The “word train”
arrived at my depot when I was very young. I enjoyed writing poems and reading at an early age. My dad was a “word man” and was pleased
with his vocabulary. He, in turn,
decided that it would be beneficial to challenge me with new words
frequently. I was told to look up
a word, spell it correctly and learn the definition. “But Daddy, if I don’t know how to spell it, how shall I
look it up?” I asked, innocently.
“Ah, that is part of the challenge, my dear daughter.” And thus, “The game’s
afoot!” As they say!
Years passed and my
attraction to the written word grew and in elementary school I became friends
with imaginary people like, Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes and Tom Sawyer. My parents presented me with a complete
classic library when I was around ten or eleven. I overcame my battle with reading comprehension and Dyslexia
(which wasn’t even a recognized disorder) as I matured and moved into junior
high school.
Always a fan of
diaries and journaling, it was apparent that my love of words was not
diminishing, but increasing. Thus,
a “word girl” was immerging and she morphed into a bookworm. I read mysteries, history of
fascinating characters like Davy Crockett and George Washington and fantasies,
as well.
In my professional
surroundings, I worked in customer service environments and
like a “moth drawn to a flame,” my love of reading and writing proved
beneficial. I was editor of a
quality assurance newsletter at an airline company, an assistant editor of a
financial paper, and as time moved on, various online newsletters and magazines
requested and published my lifestyle articles and trusted my proofreading
abilities, as well.
Summary of freelance
and job related experience:
Economic Research
Newsletter – Assistant Editor
American Airlines
Affiliate (TSR) – Editor of the Quality Clips Newsletter
AMR (Training &
Consulting Division) – Typed and Proofed documents/itineraries/expense
reports/Consultant Resumes
Southwestern Diabetic
Foundation – Camp Sweeney – contributor – various articles
Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation – National Foundation – contributor
Southwest Airlines –
Charitable Contributions Department – Composed and edited reports assigned by
my manager – Promoted to Project Manager for various reports and responsible
for their accuracy
Boy Scouts of America
– Information Services Division – Co-edited and contributor to the “Insider”
division newsletter
N.E. Times – Local
newspaper – contributor
Destiny in Bloom –
Online magazine – contributor
My Purpose Now –
Online magazine – contributor
Texas Blaze – Local
newspaper – proofread various projects and contributor
My mission:
To use my God-given
skills to help authors achieve their dreams by presenting the most accurate
copy of their manuscripts for publication, with knowledge and integrity.
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