Renee Lukas:
Freelance Writer
Renee Lukas is a versatile, prolific freelance writer of features, long-form content, blogs and more. She got her start at an advertising agency, then went on to write for in-house marketing departments for real estate and the hospitality and travel industries. She won awards for creating marketing campaigns that broke records for increasing vacation ownership. Her work has appeared in Southern Living magazine and Sarasota magazine.
With a background in film history and criticism, she was a regular contributor to Fansided’s Culturess platform, where she wrote about the latest film and television topics. At the same time, she was a regular blogger for a number of different companies, ranging from hardwood flooring to landscaping and home insulation. Whatever the client’s business, Renee would take the time to research, sometimes giving herself a crash course in a field that wasn’t familiar to her, in order to get the most polished, effective result. For example, she wrote features for a law firm, and was able to distill complex legal concepts into engaging text that the average person would understand.
Renee is a regular contributor to Gay Parent Magazine, and enjoys writing features for magazines and websites that offer helpful information or present a thoughtful exchange of ideas about culture and society.
She’s written for Home and Lifestyle, Parenting, Culture and Entertainment, Travel, Real Estate and Health and Wellness, to name a few.
Editors can contact her here.
Freelance Writing Examples
Parenting in the Age of Technology
How to Stay Connected to Each Other When Devices are Always Beckoning”
When our son came home from college, we sat in the living room, my wife and I eager to hear how everything was going. We asked him questions, but were interrupted constantly by the intermittent buzzing sounds coming from his phone. Distracted, he kept checking it, while trying to talk to us.
I was frustrated. I’ve become all too aware how difficult it is as a parent to compete with the lure of algorithms and instant gratification. My wife and I were trying to
Living with an Adult Son Who Has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
On January 2, 2010, the world stopped. It was one of those snow-covered, quiet days, except for the snowmobiles rumbling across the frozen lake near our house.
Our oldest son Tucker, age 13 at the time, was on a snowmobile and crashed into the side of a house going 40+ mph when he accidentally accelerated. My partner and I were having lunch when the phone rang. All I heard her say was, “Which one? Is he dead?” Her voice was odd.
We raced out to the snowy area where it happened. I stood knee-deep in the
7 Survival Tips for New Stepparents
Leave Behind the Fear and Try These Instead
No one ever says, “When I grow up, I want to be a stepparent.”
That’s because everything you know about stepparents you learned from children’s movies, like the wicked stepmother who made Cinderella scrub floors. Not a positive image.
A stepparent is the only role in the family that no one asked for. Parents split up and you were brought into the picture. The kids never asked for you.
This was the situation I faced when I first started dating a woman who had kids. And
4 Writing Tips I Wish I’d Ignored
Writing “Rules” and Why I Chose to Rethink Them
After years of trying, continuously improving my craft, networking, and learning from all kinds of writing-related resources, I finally got published. Along the way, I noticed some tried-and-true tips that kept surfacing, tips that were rarely, if ever, challenged. For many of us, it can take time to really understand what works and what doesn’t, and to realize that the same approaches don’t necessarily work for everyone.
Here are just a few of these writing “rules”, and why I chose to rethink them.
Tip #1 –
Excerpts From Articles
“(Real Estate Company) Brings You Closer” (Sarasota Magazine)
Closer to world-famous beaches. Savor the sugar white sands of Siesta Key Beach, the charm of Casey Key, the friendly ambience of Lido Key and the secluded paradise of Longboat Key.
Closer to inspiration. From sunrises over Sarasota Bay to sunsets on the Gulf, discover the dramatic panoramas that have attracted countless artists and writers to Sarasota.
“Is Your Lawn Environmentally Friendly?” (landscaping blog for The Veron Company)
A Few Smart Changes You Can Make Today
Many people want to do their part to protect
Choose Flooring for the Way You Live
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When selecting flooring for your home remodel, you have to think about your lifestyle. You need to ask yourself a lot of questions about the functionality—not just the form—of your floor materials. For instance, what you want to install may look good on paper, but is it practical when you imagine your day-to-day life?
Time and effort
So many people want the classic beauty of hardwood flooring in their homes. And it’s true, wood does become more beautiful with age. If