Mary McCarthy

President Pajamas and Coffee Media

  • Centreville MD

Humorous, engaging speaker relating work-life balance to social media.

Contact

Social

Biography

Mary McCarthy has been a professional writer and editor for 18 years, including work in the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, Victorian Homes magazine, regional magazines, weekly newspaper humor columns, and many websites. She created and built the #1 Humor blog in the U.S. (www.pajamasandcoffee.com) on Facebook's Networked Blogs and has appeared on The Today Show and ABC TV News’ Moms Get Real with JuJu Chang. Mary speaks regularly at writing, blogging and other conferences.

Industry Expertise

Women
Publishing
Print Media
Media - Online
Media - Print
Writing and Editing
Internet
Social Media

Areas of Expertise

Work-Life Balance
Engaging Through Social Media
Meaningful Blogging

Education

Western Maryland College (now McDaniel)

Bachelor's

Psychology/Sociology/Writing

1991

Affiliations

  • National Press Club member

Links

Event Appearances

Title

BlogHer   New York City

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BloggyCon  Ohio

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Bay to Ocean Writers Conference  Eastern Shore MD

Sample Talks

Meaningful Blogging

Don't just blog because you have to. Blog because you LOVE it. Be who you are and your readers will be engaged and loyal and will return time after time to hear what you have to say. Here are some tips from the #1 Humor blogger in the US on how to inform and entertain readers and learn to love blogging in the process.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance

Fees

$1000 to $5000