Writer + Photographer
I am
so glad
you’re here.
Hello, hello. I’m Richard Pelletier. I help small business owners, marketing teams, branding agencies, budding novelists, and even the occasional university professor, with writing projects. What’s my philosophy? Clarity, above all. Voice. Structure. Logic. (‘Philosophy’ might be a stretch.) What makes me different? I’m a writer. Essays, novels, business books, web copy, case studies. What’s with the photograph, I hear you asking? That’s what happens when ai writes your copy. How can you get in touch? Call this number: 503.621.2215
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What’s the story
so far?
I began my writing life with a press release for a small photo lab in Maryland, and have since written for Salesforce, Quickbooks, the United Talent Agency, At&T, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a Portland, OR restaurant group, and a Norweigan Cruise Line.
Recently I ghost wrote a business book inspired by one of the best selling business books of all time, The Goal, by Dr. Eli Goldratt. I helped chronicle the astonishing 90-day turnaround of a mammoth business in Mozambique that was losing $12m per month, and three months later, recorded a $54m profit. Long form copy—case studies, features, explanatory pieces, business books—that’s where my best work happens
I’m a longtime landscape photographer. For years I’ve been photographing my home on Whidbey Island, in the Pacific Northwest. I even have a book of my photographs, If I May Have Whidbey.
You don’t have to
write alone.
In 2015, I joined the legendary Dark Angels Writers, a UK based collective built to help writers gain confidence, find their voice, and tell their stories. I have continued to mentor writers through Dark Angels and on my own. It’s deeply satisfying work. If you need some help with a steep writing project, reach out. I’d love to help.
Yes, it’s true—
I have a novel.
My book is called The Writer of Eulogies. It’s bawdy, moving, tragic and hilarious. A failed 40-year old artist becomes as an accidental eulogist, after delivering a stemwinder at his parents’ funeral. The story unfolds in Seattle, the Red River Valley, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Little Compton, Rhode Island. If you know a good literary agent, call me.
“Your language is punchy — a style suited for the social media age. Nothing of essence gets sacrificed. And collaborating with you clarifies my own thoughts.”Sanjeev Gupta — CEO, Realization Technologies
Hope
we can work
together.
I respond pretty quickly so if you reach out, you can expect to hear back easily within 24 hours.
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