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(wordpress, 5/25/2010)
...wandering the dark recesses of self-doubt, and occasionally finding myself lost in Dante's dark wood, where midway through my novel I become wholly lost.
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(Online blog, 10/31/2009)
The city pushed all my right buttons and lured me in.
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Chapter/Essay from rock-n-roll memoir about life on the road as a female musician.
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Flash Fiction |
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(Dog Days of Summer, 9/23/2010)
Tysa's 101-word story won Honorable Mention, and was published in online chapbook: "Dog Days of Summer." Every story in this collection is exactly 101 words and contains the words "summer" and "heat." Tarragon - page 22
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Published Articles |
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(Ms. Cincinnati magazine, 1/1/2012)
Premiere issue of regional magazine featuring Tysa's Sex and the City-type column entitled "Sex in Cincy."
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(New From Indian country, 10/1/2009)
Regarding my visit to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation (northern Minnesota) during sacred wild rice harvest, commenting on what I learned, things I could've never learned by reading a book.
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(Valley Scene Magazine, 6/1/2004)
Fifty Years of Loving Lucy; The Zen of Chia Pets; The Multibillion-Dollar Estrogen Myth; Mud Wrap and A Movie; Story Research led to Hollywood Bowl Collection; Got Calcium? Think twice before drinking another glass of milk; Flying May Shrink Your Brain
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(Freelance, 10/25/2011)
If I get one more creative outlet, I may have to put a socket in it. --coyotescribe tweet
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Web content |
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(Travel Therapy Salon, 11/30/2010)
Travel blog with affiliate marketing. Contributed this in-depth piece, as well as other articles with photographs. Offers suggestions on how to keep personal travel journaling fun, as well as how to delve into the deeper mysteries of you while exploring new terrain.
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(Ventura County Writers Club, 4/1/2010)
A contributing writer and editor for the Ventura County Writers Club newsletter, Tysa served as VP of Programs for the organization during their 2009/2010 fiscal year. This essay explores the usage of "Ladies" vs. "Women" in both writing and verbal interactions.
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| mediabistro.com Questions |
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What do you wish you'd learned sooner?
How to spell queue.
Describe your dream assignment
Similar to Carrie Bradshaw's view on the world from her New York apartment: writing about women and sex (including older and married women), and infusing my column with the mysterious, the metaphysical, and the serendipitous effects of New York.
What book is on your nightstand right now?
"Neither Wolf Nor Dog" by Kent Nerburn
What's the hardest work project you've ever tackled?
Writing the synopsis for my novel.
What's the best job you've ever had?
Playing an outdoor concert on a rooftop in the hills of Kentucky:
http://www.wildcoyotes.com/BlueMax6-piece.html
What's your idea of a perfect Saturday night?
Dinner and a movie with a good friend.
What's your idea of a perfect Monday morning?
Flop out of bed, arm myself with camera and journal, my morning hike, unplug the day with a flow of hushed creativity amid enchanted wood.
In ten years, I want to be:
Bicoastal, not bipolar.
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How does a music career help your writing?
First, I was a songwriter. I heard the words with the music, not separately, together. It was the poetry of the lyrics, the movement of the words, like Terpsichore, the muse of movement. (I saw her once during a thunderstorm when I was a girl.) In a thunderstorm, all the elements collide in a symphony. I studied Dylan and Joni Mitchell, and Beethoven; their music really penetrated me.
Can you give us an example of how you might apply your experience as a musician to your writing?
I still sometimes want to put music to what I write, but I think I'm ahead of the game in a way, because I have a natural instinct for things sounding good. It's more than just constructing a descriptive sentence, or a cleverly-worded piece of dialog. It's got to sing. Actors know it. There's got to be music in the words, mystery in the way they flow. Catcher in the Rye's got music. Listen to the rhythm of Salinger's words. All the senses have to be involved.
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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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30-year music career, including four years at Ohio State University's School of Music. Toured several years as rock-n-roll keyboardist/singer/songwriter before moving to L.A. to continue performing, writing and recording. 1990s, made a gradual shift to story writing, screenwriting, directing, publishing articles, blogging and novel-ing. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Director |
1 Year |
| Researcher |
7 Years |
| Writer |
9 Years |
Specialty |
| Music |
30 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
13 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Valley Scene Magazine (6-10), Ms. Cincinnati Magazine (columnist) (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Open Gateways, Inc. (11+), Manny's of Solvang, Solvang, CA (6-10), Travel Therapy Salon, Santa Barbara (3-5) |
Other Work History
Interned for Script Pimp's 2007 Screenwriting Competition, providing coverage and evaluation of contest entrants.
Owner and Founder of JUST IN TIME Word Processing and Editing Service, serving the community of Topanga, California, 1996-2001, Clients included: writers, lawyers, contractors, psychiatrists, local newspaper, and a managing director for a strategic planning group specializing in motion picture, television, and online project finance. Services rendered: internet research, brochure and flier design, writing, editing (incl. psychiatry dissertation, funding proposals, and pre-published books), general typing, tables, graphs, accounting and invoicing, official and legal documents (both replicating and creating).
Voice and Piano teacher
Numerous contract administrative jobs, including Paramount Pictures, radio host, and jazz artist publicist and author |
Computer Skills
PC, Windows Vista: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CorelDRAW, CorelPaint, Final Draft 7, Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, Outlook, html; MAC, OSX, Word, Cubase music recording software |
Technical Skills
Video editing, personal (using CineMagic, Roxio Easy Media Creator 9), audio editing (Sony Sound Forge), photo editing (Adobe Photoshop, Corel), basic html web design, midi and digital music recording and editing |
Equipment
MacBook Pro, Zoom H4 digital recorder, Pentax K20 digital SLR camera, Boss BR-1600 digital recording studio, Korg M3 synth workstation, Yamaha Motif XS6 Music Production Synthesizer, 8-channel Yamaha PA, Bose professional PA speakers |
Unions
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles |
References
Chad Clough, Script P.I.M.P
Patricia Bradford Rambo II, Editor In Chief, Valley Scene Magazine
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Associations
Served as 1st VP of Programs for the Ventura County Writers Club, fiscal year 2009/2010. |
Other
Ohio State University, pursued Bachelor of Music in Theory & Composition. Certificate in Film Scoring from UCLA. Continuing education at UCLA Writers Program, 40+ courses in journalism (print media), novel, and screenwriting, + writers conferences
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Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Los Angeles, CA. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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