About

Courtney Shannon Strand is the owner of CopyStrands, a freelance writing and editing business. Her work has appeared in InStyle magazine, Elle magazine, Northwest Runner magazine, Eddie Bauer’s catalogs, CTQ Media's websites, About.com and more.

Her blog is CopyStrands.com: Be Chic. Be Green. Be Well-traveled. She also reviews Seattle's Broadway shows, local stores, restaurants and more on her blog.

She is passionate about performing arts, travel, fashion, design, photography and living green. And has extensive experience in sports as a rock climber for over 15 years, lifelong runner, hiker and tennis player. Her degree is in journalism.