see what gabbi sees
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writing
book reviews, promotional content, and non-fiction essays
Since I joined Porchlight Book Company in 2018, I've been writing book reviews, focusing mostly on non-fiction.
You can see all of my articles here.
select reviews:
HISTORICAL NONFICTION | Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother by Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
BOOKLIST | Reviews of the Best Innovation and Creativity Books of 2023
GRAPHIC NOVEL | I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand by L. Nichols
HISTORICAL FICTION | Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo Anstine
BOOKLIST | Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 booklist
My job as Creative Director at Porchlight has included not just updating the website, but helping to rebuild it after the company relaunched in 2018 under its new name. Since then, I've built completely new pages and created copy and graphics to better promote the company's services. Beyond the website, I was fully in control of the company's social media account until 2023, but I still create short clips for Instagram and YouTube, which I also write copy for.
select content:
TESTIMONIAL PAGE | Created copy and graphics
SERVICES BOOKLET | Created copy, photos, and layout
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT | Created copy, photos/video, and layout
INSTAGRAM REEL | Edited video and wrote copy
YOUTUBE SHROT | Shot and edited video, and wrote copy
I've been writing about myself and the world around me since I was old enough to be on Tumblr, and thanks to my acceptance into the UW-Milwaukee Honors College, I was able to continue honing my writing skills throughout university.
select essays:
PERSONAL ESSAY MEMOIR | Frames: A Memoir by Gabriella Cisneros
ESSAY | In Spanish, the word for alone is the same as the word for lonely
INSTAGRAM POST | Impermanence
GRIEF ESSAYS | Paper Boxes Are Not For Shipping Dead Bodies