I get to write about love with the man I love in a business that’s all
about promoting love. What could be a better job description?
When Fletcher and I started this business on the kitchen table of our
Manteo, NC, condo back in 1992, we had no idea where it would take us.
We did know it was a killer idea, and that we’d kick ourselves later
if we didn’t jump on it only to discover someone else had.
I’ve had some really great jobs - The Chapel Hill Newspaper, Duke
University News Service, The Charlotte Observer, public information
for Public Schools of North Carolina. But I’ve got to tell you, the
best possible job is working alongside my husband sharing the creative
process.
We’ve managed to combine two fields we love - writing and travel.
Because of my journalism background - and Fletcher’s own writing background - we also have, for the past 14 years, traveled the world on assignment as freelance travel writers, visiting places like Egypt, Tahiti, Barcelona, Fiji, London, Paris, Patagonia, Belize. In fact, this year alone, we've explored China - yes, we climbed the Great Wall - the Maldives, Dubai, the Baltic including St. Petersburg, Russia, and next are heading to the last continent we need to see: Antarctica.
That truly is a dream life for a girl from Hertford, NC. Yes, I started my journalism career as a writer, then editor of The Perquimans Weekly.
