About Me

Erica Hayes

Hi. I’m Erica Wall, copywriter, creative writer and rubber ducky enthusiast with a fondness for cupcakes.

It’s nice to meet you.

Rubber Ducky Copywriter is my little corner of the Internet. In addition to working on my writing and editing skills, I try to post something helpful every so often to make your stay worthwhile.

Yes, I’m a professional copywriter.

I’ve been a paid wordsmith for more than 10 years, and have built the brand voices for start-ups as well a well-known Fortune 500 company. I have a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts from the University of Houston, but I never got around to getting a UH sweatshirt, which I kinda regret on cold, breezy days.

If you’re curious, you can check out my street creds on WallCopywriting.com and my LinkedIn page, and view my portfolio on Behance. And if you’re in the mood for random gifs and writing quotes, visit me on Twitter.

I don’t have any books on the New York Times Bestseller list, nor have I been featured in any major magazines or publications. I write in the real world. I have a 3+ hour roundtrip work commute, a husband I call “Sweetie” and a cat named Henwen. Most of my creative writing is done during lunch and random blocks of time scattered throughout my day job as a copywriter. I also go through periods of I-Don’t-Wanna-Write and Oh-Crap-I’ll-Never-Write-Again. The lengths to which I’ll go to put off writing (and doing housework) shake even me to my core.

But I get it done despite myself. And I like to share how so maybe you can get it done despite yourself, too.

Note: If you’re one of those writers who have it all together and never procrastinate or compromise your writing time, I applaud your awesomeness and wonder why you’re here. And if you could share your secret.

16 thoughts on “About Me”

I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award. To accept, please visit: http://mymomthoughts.com/2013/04/05/the-liebster-award/

Posted June 20, 2013 at 9:20 AM by petrel41

Hi,

interested in plastic ducks as well 🙂 ?

http://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2006/12/26/activists-toy-ducks-anger-bush-delegates/

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- Posted June 20, 2013 at 1:19 PM by Erica
  
  Hi there, welcome to Rubber Ducky Copywriter!
  
  Plastic ducks are cute (and so are the real ones), but a rubber ducky will always steal my heart first. 🙂
  
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Hi there! I see I’m not the first to nominate you for the Liebster Blog Award 🙂 In any case, you deserve another one! Thanks for sharing your helpful resources with us. You can check out the award here: http://plottingbunnies.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/nominated-for-the-liebster-blog-award-yikes/ I hope you’ll consider spreading the love!

Posted June 27, 2013 at 8:43 AM by Erica

Awwww….thank you! I really appreciate it. I’ll do my best to spread the kindness. 🙂

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Hey Erica! I wanted you to know that I nominated you for a Shine On award on my page here http://muffinsandmocha.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/shine-on-award-nominees/ Thank you for stopping by my page and all the past kind comments you have made 🙂 look forward to more posts from you!

Posted June 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM by Erica

Wow, that’s quite a compliment. Thank you so much for the nomination. And thank you for your brave posts. I really enjoy your blog.

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Hi Erica,

I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Award! This award is given to bloggers who ‘positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.’

For more info, check out this page on my blog: http://wp.me/p3tK67-6g. Whether or not you choose to display the award, thanks for being so inspiring.

Posted November 19, 2013 at 7:52 AM by Erica

Oh wow! Thank you. That’s so kind. What a way to start my morning — hearing that my ramblings and writing meanderings are helpful. 🙂

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- Posted November 21, 2013 at 9:24 AM by Nillu Nasser Stelter
  
  Pleasure. Always great to read your words and you have a very welcoming style, n
  
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Pingback: Rejection Revisited (Part 1) | Peter D. Mallett

Glad we could share space on Peter Mallett’s latest blog post! I especially like your thought about turning “what’s the point?” into “what’s my alternative?” Keeping the door open is a much better way to look at rejection.

Posted March 24, 2014 at 8:18 AM by Erica

Hi Deanne, it’s nice to meet you! Thank you for the kind words. I enjoyed reading your contribution, too. I was especially impressed at your tenacity; no matter how many times you heard “no,” you kept pitching your ideas. Well done!

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