: About Me

Cheryl Claypoole's flair for effective communication rests on more than 25 years of experience in obtaining publicity for small businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. As the PR manager for a number of Columbus, Ohio advertising agencies, she has placed hundreds of stories in local and national publications. Cheryl also helped produce, market and publicize a quiz show that aired on the Discovery Channel and was nominated for a Cable Ace award. Previously she worked as public information officer for a State of Ohio human services agency.

My passion is ...

People - in all their endless complexities.

I know too much about ...

Trivia. Have written more than 10,000 trivia questions.

My parents always told me ...

I had been vaccinated with a phonograph needle because I talked so much.

My childhood ambition ...

Writer. What else?

My favorite memory ...

Watching my first cat, Rosie, give birth underneath our basement stairs when I was 5.

Why I write ...

I don't really write so much as open a vein.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Cereal boxes, road signs, blogs, MySpace, Showtime's Californication.

My first job ...

Dairy Queen at 15. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill, I will never work food service again (with apologies to Scarlett)

My best moment ...

As a mother to the most awesome 16-year-old boy on the planet.

My inspiration ...

Princess Di. As messed up as she was, she managed to do so much good and to inspire greatness in others, including her children.

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