I have a new project I'm working on right now. I'm not ready to share with everyone yet, but I'm so excited about it. Those of you who've been privvy to my pining about my career woes know that I've been looking for the right direction for a long time.
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Yeah, I know this isn't terrible, but the weather has been terrible here. Here are a few pictures of the kids and our yard. Jayden refused to wear his coat at first, but then he relented.
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EDUCATION
Mercer University, Macon, Georgia August 2002
Bachelor of Arts: History, Sociology, & Women’s Studies
GPA: 3.937
Honors
President’s List Outstanding student, Women’s and Gender Studies
Dean’s List Outstanding Student, Sociology
Highest GPA, Sociology Dean’s Choice Leadership Award
WORK EXPERIENCE
Writer, Independently Employed 2004-Present* Selected Clients
- KnackParenting.com, Giving Back staff writer
- Demand Studios
- Bella Online, Computer Careers Editor
- Busy Mommy, Work at Home Editor
- ArticlesAndContent.com
* Writers Research Group
- Produced articles monthly for large Internet client
- Created article topics based on various search engine criteria
* Rita’s Writers
- Wrote keyword-driven articles on a variety of topics
* Authored 101 Careers in Gender Studies
- Marketed publication successfully to universities across the nation
- Created advertising campaign and website
- Handled all production and distribution needs
* Online Article Writing
- Maintain relationships with ongoing clients
- Handle marketing to find new clients
- Have ghostwritten more than 1600 content-based articles for the web
* Magazine Article Writing
- “Ten Ways to Earn Money Writing”
The WC, April 2006
- “15 Ways to Save 15 Minutes a Day”
Undeclared, forthcoming
Dawson Media 2004-2005
* General Partner, Acquisitions Director
- Find new talent and obtain submissions
- Create original product line of bumper stickers, t-shirts, greeting cards, and other novelty and desktop publishing items
- Manage administrative aspects of the company
The Community Press 2003-2004
* Staff Reporter
- Worked on a four-paper group, published weekly
- Wrote stories ranging from politics to hard news to human interest
- Generated stories
- Took photographs for my stories and lead art
- Made and maintained contacts with sources and government officials
- Produced 8-10 articles weekly (clips enclosed)
Jodee Redmond at Freelance Writing Gigs posted today (I swear, though I can't find the piece right now) reminding us all not to stop looking for jobs during the holidays. That's great advice and bears repeating. Often we can snag good opps by looking when others aren't.
Read more...Earlier this year, Rachel Lister launched Busy Mommy. The site covers all of the major “areas” of being a mom from pregnancy to enviro-mom. I came on board in July as the Work at Home editor. I invite you to check out the opportunities there are to be an editor at Busy Mommy (revenue-sharing) and just to look around and take in information from other mamas on life as a mom.
Read more...Back in September, I read an article in Angela Hoy's Writers' Weekly about a request Angela received to write for free. All of the controversy aside, I liked the idea of Write Non-Fiction in November, and I understood what Nina Amir was doing. Every November thousands of writers scribble furiously into the night, working on the next Great American Novel while those of us who write non-fiction are left sitting by idly. Well, probably not idly, but you get the idea.
Nina Amir launched Write Non-Fiction in November last year as a way to put that challenge on for non-fiction writers. I decided to join this year. I'll be writing a book I'm planning to self-publish and sell mostly locally. The book is a middle-class guide to frugality and will be chock full (I hope) of tips for people who need to tighten up the family purse strings.
My outline puts the manuscript goal at roughly 31,500 words, which is short but will work well for selling myself. Today's my first day working on the project. My goal is to get to 1,500 words (or 10 tips) by the end of the day today. Wish me luck!
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