Freelance Journalism
Business
Food
Literature
The Arts
Travel
History
Parenting
Women's Topics

Books
Ghost writing
Editing
Book proposals
Publicity
Author websites
Author bios
Jacket copy
Press releases
Family histories
Business, and organizational histories

Nonprofit Organizations & Business
Website copy
Annual reports
Press releases
Newsletters
Executive Summaries
Biographies,
Marketing plans
Business plans
Business histories
Speeches
Abstracts
Reports
Flyers
Advertising copy



Writing & Marketing
 

You name it, I've written it. I've tackled projects ranging from business histories to book proposals. I have a knack for news, a sense of story and the patience to polish prose to a perfect gloss. I've crossed genres the way others collect countries; I've dallied in creative nonfiction, marketing, Internet publishing, public relations, journalism, history and fiction.  
 
Magazine and Newspaper Freelancing
I have had more than a thousand articles published in newspapers, magazines and trade journals.  My special areas of interest include travel, business, history, art, architecture, food, technology  and parenthood.  Editors like me for my reliability, breezy writing style and my ability to translate complex topics into understandable prose.
 
Books
I have written, ghost written and edited books for individuals and organizations.  I am flexible about doing work-for-hire and am willing to work anonymously with certain clients.  Because of my advanced training in history, I am especially interested in writing biographies and business and family histories
 
Because of my background in marketing and public relations, I have been working with authors on developing their marketing plans, bios, query letters, press releases, jacket copy and book proposals. 
 
Books I've authored include The Insiders' Guide to Phoenix, published by Globe Pequot, and AgriFab: A Miracle in the Making, published by Heritage Publishers. Books I have edited include Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities, published by the American Chemical Society, and Dave Pratt's Behind the Mike, released by Five-Star Publishing.
 
Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising
My marketing and advertising experience includes designing and launching a women’s website for Evergreen Internet that won national accolades, including a write-up in Folio, the magazine industry standard. I also worked as an account manager for Evergreen, servicing accounts like Mystic Color Labs, Fisher Scientific, Johnston & Murphy Shoes, MapQuest and the Association of Business Product Manufacturers (ABPM).
 
I also love the nonprofit world, having done public relations and marketing for colleges, universities and women's organizations. I've devised and executed marketing plans, organized and publicized events, edited magazines and newsletters, managed media relations and written all manner of collateral material, from catalog copy to annual reports. I've been the creative director for The Qualitative Difference, a nationally known naming and branding company with offices in Colorado and Phoenix. 
 
My work as a book coach has led me to become quite involved in marketing and publicizing books and authors. I am experienced at helping authors research and write the many aspects of a book proposal, including cover letters, pitch statements, marketing research, author biographies, publicity plans and chapter-by-chapter synopses.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Writing Specialties
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Client List 
 
Freelance Articles
 
The New York Times, Arizona Highways, AAA Arizona  Highroads, America West Airlines Magazine, Working Woman, Black Enterprise, Incentive. PHOENIX Magazine, The Arizona Republic, The Des Moines Register, ITS News, Indoor Comfort News, Valley Guide Quarterly, Arizona Attorney, Arizona Women's News, Phoenix Bride & Groom, Tucson Bride & Groom, Arizona Food & Lifestyle, Arizona Business Magazine, Arizona Foothills Magazine, Scottsdale Magazine, Iowa Commerce Magazine, Sweat Magazine, Thunderbird Alumni Magazine, Community College Times, The Costco Connection, Careers and the Disable, European Billiard News, The Woman's Voice, Iowa Woman

Marketing, Public Relations & Advertising

 The Scottsdale Center for the Arts 

South Mountain Community College 

GateWay Community College 

The Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University 

The Association of Business Product Manufacturers (ABPM) 

Buena Vista College 

The Qualitative Difference 

The Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale 

Mystic Color Lab 

Evergreen Internet 

Coalition for Western Women's History 

Crystal Corridor Group 

The Center for Great Plains Study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

Planned Parenthood of Storm Lake