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A quick introduction to Joy—an extremely talented writer and amazingly focused proof reader. She will find the hidden errors in anything!

I am passionate about writing and words, especially providing clear, concise, optimized web content that is grammatically correct and easy to read. Consistency is my middle name – I pay very close attention to the finest details.

My experience comes from three separate careers.

For the past eight years, I was part of a team that developed e-learning courseware for the IRS, the U.S. Navy, University of California San Diego, and other clients. I have extensive experience with editing and wordsmithing:

• e-learning
• Print products (tutorials, proposals, marketing materials)
• PowerPoint Presentations

At Heartbeat Family Partnership, I coordinated the Family Support Partner training program. My role included:

• Developing a website, marketing materials, training materials, and handouts
• Recruiting participants
• Securing a facility/liaison
• Strengthening the curriculum
• Group supervision

As a legal secretary, I:

• Interacted with people from all walks of life
• Developed administrative and organizational skills including complex calendaring, planning events, organizing voluminous files, and advanced word processing
• Learned about the law – personal injury, real estate, corporate, and bankruptcy
• Learned about documentation and how to write

Unthinkable but inevitable – I lost my job last week. And the response from my friends is best typified by this comment from my webmaster mentor: “Sometimes getting canned is just the push needed (might as well think that way). Congratulations!”

That is exactly how I see it. I am grateful I had that job for the last eight and a half years. I raised my son, got him started in college, remodeled my condo, bought a convertible - and developed a lot of great skills as part of the illustrious Webtechteam. But it is time to move on and I am excited about the future.

I started reading a book called The Well Fed Writer by Peter Bowerman. Check him out, this book is a step-by-step manual for becoming a freelance commercial writer. Check out his website:

Once upon a time, there was this salesperson at a video dating club (no lie…) who wanted to be a freelance writer. NOT someone who happily took on freelance writing jobs for .05 a word or $5 an hour. No “starving” writing careers for this boy. He was after well-paid freelance writing. One tiny problem: he had NO freelance writing background and NO paid professional writing experience. In fact, he had zero PAID freelance writing jobs to his name. Nada. Zilch.   Read the rest of this entry »