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Heart of a poet, head of a strategist.

Lois Mac

The Smoking Area is a Substack for the people who left the party because the interesting conversation was always happening outside. We are all just collectively sharing a cigarette outside a party that’s too loud, too hot, and full of questionable characters.

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I’m Lois

I write features, essays + direct response copy. I'm a messaging Strategist and a Professional uncoverer of inconvenient truths.

I spent fifteen years not calling myself a writer. While writing. Every single day.

I wrote books I couldn’t put my name on. Write ads that made millions. Studied journalism and trained in creative writing up to masters level, and built a career inside advertising and marketing, using every title available except the one that was true. Writer. I was raised in the North West of England, with less than no money, and where I come from, "starving artist" was a threat.

I live in Costa Rica now. In a little treehouse in the rainforest, I have two kids, and a life built entirely around my words. It took me long enough to admit it, but once I did, everything sharpened. These days, I work at the intersection of direct response copy and creative writing. Advertising that could well be art and art that could well be advertising.

I help founders, writers and creative thinkers say what they actually mean, and say it in a way that moves people. Not just emotionally, but commercially.

I know the structures. The formulas. The mechanics of how a sentence earns a click and how a paragraph earns trust. I have spent nearly two decades learning how words convert, which is a strange and specific education and one I would not trade. I also know, with equal specificity, what gets lost when everyone uses the same words the same way.

Which is, more or less, everything interesting.

KIND WORDS from past clients

“What sets Lois apart is not just her profound expertise but her infectious humor and unparalleled ingenuity. She possesses a rare blend of qualities that makes learning from and working with her not only incredibly powerful but also immensely enjoyable. Her worked changed my professional life, the business and my entire opinion on advertising copy. It was a before and after moment to work with her.”

- Jessica Fabrizi, PR expert & executive, Singapore Airlines

WHAT i stand for

I believe in turning truth into strategy, perspective into meaningful work, living a creatively fulfilling life and treating marketing like art. Because the most important messages often live in the spaces between conventional and controversial / strategic and soulful.

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Pete's agency clients hit record sales

"Lois is unparalleled. I've been hiring copywriters for over 10 years. Now i won't work with anyone else"

The results when you work with Lois are literally night and day. She's the real deal.

Kelley found her voice & hit 90,000 followers

“I grew over 60,000 followers and had my biggest sales month to date”

Lois really sought to understand me so we could bring that into my copy. She is such a warm, loving person to be around and I deeply appreciate that about her. While working together I defined my voice, my impact, my message, grew over 60,000 followers to hit above 90k and had my biggest program launch to date.

Lorna grew an active 50k following + won awards on launch

“if you’re looking for a copywriter who goes beyond words + will translate your vision into brand magic, look no further”

The results are wild. People are loving the brand, our Instagram is blowing up.. We have the kind of copy that sparks the RIGHT conversations, sales have exploded on launching the brand with copy that’s impactful, an engaged and passionate community and we’re being spotlighted by the leaders in the beauty space for the positive impact I wanted to create in the industry. And now we are leaders in our own right. (Mission accomplished).

claire added multi 6 figures in revenue

"the copy, messaging and strategy she created generated over 6 figures in profit"

Working with Lois, I launched two new signature offers that she wrote the copy for and was also behind the messaging and strategy, they have been integral to my business' forward motion and generated over 6 figures in profit just in the first launch, they are signature offers still to this day. I'm not sure where I'd be without her.