Theresa Heim

Pacific Palisades, CA USA
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Professional Experience

After receiving my BA in English Literature/Creative writing from UCLA, and my MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, I have been successfully freelancing for the past 13 years. I have extensive experience in blogging, essays and articles, and also short stories. I have been featured in Bang, An Anthology, Salon.Com, and recently, the LA Times. I contributed feature articles for the newspaper, The Palisadian Post, as well as the national parenting website, Momtastic, for which I developed the educational series: “The Out and About Classroom.” I am the owner/founder of Abeautifulfit.com, a blog dedicated to promoting women's health, and I am currently a parenting, fitness and nutrition blogger for the website: www.kuyam.com. My short story, “Memoir of a Violin” was included in A Cup of Comfort, an anthology of inspirational stories that made the National Bestseller’s list. My story, “Angel in Camouflage” was included in the next book in the Comfort series.

Expertise

Writer
13 Years
Coordinator
2 Years

Specialty

Family, Children & Teenagers
6 Years
Fitness
2 Years
Other, Specify
6 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - Ent - TV (National)
2 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
6 Years
Online/new media
6 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

8 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Palisadian Post (6-10), Momtastic (10+), Kuyam (10+), The Los Angeles Times (1-2)

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Equipment

Laptop, Digital Camera, Video recorder, Audio Recorder

References

Sarah Robarts - Owner of Ballantines PR

Showcase

Writing Sample

Essay on navigating the dating scene in Los Angeles
Feature article on lifetime horsewoman and local character, Cory Walkey.

General

I created the Out and About Classroom series for Momtastic.com to help parents educate their children outside of the classroom in fun and interactive ways.