Do you need writing, editing, or proofreading? E-mail me. I’ve worked on web sites, book manuscripts, annual reports, manuals, marketing campaigns, and more.

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Educational Publishing

Shakespeare Squared, creators of educational materials and content

UpGrade Education

Mark My Words, LLC

Educational projects include

curriculum development

course outlines and teacher and student materials for online editing courses (adult education)

ancillary products and teacher guides for grades 6-12

copy and content editing

major high school literature series, grades 6-12, student and teacher editions

AP biology textbook

AP economics textbook

world history and geography textbooks, grade 6

books for early readers, grades K-2

vocabulary exercises, grades 4-6

vocabulary and literature for English language learners, grades 9-12

interactive math activities

standardized test questions and answers

middle school health textbook

high school child development textbook

grammar textbook, grade 6

alignment of textbooks and assessments with state and national standards

writing

lessons for literature textbooks, grades 10-12, student and teacher editions

literature activities for differentiated instruction

activities for below-level, advanced, ELL, and AVE students

activities complying with Gardner's model of multiple intelligences

vocabulary and writing exercises, grades 2-12

teacher and parent guides to accompany books for grades K-6

fiction and poetry for assessments and leveled readers, grades 2-8

nonfiction leveled readers, grades 4-6 (samples below)

Editing

Sourcebooks: copyediting, proofreading

Atlantic Publishing: developmental editing, manuscript completion

Marketing Copy and Brand Development

Tandemodus

CEOs for Cities

M-K-T-G

Grip Design

The Allendale Association, a nonprofit foster placement organization

Masuda Funai, a legal firm
Blue Starr Design
Onward Technology
Arizona Nannies

Business-to-Employee Communications

The ROC Group

Curious Communications

Towers Perrin

Other Copywriting

Roughly 40 pseudonymous general-interest articles for HowStuffWorks on a variety of topics:

personal finance

food and wine

sports, hunting, and fishing

diet and nutrition

real estate

As a board member of Project: Philanthropy, which brought together professionals in design and writing to create PR materials for nonprofits, I contributed branding and copywriting work to several organizations. I wrote extensively for Project: Philanthropy itself, as well as for:

First Slice

Thresholds Rehabilitation Industries

Wisdom Bridge Arts Project

Leslie's Place

Rock for Kids
Beyond the Horizon
Urban Gateways
The Night Ministry
Causes for Change
The Caring Closet

Articles for HSAfinder, an impartial informational site for small business and freelancers