am)

This Circle of Success W.I.N.™ Coaching Session proves that taking one courageous, consistent step, supported by community, is the fastest way to build career momentum, leading to spectacular wins from book launches to brand-defining breakthroughs.