Literary Agent, Editor, Published Author Resume
EXPERIENCE
Independent Business Owner
-present AmeriPlan USA (MS/USA)
• Oversee other IBOs
• Explain benefit plans
• Electronic enrollment
• Marketing and advertising
• Web and ad copy
• General business and accounting responsibilities
Literary and Management Agent, Editor
-present Red Writing Hood Ink (MS/USA)
• Oversee more than writers
• Act as liaison between writer/publisher/editor/producer
• Edit and critique manuscripts/screenplays
• DTP, freelance writing, editing
• General business responsibilities
Editor, Freelance Copywriter
September – October Bella Online
• Seek and provide copy for Caribbean Culture site
• Maintain database of articles and archives
• Keep content fresh with timely copy
• Prepare and distribute newsletter
Administrative Support, Customer Service, Freelance Writer/Editor
January – May Topics, Inc. (NY)
• Phone support for company clients
• Process incoming orders
• Research for academic projects
• Business profiles, case studies, editing
• Web entry/copy
Contract Marketing Specialist, Copywriter, Public Relations
December – October CPMD Consultancy (Grenada, West Indies)
• Handled CPMD clients in the Caribbean, marketing products and services to global industries.
• Press release compilation and submission.
• Marketing profile compilation.
• Co-Branding
• Online Marketing
Freelance Submissions Editor, Data Programmer, Copywriter, Copy Editor
- Writers Advantage (Online/USA)
• Intense critique of all incoming manuscripts
• Write copy for website and author entries
• Enter information in web database
• Maintains member updates
Contract/Temp Administrator, Director
- MHAD (Manufactured Homes Advocates Division) (MS/USA)
• Assist consumers in finding the right agencies to process complaints concerning product liability, etc.
• Worked to bring fraud in the housing industry before legislators on both a state and federal level.
Administrative Assistant, Transcriber
Temp – (/-/) Sta-Home Hospice (MS/USA)
• Prepare and update patient charts, insurance payments
• Transcribe doctor notes, meeting tapes, etc.
• Provide support for patients and their families
• Other general business and office responsibilities
EDUCATION
Fiction and Nonfiction Writing for Children and Teens
Institute of Children’s Literature West Redding, CT
Journalism and Novel Writing
McGraw-Hill Continuing Education New York, NY
Business Management
Southwestern-Thomason
Criminal Justice
Axia College Phoenix, AZ
(Division of University of Phoenix, GPA .)
Computer Forensics Certified (GPA .)
SKILLS
Marketing and Advertising, Medical and Legal transcription, Medical Coding, Legal research, Legal contract prep, SEO, Usability Studies, Research, Academic Writing, Appointments scheduling, Type wpm, Shorthand, Dictation, Microsoft Office, MS Publisher, Adobe PDF Conversion, Adobe PageMaker, Corel WP, Corel Web, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Front Page, DreamWeaver, Quark, HTML, Java, Program Installation and Troubleshooting, SQL, PHP, among others.
ASSOCIATIONS
Listed in Hollywood’s Creative Directory
Listed in Writer’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
Listed in Christian Writer’s Market (Shaw Publishing)
WWW Chamber of Commerce Member
Network for Women Member
Member Digital Women
Script P.I.M.P. (Pipeline Into Motion Pictures)
Women.com
Publishers Marketplace
Ryze Business Network Member
LinkedIn Member
CREDENTIALS
Writing:
• Freelance Resource Guide, Edition
• Agent's Number One Tip: Etiquette Please! - Humanities:Writing
• Be Prepared for the Sale - Humanities:Writing
• Books and Blunders - Humanities:Writing
• Discover Life - Life:Religious, Christian
• Encouragement - Humanities:Writing
• God Speaks to His Children - Life:Religious, Christian
• Growth is a Writer's Best Friend - Humanities:Writing
• Timeliness - Humanities:Writing
• When Nerds Fall From the Tree of Grace - Humanities:Writing
• When Your Paying Gig Stops Paying - Humanities:Writing
• Writer’s Monthly article (www.writersmonthly.com)
• An Agent’s Point of View (Paperdoll Publishing, )
• Grants, Proposals and Marketing (Ghostwriter, )
• Hundreds of articles on topics ranging from Asian Economy, Macro and Microeconomics to Childhood Education, Financial Analysis of General Motors, Honda and Microsoft, Pro Golf Tours to Electronic Gaming Halls.
• Review for Insider Magazine.
• Proposal experience includes, but is not limited to, Healthcare, Investments, Education, Retail, Publishing, and Nonprofit Organizations.
Public Relations:
• Contracted with large Software Development Company to provide PR services for new product launch.
• CPMD Client Promotion
Editing:
• Proofreading/Editing for Harcourt
• Hundreds of manuscripts from a wide range of genres.
• Editing articles for writers (related to Project Management)
• CD-ROM copywriting/editing for Harcourt Brace publishers
Project Management:
• Overseeing a group of freelancers, editing their work, and submitting to the client.
Usability Studies:
• Everythingleads.com
• CPMD.com clients
Design and Copywriting:
• Everyoneneedsbenefits.com
• redwritinghoodink.net
• williamsliteraryagency.com
• art--go.org
• allforthegloryofgod.org
• allforthegloryofgod.com
• designercards.net
• advocatehadd.com
• kidzchrist (hosted on allforthegloryofgod.org)
• Deborah Picurrelli, author
• Margee Moore, author
• RC White, author
• John Mackin Ade, author
• Anne Gregory, Children’s author
• Elinor Stecker-Orel –popular speaker, former Senior Editor for Popular Photography magazine, multi-published author
• Paperpros.net
• Academic-assistance.com
• Ables-associates.com
Miscellaneous:
• Support for Kannel.org
• Proofreader for Stagen, Inc.
References on request.
