Freelance Writer

SKILLS: researching market needs, crafting interesting articles and stories to match those needs, and marketing those articles and stories effectively, seeing first novel from beginning to publication

RESULTS: 50% of all submissions accepted without prior rejection, repeat sales to magazines, and research of publishing industry led to becoming publisher/editor-in-chief of small press, resulting in experience on both sides of the write-sell equation


Freelance Technical Writer 

SKILLS: researching and outlining, writing drafts with minimal specs, working closely with client to determine client's needs and provide documentation to meet them, editing client's rough drafts (expertise in Texas school finance, student services, and insurance industry, but able to grasp new concepts in almost any field and put them into plain language)

RESULTS: seven-year ongoing client-writer relationship, producing  1000+ pages of original documentation for new software systems,  maintaining manuals and smaller documents as software is updated, producing public relations and marketing documents for the same company


Freelance Contracted Professional

SKILLS: engaged in nearly every facet of Texas school business office processing and data entry, including Budget entry, End of Fiscal Year processing, PEIMS processing, and stints as interim bookkeeper, interim payroll clerk, and interim accounts payable clerk

RESULTS:  new and repeat business with several schools, including 4 long-term contracts


Editor/Publisher

SKILLS: working with others to achieve their writing goals with excellence

RESULTS: publication of children's novel and posting new writers' material on web weekly


Public Speaker and Promoter

SKILLS: securing and scheduling speaking engagements, writing and delivering talks on diverse subjects to audiences in schools, civic organizations, and congregations

RESULTS: sold 350 copies ($10 each) of children's novel in 3 months as result of speaking events


Instructor and Facilitator

SKILLS: development of training materials, one-on-one and group training in person and via the internet, moderating discussions, facilitating constructive feedback, motivating others to learn and to practice new knowledge and skills in both corporate settings and local writers' group setting

RESULTS: dozens of employees and clients trained, local writers' group in its 10th year


Other

started local writers' group that continues to this day
several months as substitute teacher at local high school