WRITING DATA SHEET
VOCATION
THE WRITE PLACE As owner of this Communications Firm, writing is a part of everyday assignments (advertising, newsletters, brochures, grants, press releases, speeches, training curriculum, etc.) 1985 - Current
BOOKS
GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS: (Division of the Boston Globe)
FACTORY OUTLET GUIDE TO THE SOUTH, 1990 Edition 1992 & 1994 - REVISION EDITIONS (Done under the pseudonym - “Penny Pincher & A Miser”)
THE EAST WOODS PRESS: THE SOUTHERN BED & BREAKFAST BOOK - Revision Editor & Writer
EDITING
THE EAST WOOD PRESS: (Book) MAKING FOOD BEAUTIFUL (Cookbook Editor) - 1983
ALBANY (GA)/DOUGHERTY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: EDITOR of quarterly “Share The Vision” Newsletter (Part of a National award-winning 1986 PR Campaign)
ARIZONA CHEMICAL: EDITOR of quarterly “Commitments Beyond Compliance” Newsletter (Quality/Environmental/Health & Safety publication.) 1997 - 2000
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE: (Albany, GA) WROTE introduction and EDITED articles for city magazine (1989/90 & 1990/91)
(Panama City, FL Beaches Chamber) EDITOR of Chamber newsletter (1995 - 2004)
(Bay County, FL) “Room with a View” 1992 Economic Development Commission publication. (WROTE & CO-EDITED.)
ARTICLES
ALBANY (GA) HERALD - Co-author of Sesquicentennial Edition Tabloid - 1986
APPAREL INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - Technical Articles - 1983
APPAREL SOUTH - Fashion Articles - 1983
CHARLOTTE (NC) MAGAZINE - Articles - 1983
COASTAL HOMES & LIFESTYLES - General Writer - Numerous Articles (Inside Story Interiors) 2005-06
CRIER - (Junior League of Charlotte, NC) General Writer - 1982/83
CURB APPEAL MAGAZINE (Birmingham/Tuscaloosa) - Articles - 2008
EDITOR’S FORUM - Articles:
“The Definition of Style”
“Working With Printers”
Series of "How To" Interviews & Fillers - 1986
FASHION TRADE PUBLICATIONS OF MIAMI & ATLANTA - Articles – 1982
INTERIORS & DESIGNS of the Emerald Coast - General Writer – Numerous Articles (Inside Story Interiors) 2005-06
LADIES CIRCLE MAGAZINE - Article: “The Screaming Syndrome” - 1980
SMALL PRESS MAGAZINE - Articles:
“Building A Sales Force of Independent Reps” - 1986
“The Care & Feeding of Sales Reps” - 1986
“Key Account Care-isma” - 1986
“How Important IS Focus?”- 1987
THIS I BELIEVE WEBSITE - Article: "I believe You Must Address Injustice" - 2008 (Click here to view site and article)
PANAMA CITY LIVING - Article: "Blessed to Give" - 2008
BOOK REVIEWS
ATLANTA JOURNAL/CONSTITUTION - 1985 - 1987
AMAZON.COM - 1998, 2009
LEE COUNTY (GA) LEDGER - Book Review Editor - 1988/89
CHILDREN’S WRITING
CHARLOTTE (NC) WRITERS CLUB - 1983 Juvenile Fiction Award
ESSAYS
NEW YORK TIMES'/ASBURY PARK PRESS (NJ) - Guest Columnist - 1979
GREENSBORO (NC) DAILY NEWS - Guest Columnist - 1981
FILLERS
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS - 1985
SUNSHINE MAGAZINE - 1985
GRANTS BAY COUNTY (FL) CHAMBER of COMMERCE - BELLSOUTH Opportunity- 1997
THE ROTARY CLUB of PANAMA CITY - Rotary International District Simplified Grants to support the Bay-to-Bay Benefit (2008 & 2009)
INTERVIEWS
CHARLOTTE (NC) MAGAZINE - Interviews “on assignment” - 1981
PANARAMA MAGAZINE - “Interview w/DEAN DAVENPORT: Pilot in the Raid on Tokyo during World War II.” (Reprinted in Veteran’s Newspaper) 1995
“Interview w/Romance Novelist: GLORIA SKINNER” - 1995
SMALL PRESS MAGAZINE - “Interview w/John Huenefeld” - 1987
NEWSLETTERS
BAY DISTRICT SCHOOLS- “DIALOGUE” (Employee Newsletter – Interviews & writing.) -1998
CITY of PANAMA CITY BEACH - Quarterly newsletter
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH - Quarterly newsletter (10 years)
POETRY
SOUTHERN POETRY REVIEW - “REMEMBERING: Our Odyssey” - 1997
SHORT STORY LADY’S CIRCLE MAGAZINE - Fiction: “Cracker Jack & Cherry Blend” - 1979
TRAINING
PANHANDLE WRITER’S GUILD: “So You Want To Be A Writer” - 4-hour Seminar 1993
"Preparing Your Manuscript for Publication" - 1-hour Seminar 2009
SMALL PRESS MAGAZINE - Featured Speaker: 1987 Small Press Expo
YOUNG WRITER’S CONFERENCE - “How to Publish” – 1998-2000 FSU/PC Workshop