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I'm an experienced copy editor, proofreader, and writer; I play well with others and can work either on-site, via email, or both; and I have a good sense of humor, especially about my fondness for semi-colons. I'm available for short- or long-term gigs. And I can be quite succinct. |
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Nonfiction/Essays (Humor) |
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(McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 1/16/2001)
The title says it all: a McSweeney's list.
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(McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 1/11/2001)
What to do when you get an email not meant for you...
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 2/1/1996)
A humorous first-person essay about finally noticing that things are changing in my home town.
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Book Reviews |
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 11/2/2000)
Book review of Jane Stevenson's novella collection Several Deceptions.
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 3/20/1997)
Book review of Famine, a novel by Todd Komarnicki.
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(Philadelphia City Paper, 12/12/1996)
Book review of My Dark Places, a memoir by James Ellroy.
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Fiction |
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(Ploughshares, 4/15/2004)
One of my favorite publications (in at least two senses).
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"The Qualifications of Regina White"
(One Story, 9/16/2002)
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(McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 1/15/2002)
Six linked short short stories that ran on successive Tuesdays on the McSweeney's site.
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(The Atlantic Online , 1/24/2001)
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Fact-Checker |
2 Years |
| Writer |
15 Years |
| Copy Editor |
15 Years |
Specialty |
| Arts & Humanities |
5 Years |
| Food |
5 Years |
| Health |
10 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Medizine, Inc. (11+), Facts On File, Inc. (3-5), Mcsweeney's Publishing (and Believer magazine) (3-5), NYC & Company (1-2), Steve Poses (author, AT HOME WITH STEVE POSES) (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
DMW Worldwide, Inc. (6-10), Apax Partners (1-2) |
Other Work History
I have published articles in Martha Stewart Weddings, Martha Stewart Kids, and Parenting magazines.
Corporate communications, 1996-1998: As sole in-house editor and writing consultant for Patria Finance, a Czech investment bank, I edited daily bulletins, monthly focuses, company valuations for more than 30 people in several departments, including research, corporate finance, macroeconomics, asset management, and bonds. I also created and led writing skills seminars for senior managers.
Teaching (University of Maryland, College Park English Department, 1992-1994): I took over for ill professor in second week of intermediate undergraduate fiction workshop (spring 1995) for remainder of term; earlier, I was a teaching assistant in freshman composition and creative writing.
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Computer Skills
Microsoft Word (I'm particularly fond of the track changes function); QuarkXPress; InCopy |
Equipment
I work on a Mac but also have access to a Dell laptop (which has WordPerfect on it rather than Microsoft Word for Mac). I have a copy of QuarkXPress on my Mac. |
References
Heather Liang, senior associate editor, NYC and Company: hliang@nycgo.com
Andrew Leland, managing editor, the Believer: andrew@believermag.com
Elisa Ludwig, writer (wrote and edited the Steve Poses book cited above): elisaludwig@earthlink.net; (215) 438-2828
Diane Umansky, vice-president, editorial content director, MediZine LLC: (212) 695-2223,
diane@medizine.com
Kalia Doner, editor-in-chief, Diabetes Focus and REMEDY magazines, MediZine LLC:
kaliadoner@verizon.net
Michael Laraque, chief copy editor, Facts On File, Inc.; contact information available upon request.
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Awards
Fellowships at Millay Colony for the arts (2002, 2008); the Djerassi Colony (2007); and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of Taos (2004).
Grants in fiction writing from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation and the Leeway Foundation of Philadelphia (both in 1995). |
Associations
American Copy Editors Society (ACES) |
Other
BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1990
MFA, University of Maryland at College Park, 1995
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I am willing to travel regionally. |
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