About Mark Tosczak

I’ve been writing and editing for public consumption, in one form or another, for about 18 years, and even managed to win a few awards along the way. I started at my student paper in college, where I was the editor. I worked as a copy editor, reporter and business editor at daily newspapers and a weekly business journal. I’ve freelanced for a bunch of different magazines and newspapers, and the occasional online news site. I’ve managed marketing and communications for a think tank and done independent public relations consulting. In 2007 I went to work for a strategic communications firm, RLF Communications, and this spring (2008) I earned an MBA from Elon University.

If you want dates and names for the official bio, check out my LinkedIn profile (and please connect to me if you’re on LinkedIn).

In addition to all the stuff that pays the bills, I’ve been blogging off and on for about eight years and I’m also a struggling novelist (emphasis on the struggling, as I’ve completed one really bad novel to date). More importantly, I’m married and have two daughters.

I have a very busy life. Busier than I ever could have imagined just a few years ago. But also a life full of challenges, questions and opportunities.

So why this blog? I’ve been writing about things that interest me over at thoughtsignals.com for years. But during 2½ years of graduate school I’d let it languish. I’ve started, and restarted, thoughtsignals a few times over the last several years, and it was beginning to feel stale.

I wanted to start fresh with a site that would focus on the things I’m interested in professionally — writing, marketing, business, productivity, the Internet and more. So this site will be a place for me to write about those things and also, I hope, have discussions. Please join me.