"Marla's best traits are her verbal and written communication skills. She is a great writer, highly creative and very articulate. She can quickly grasp a concept and execute it flawlessly." Lynne Groth, Publisher/Gulfshore Media, Inc./CurtCo Media

239.597.6277 Marla@OttensteinMarketing.com

Marla's love of design and architecture, as well as her infinite knowledge of the luxury homebuilding market is evident in her writing. An accomplished and talented writer, her work has been published in numerous national and regional architecture and design publications. Marla is recognized for her ability to write concise, sophisticated and memorable copy that evokes a strong visual connection to the homes she writes about. Several photo-essays of her extensive travel experiences have also been published.

An entrepreneur at heart, Marla recently launched WEB.WRITER, a business that specializes in the fine art of writing succinct, sales-generating copy targeted toward Internet marketing and Web site design. Marla also offers expert writing services for resumes and professional biographies.

For the past four years, Marla has been invited to judge the Aurora Awards, an elite competition recognizing the most outstanding builders, planners, developers, architects and designers in the 12-state region that makes up the Southeast Building Conference.

When not sitting at her computer writing, or on the courts playing a mean game of tennis, she can be found globetrotting to such wonderful places as Africa and South America, China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand, Turkey and all through Europe, as well as to the Rocky Mountains where she avidly pursues her other interests: skiing, hiking and horseback riding.

Marla embraces everyday with unparalleled passion. Her favorite quote sums up her life-long philosophy: "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up valuable breathing space."