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nDash Writer Profile for Dana Wood

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About Me

A transplanted NYC-er now living in sunny Florida, I've had a big magazine career (multiple staff gigs at Condé Nast) and am now freelancing for multiple print and digital pubs (New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Tampa Bay Business & Wealth, Insider's Guide to Spas, etc.). I also have copy clients on the brand side, in the beauty, wellness and fashion spaces.

Industries I Write About

Lifestyle

Health & Wellness

My Writing Samples

How to Work Out Efficiently If You're a Workaholic

This piece for The Wall Street Journal detailed creative ways business owners and executives are squeezing fitness into their work days.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-work-out-efficiently-if-youre-a-workaholic-1542299251

Beauty Fiends Are Now Obsessed With Pricey Custom Vitamins

This was a deep dive into the world of "designer vitamins" for The New York Post.

https://nypost.com/2018/11/06/beauty-fiends-are-now-obsessed-with-pricey-custom-vitamins/

The Best Essential Oils for Anxiety

For this story for Town & Country magazine, I explored the use of essential oils as possible alternative to common anti-anxiety medications like Xanax.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a14763798/essential-oils-holistic-alternative-anxiety-medicine/

Experience

Beauty Director

Oversaw all beauty + wellness coverage for the print edition of Brides and contributed heavily to Brides.com

Company: Brides

I worked there from 1/2012 until 6/2014

Senior Fashion Features Editor

Top-edited a team of junior fashion writers; wrote front-of-book and well features; contributed heavily to Wmag.com.

Company: W

I worked there from 11/2007 until 6/2010

Content I Write