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 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.