Elena Acoba recalls when she first caught the writing bug in second grade and continued to hone her writing, editing, and reporting skills throughout her career at Arizona Daily Star and MTCVB/Visit Tucson (September 1989 to January 1996). Her knack for storytelling has also been revealed via public speaking engagements and video documentation. She shares tips for freelance writers about how they can build a network to increase writing opportunities as she did in her successful freelance writing career before she retired. Mentioned in this episode: All the President's Men, Watergate, Tao of Pooh, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), COVID-19, Asian-American hate, Creative Narrations, Stories for Change, FST!, Creative Mornings Tucson, simplicity, journalism, public relations, Odyssey Storytelling, Public Relations Society of American (PRSA), and Taoism.Creative Narrations video: https://storiesforchange.net/story/hate-a-side-effect-of-covid-19/