What I Do:
- Creative freelance writer in many different industries (9 years experience)
- Write informative articles for pet parents; focuses on pet travel, senior dogs, small dogs, and cats
- Publish helpful articles for pet related websites
- Make van life videos on YouTube for my 12,000 subscribers
My specialties are:
- Freelance & creative pet writing
- Animal rescue (anti-breeder, “adopt, don’t shop” only)
- Traveling with dogs
- Products for pet parents
Currently working on:
- Expanding my YouTube channel, Adventuring With Amanda, which surpassed 11,000 subscribers in May 2022.
- Sports writing in the entertainment industry
My writing qualifications are as follows:
- Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University
- Creative writer for Petco (see example here)
- Creative Writer for Chewy.com (see example here)
- Ghostwriter for several pet related websites
- Wrote an article and had it published in Up Close AZ, 1/4/2016 (page 5).
- Wrote an article and had it published in Up Close AZ, December 2016 edition (page 13).
- Wrote an article and had it published in Up Close AZ, January 2017 edition (page 20).
Other Notables:
- Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University
- Speaker at the 2019 Scottsdale Reinvention Convention
- 2015 BlogPaws Nose-to-Nose Award finalist for Best New Pet Blog
- Invited by Purina to attend the Better With Pets Summit in NYC, 2015 and 2016.
- 2016 BlogPaws Ambassador
- 2016 BlogPaws conference speaker
- Wynston appeared on ABC News Las Vegas, 6/28/18.
- Featured in the Arizona Republic Newspaper, 5/27/18.
- Featured in the Ahwatukee Foothills Newspaper, 5/29/16.
- Featured in the Ahwatukee Foothills Newspaper, 3/22/15.
- Featured in the East Valley Tribune, 3/29/15.
- News story interview on AZ Family Channel 3, 4/1/15.
- Featured in Valley Lifestyles Magazine, 5/2015.
- VIP spokesperson for Purina ProPlan, May 2014-May 2016.
View full disclosures here. Email me at amanda@dogmomdays.com!