Putting Words to Your Past,
Present, and Future
ABOUT SUMMER
My philosophy is to dig into the truth; the tough stuff, the failures, the setbacks, the lows and blows. That’s how we get to the real you, which is the true heart of a story.
My approach is to tell honest, raw stories that connect with people - aka your audience - on a deeper human level.
SUMMER FUNNIES & FACTS:
Think you can judge a book by its cover? See if you can guess if the following statements are true or false to get to know me better!
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FALSE - I’m actually a diehard Jay-Z fan!
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TRUE - I’ve practiced meditation for 10 years and I taught meditation for five years.
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FALSE - I am an iced coffee addict!
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TRUE - I interviewed him after waiting outside of his dressing room for 3 hours!
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FALSE - But I do however have a good friend named Autumn who happens to be a great writer too!
Hi, I’m Summer and this is my story…
I am a New Orleans native and a first-generation Arab-American, who grew up with a love for story-telling. As a young girl, I watched journalists report from far-flung places in the world and dreamed of working for CNN one day.
At 22, that dream came to life when I landed my first job with the global news network. In 2011, on the cusp of a promising and exciting journalism career in the midst of the historic Arab Spring, I planned to follow the story and move to the Middle East to be a freelance correspondent.
But my path took a turn that brought me back home to New Orleans for my health in 2013.
I had planned to return to CNN but then - plot twist! At the time, the city was undergoing an exciting transformation in the post-Katrina era. You could feel it in the air. A new community of dreamers, do’ers, movers and shakers was emerging. So I followed my journalistic curiosity to cover the burgeoning startup scene, a story that had caught my attention years before.
That’s where I covered the challenges and untold stories of underrepresented founders, discovered my story philosophy - telling honest, raw, authentic stories - and honed my craft for in-depth, narrative feature writing for over five years.
In 2020, I was ready to take on a new writing medium. I set out to explore screenwriting in New York City while working independently with clients to tell their own stories. But like any good story, it doesn’t end there. On a wild leap of faith, I got married and moved to Portugal in the height of the pandemic. Crazy, right? I never lost that initial wonder for the world.
Now I split my time between Lisbon and New Orleans where I create content for my bad ass clients by day, and write my own narratives by night.
Ready to tell your story? Reach out to me to get started.
My Core Values as a Writer
Honesty.
My editor says I always write from the heart, and that’s the core of my story-telling philosophy.
Empathy.
My unique experiences guide my writing. Deep, heartfelt compassion is the essence of who I am as a writer.
Authenticity.
A dear friend once told me that being with me felt like home. That’s how I want each and every one of my clients to feel. This is a place for you to open up, uninterrupted, undeterred.
Confidentiality.
People entrust me with their most intimate experiences. That’s a privilege. When crafting stories, I don’t share or write anything my subjects don’t want me to.
Light-hearted.
I take your story seriously, but there’s always room for a good laugh. If you want to make literary magic together, and have a lot of fun along the way, I’m your girl.
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