Michelle Ptacek in a brown sweater smiles in front of a framed floral picture and globe. Her head is slightly tilted away from camera.

In addition to writing about psychology, bibliotherapy, social-emotional needs, and twice exceptionality, Michelle Ptacek explores the awkward intersection between creativity and money using examples from the lives of historical people.

Her blog series First Creative Dollar explores the early earnings of fascinating people such as George Orwell, Louisa May Alcott, Rachel Carson, Frederick Douglass, and Leonardo da Vinci. Michelle’s work has been featured in The Financial Diet, Rockstar Finance, Women Who Money, I Like to Dabble, The Plutus Awards Showcase, Earn & Invest Podcast, and more. While currently immersed in academic writing, Michelle still makes time for freelance writing.

If you are interested in hiring Michelle for freelance work, feel free to check out writing samples on her blog and contact her.

Topics include:

  • Creative Thinking
  • Learning From Biographies
  • Giftedness and Twice Exceptionality
  • The Science of Expertise
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Business History
  • Creativity and Money
  • Executive Functioning