Bright Hub: Article writer for Home Office Tech channel and Alternative Health & Natural Healing channel. Foodie Mama: Contributing Editor for Pregnancy Diet section. WAHMZone: Weekly contributor for Business Zone. Demand Studios: Article writer on a variety of subjects, including Small Business, Marketing, Relationships, Writing, and Household. Casino Watch Foundation: Article and Commentary writing for a non-profit organization; required thorough research and accurate quotes and sources within a short turnaround time. Most articles are between 400 and 700 words, with a few longer ones. Arco Lawn Equipment: Newsletter design, content, and production; website content and maintenance. Content articles are between 200 and 500 words, must appeal to a large audience on general topics while moving readers toward interaction with the company.
Blogging:
Carrie & Danielle: Regular Blogger for Beauty, Family, Relationships, Alternative Health topics. ContentQuake Network: Primary blogger for Kitchen Craft blog. GirlSustainable: Primary blogger for newly launched site; 5-6 posts per week on a women’s interest version of living sustainably. 451Press: Primary blogger for a writing, reading, and freelancing blog: Writers Unbound. Way Technology: SEO Copywriting for a technology blog; editing for a company website. Additional project work.
Educational Writing:
Individual Clients: Individual Tutoring for high school students; Manuscript Editing/Critique for students and amateur writers. The Pillar Foundation: Research and article writing for use in upper-level high school courses; topics included the environmental movement and educational philosophy and practice; designed, wrote, and collected material for an Advanced Composition class for upper-level high school students. Taught Advanced Composition for two semesters (class size averaged 15). Wrote material for and presented seminars for upper-level high school students on writing essays for college and scholarship applications. Mississippi State University, Learning Center: Tutoring in English, literature, and writing for college students.
EDUCATION
1999 - 2002 Mississippi State University, B.A. in English. Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
1987 - 1999 Home Educated. I overcame an obvious favoritism and small class size; social skills and good-natured competitiveness aren’t a problem anymore.
Expertise
Books, Literacy, and Writing
Counter Culture
Current Events/Issues
Food and Cooking
Freelance Work and Work-at-Home Moms
Holistic Health
Home Making
Marketing and Small Business
Organization and Time Management
Parenting and Relationships
Personal Growth
Spiritual Life