{"id":6643,"date":"2025-07-26T14:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanderz.com\/holly\/?page_id=6643"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:25:57","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanderz.com\/holly\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Portfolio | Creative Writing Examples by Holly Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6643\" class=\"elementor elementor-6643\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c0746f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c0746f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffbc8d2\" data-id=\"ffbc8d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a101684 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a101684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSenior Marketing Writer + AI Specialist\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9c2a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9c2a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7486\" data-id=\"a8d7486\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d63707 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d63707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Writing Portfolio <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ed841 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98ed841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Articles, Educational Pieces, Essays, and Creativity at Play<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f7bcc aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"58f7bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\"><\/h2><div class=\"aux-modern-heading-description\"><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>I love to write. <\/strong>Even my texts use full words and proper punctuation. <br \/>I am not cool with the Oxford comma; it is repetitive, redundant, and unnecessary.<br \/>See what I did there?<\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"675\"><strong>This section is my pre-interview test drive.<\/strong> It shows range, voice shifts, and how I think on the page. You\u2019ll find industry work, thought experiments, and writing challenges where I explore tone, clarity, and intent. Some pieces are polished enough to live on a client\u2019s homepage. Others exist because an idea was worth following. They\u2019re all here on purpose.\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for official client work, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/sanderz.com\/holly\/clientlist\/\"><em data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2363\">My Work<\/em><\/a>. 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