Professional/Personal Overview
Widely published nonfiction freelancer, ASJA and NBCC member.
Work Info
Expertise
Editor
12 Years
Writer
12 Years
Medical (for clinicians) and consumer health writing/editing
12 Years
Specialty
Books & Literature
10 Years
Environment & Nature
5 Years
Medicine
12 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
BiblioBuffet (11+), My Lasting Legacy (6-10), Christian Science Monitor (3-5), Funds for Writers newsletter (1-2), Get Satisfied: How 20 People Like You Found (1-2), The Writer's Guide to Fiction (1-2), WAHM magazine (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Emerging Med (11+), Home Hints Enews (11+), Pantaleon Medical Education (6-10)
Other Work History
Available on request. 12+ years of medical writing staff jobs; preceded by 11 years as a nurse/nurse practitioner.
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Technical Skills
WordPress and Blogger
Equipment
Up to date laptop with backup and antivirus software. Word, Adobe, PowerPoint 2007.
Foreign Language Skills
Limited Spanish. I have volunteered as an English as a Second Language tutor.
References
Available upon request.
Awards
2012 Poem selected for annual CT Poetry Party reading
Associations
American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
Other
My background as a medical nurse and nurse practitioner in psychiatry lends strong insight into health and psychology topics, as well as strong people skills!
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Hartford, CT. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Medical
(1/1/2010)
(Seminars in Oncology )
Assisted in rewrite and fact check
Information packed review for oncology nurses
Essays
(The Lutheran Digest , 7/4/2010)
(Women of Spirit , 1/1/2010)
(Christian Science Monitor )
(Snowy Egret )
(Pregnancy )
Articles
(Seasons magazine , 12/7/2012)
A survey of books, for adults and children alike, connected in some way to the holiday/winter season.
(Seasons magazine , 9/30/2012)
A profile of local CT poets and poetry with sidebars on venues and some sample verse attributed to local landmarks.
(Seasons magazine , 9/30/2012)
Piece summarizing recent books by CT authors in many genres
(The Writer , 1/1/2003)
(Funds for Writers )
(The Writer )
(WAHM Magazine )
Literary Reviews/Columns
(9/1/2011)
I was a biweekly book columnist here for more than a year (beginning with guest columns).
(The Review Review , 2/20/2009)
(The Review Review , 10/1/2008)
Pieces ranging from practical to spiritual aspects of self improvement.
Poetry
(Christian Science Monitor , 6/1/2010)
(Eat a Peach , 5/1/2010)
(Wilderness House Literary Review , 6/1/2009)
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
