Paarlance Creative Writing

25/06/2026

I would love to hear from business owners using AI for writing. Which tool are you using, and what grade do you give it?

16/06/2026

I volunteered, attended and participated in the pre-conference checkin and Day 1 of ENTREFest in Iowa City! It was a great time, with wonderful people behind the scenes and in attendance. The diversity of entrepreneurial minds was impressive. I helped, listened, juggled, chatted and came away with some inspiration and a renewed spirit to share my copywriting gifts with business owners who need authenticity and an experienced hand with messaging for all media.

11/06/2026

Hanging out in Iowa City tomorrow with other business owners. Find me if you're at ENTREFest!

26/05/2026

Thankful that The Gazette is covering local author events. This is for Thursday's super cool author event, complete with books, b**r, cheese and bromance! The power of PR and a real human reaching out to other real humans in the media. :-)

LGBTQ author Maire Roche, who will be at Marion Public Library on May 28, says “Bromantasy” is intended to be “a celebration of all of the cheese-loving weirdos in our community who just want their happily ever after.”

21/04/2026

Celebrating Independent Bookstore Week with another PR win for Swamp Fox Bookstore! Please support your local bookstore, and if you don't have one you like, shop Swamp Fox's awesome online selection!

Bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini discusses her latest Elm Creek Quilts novel, "The Patchwork Players," and her upcoming visit to the Marion Public Library on April 23.

24/04/2025

Fantastic interview with Terri LeBlanc of Swamp Fox Bookstore by Nada Shamah on Iowa News Now! So grateful for our local news stations who provide coverage like this to our community's finest businesses.

Swamp Fox Bookstore is celebrating its fifth Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday with giveaways, discounts, and a new community-wide book tour.Co-owner Terr

26/03/2025

I know it's a little hokey to take pics of the TV, but I was excited for Swamp Fox Bookstore to get onto Iowa's News Now yesterday! Delighted and grateful to help this local woman-owned business get some much-deserved publicity! Link to the interview below. See you tomorrow night at the Marion Public Library!

11/03/2025

Exciting to be successful in getting publicity for this wonderful client and their author events! And I am personally looking forward to enjoying the event and learning more about and from these Midwestern authors, too!

Swampfox Bookstore in Marion is hosting a Meet the Author event on March 27th! Local author, Heather Gudenkauf will talk to Hannah Morrissey about her new book!

31/10/2024

Last week, I enjoyed taking part in a SCORE workshop on marketing. Vivian Kvam presented marketing strategy myths, my favorite of which was that you can't do it all. That's where I come in—to save you time and meet your goals for carefully crafted, authentic copy that tells your story in a compelling way!

28/10/2024

Excited to see Nicole Harvey on TV this morning! She did a great job educating the hosts on her approach to skin care. This is PR at work!

Meet Take Over Cosmetics, a locally owned business providing organic skin and hair care products for the entire family!