Professional/Personal Overview
I am a published freelancer (business and consumer); a former newspaper columnist, highlighting local industry; three years as the Chicago correspondent for two New York trade publications. Recently wrote articles for a food website and two book reviews for another site. Book author (fiction) and ghost writer (business, fiction, memoir). Certified as a grant application writer and as a writers' workshop instructor.
Work Info
Expertise
Copywriter
2 Years
Book Author
8 Years
Writer
30 Years
Specialty
Freelancer, ghostwriter, journalist, content
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
30 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Moving Interactive, Inc. (6-10), readworthybooks.blogspot.com (1-2)
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Word Perfect, Windows 7
Equipment
Sony digital camera, audio recorder
Associations
Midwest Writers Association; Off Campus Writers Workshop; Mystery Writers of America; Sisters in Crime.
Other
Northwestern University, English major; University of Illinois, English major; Jackson County Community College, Overland, KS, certified grant writer; Amherst University Artists and Writers, MA; Oakton College, Niles, IL, writing courses, Oakton College, Niles, IL, taught ESL; University of Illinois, ,Urbana/Champaign, English tutor.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Chicago, IL. I am willing to travel locally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.