Resume

WRITING, EDITING, SPEAKING & CREATING EXPERIENCE:
 

• 25+ years of experience writing non-fiction and creating presentations for multiple industries in news, funeral service, publishing, education, life sciences, HVAC, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and more in freelance, contract, and permanent roles.

• 18 years of experience working remote, start-up positions with writing marketing communications for multiple industries with C-level communications, product manuals and launches, intranet/internet, blogs, brochures, and newsletters. Proven ability to create easy-to-read copy, co-author articles, and meet deadlines.

• Create and schedule social media content and blogs for multiple clients across industries.

• Create and manage the self-improvement podcast, Your Bounce Back Life.

• Created and delivered writing craft and marketing workshops, lectures, speeches, and keynotes to hundreds of writers at more than a dozen conferences, colleges, and writing organizations, many as a repeat presenter. View complete speaker list below.

• Wrote 50+ non-fiction articles/interviews/features for Gannett News Service (many front-page by-lined articles), UAlbany Magazine, Writer’s Digest, The Big Thrill (International Thriller Writers’ magazine), several Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers, and others.

• Wrote executive communications and strategic talking points for CEO and senior management for Town Hall meetings during Fortune 500 company buyout phase.

• Developed online non-fiction courses for writers with a 4.5 instructor rating and 11,300+ students, each including 1-10 video content hours with downloadable articles and resources.

• Owned and operated The Write Stuff Resume Services, interviewing clients and developed 50+ resumes.

• Wrote four middle-grade novels partnering with two work-for-hire companies under tight deadlines and specific story guidelines.

• Agented author of seven published novels, including three fiction series: Joshua and the Lightning Road, A Human Element, and Unicorn Island. Collaborated with editors from small presses to large presses.

• Provided developmental edits on multiple fiction manuscripts for published and unpublished authors.

• Developed and delivered dozens of onsite and virtual presentations to up to 350 elementary and middle school students at one time as a visiting author.

• Writing contest judge of thousands of short stories for NYCMidnight.com.

• Designed and developed lifestyle products to launch the nature-themed Etsy Shop, Go Wild Design.

• First-reader of novel submissions for Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, providing editorial feedback and recommendations.

 

Sample of Online Articles: 
 

• The Big Thrill (International Thriller Writers’ magazine):
  Interview with #1 NYT bestselling author Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner
  Feature with NYT bestselling author, William Lashner, on diving darker into fictional characters

• Bradford White Commentary Magazine: Year in Review (all articles ghostwritten)

• K&S World News Feature (ghostwritten)   

• Writer Unboxed (Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers):
  Article on How to Prepare to Present with Confidence

• Writers Helping Writers (Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers):
  Article on how to Build Your Author Life Before Your Book Release

• Writers in the Storm (Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers):
  Article on Four Ways to Create Your Author Persona

• Literary Rambles (Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers):
  Article on How to get Your Manuscript Past the Gatekeeper

• Writers in the Storm (Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers):
  Article on Building Suspense: Meet Your Readers in the Middle and They Will Come

• Goldsteins' Funeral Home blog articles

• Roth-Goldsteins' Funeral Home blog articles

• Middle Grade Ninja: Writing Thrillers for Kids 

• Memoir Features:

  • Letting Go: In Writing and in Life ​

  • Meeting John Grisham

  • My First Letter to My Son

  • A Silent Legacy: The Gifts Left Behind

  • Throwback: A Childhood Story

  • An Easter Memory: and What I Learned From my Champion

  • Waiting for the Unstuck: A Writer's Life

  • Mourning the Middle Grade Years

  • Showing Children Our World--Good and Bad--Through Books 

  • Pumpkin Pie Forever

  • Writing for Children: 11 Ways to Discover Childlike Wonder

​

Sample Bonuses from Online Video Courses:

• 8 Steps to an Agent, a Publisher, and a 2-Book Deal

• Building Suspense: Meet Your Readers in the Middle 

• School Visits 101

• Public Speaking 101: How to Prepare to Present with Confidence

• 5-Step Blueprint for Author Platform Success

​

Lectures, Workshops, Speeches & Keynotes on Writing Life, Craft, and Marketing:
 

• Women Who Write Conference (Keynote Speech)

• University and Whist Club of Wilmington Speech

• NJ Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Conference Lectures (2x)

• NJ Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Fall Weekend Lectures

• Brandywine Valley Writer’s Group Lecture (2x)

• Pennwriters Conference Lectures (2x)

• The Write Stuff Conference Lectures

• Liberty States Fiction Writing Conference Panel & Lecture

• Rosemont College Lecture & Workshop

• Valley Forge Romance Writer’s Group Lecture & Workshop

• Main Line Writer’s Group Lecture

• Chester County Young Writer’s Monthly Program Lecture & Workshop

• Philadelphia Writer’s Conference Lectures

• South Jersey Writers Group Lecture

• Doylestown Bookshop Writer Series Lecture

• Alliance of Independent Authors Fringe Festival Lecture (online)

• EPIC Group Writers Lecture & Workshop (online)

• Developed and delivered dozens of onsite and virtual presentations to up to 350 elementary and middle school students at one time as a visiting author