Read published clips. Samples include a how-to article (originally published in The Writing Group Book, later reprinted in Dramatics), creative nonfiction (published in Conversely), music journalism (published in The Tap), and poetry (published in Philadelphia Stories).
View digital portfolio. Samples include leveled nonfiction for grade 5, a brochure, and a nonprofit donor appeal.

Books
Mass-Market Nonfiction: Editing and Proofreading 
  • Over 100 titles, most in the fields of history, humor, memoir, business, gift/inspiration, college preparation, self-help, health and well-being, children's nonfiction, and social/political commentary. Sample titles: Radium Girls, Igniting the American Revolution, Boomerang Kids, Secrets of Top Students, ChronicBabe 101, Women Who Dared, The Power of Protest, Animals at Night.
  • In addition to working with manuscripts, I help authors craft and edit book proposals and sample chapters.
Specialty/Trade Nonfiction
  • Ghostwriting books for business/convention sales
  • Editing memoirs for self-publishing
Fiction: Proofreading, Editing, Manuscript Coaching
All this freelance work funds a career as a novelist and playwright. I can help with your creative work, whether it's coaxing a story to life, organizing a chaotic manuscript, or giving a piece one last editorial review before submission.


Educational Projects 
Curriculum Development
  • Curriculum planning and development for a postcolonial approach to elementary social studies
  • Course outlines and teacher and student materials for online courses (adult education)
  • Gamifying lessons in career exploration for grades 6–8
  • Instructional design for corporate training materials
  • Creation and editing of interactive training and tests, using several proprietary content development platforms
  • Development of active, hands-on lessons for middle grades and high school
  • Ancillary products and teacher guides for grades 6–12
Copy and Content Editing
  • Online ELA lessons and course materials, grades K–12
  • Major high school literature series, grades 6–12, student and teacher editions
  • Textbooks in a variety of subjects, including AP biology, AP economics, health, child development, grammar, world history, geography and mathematics
  • Revision and expansion of interactive lessons for home learners in language, literature, health/P.E., and history
  • Books for early readers, grades K–2
  • Vocabulary and grammar exercises, grades K–6
  • Vocabulary and literature for English language learners, grades 9–12
  • Interactive math activities
  • Standardized test questions and answers
  • Alignment of textbooks and assessments with state and national standards
Writing
  • Interactive lessons for adult/continuing education students in IT security, medical safety, and other topics
  • History lessons, including primary source research, for AP World and US History
  • State history materials for Texas and Florida schools
  • Lessons for literature textbooks, grades 10–12, student and teacher editions
  • Literature activities for differentiated instruction, grades K–12
  • Vocabulary and writing exercises, grades K–12
  • Mathematics lessons and activities for high school
  • Teacher and parent guides to accompany books for grades K–6
  • Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for assessments and leveled readers, grades 2–12
  • Nonfiction leveled readers, grades 4–6


Apps and Games
  • User-facing copy: instructions; capsule event/place/product descriptions
  • Voice-over scripting
  • Game cards and play design


PR/Marketing Copy
  • Brand and tagline development
  • Video, animation, and voice scripting
  • Writing press releases
  • Writing and adapting copy for multiple-tactic campaigns
  • Website copy and organization, including adaptation of existing print materials
  • Proofreading layouts against brand guidelines, legal requirements, client feedback, and copy decks
  • Writing, editing, and proofreading social media posts
  • Proofreading video titles


Writing for Nonprofits
  • Grants (federal, state, local, and private)
  • Individual donor appeals
  • Crowdfunding campaigns
  • E-newsletters (including editing and HTML layout)
  • Social media


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