Writers write
Sometimes it’s hard to say “I’m a writer.” Sometimes, it’s hard to say anything else.
I write every day. For work, for myself. Long pieces, short pieces. On paper, online and on social media.
I love writing so much, I teach it – and edit others’ writing. Some writers don’t like editing anyone’s work, including their own. I almost enjoy editing more than writing. Almost. Maybe.
As a professional communicator, I write and edit material for different audiences and formats. I’m familiar with a lot of style and citation guides. I work closely with subject experts to understand and ‘translate’ their work to others. From long-form stories, social media copy, technical documentation and training materials for work to personal projects, like a cookbook and a podcast, I write. Every day.
I use the following programs for writing and designing documents:
- Adobe InDesign (Id)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Drive
- MS Word
- Notepad
- note-taking mobile apps
Writing samples
Analyzing how reference archivists write about users submitted for completion of the Master of Science in Library Science (Master’s thesis)
Investigating Elizabeth presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA) conference (conference paper)
Online Job Tutorials @ the Public Library: Best Practices from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Job & Career Education Center published in PalRaP 1.2 (published article)
COMMON AUDIO TERMS (glossary)
CMU Libraries style guide (documentation/style guide)
Identifying keywords storyboard script (script/narration)
USING AUDACITY (step-by-step directions)
Prestage Department of Poultry Science News/Newsletter
As the communications coordinator for an academic department at NC State, I wrote and published news stories for the department’s newsletter.
My articles (opens in a new tab) were posted under News on the department website and then gathered into an email newsletter sent via MailChimp.
Poultry Science Hall of Fame
At NC State, I edited the content and design of the Poultry Science Hall of Fame (opens in a new tab) page. I copy-edited, edited for voice and flow, condensed some content and regularized the information layout. I updated the Hall of Fame page, cleaning up the accordions, adding visual breaks between paragraphs and adding induction years.
CMU Libraries landing page
As part of a complete website re-design, my team created blurbs for each landing page.
CMU Libraries website (opens in a new tab)
My team created the site’s style and most of its language. I created a style guide for the site’s voice as part of the website redesign project.
During Spring 2009, I worked as an intern in the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History (opens in a new tab) at Duke University. My major project during the internship was an online pathfinder for Ford Motor Co. archival materials.
Pathfinders are semi-formal guides that help users find relevant archival materials in a collection (or part of a collection).
NC State Bookstores Policies
I edited, reorganized and condensed store policies to improve readability and establish an single organizational voice.
