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Leslie Halpern, 2195 Catbriar Way, Oviedo FL 32765; (407) 365-6171 also fax; LCHWriter@cfl.rr.com; http://home.cfl.rr.com/lesliehalpern/leslie_halpern.htm. Writing Specialties: Film, entertainment, romance, dreams, pop culture. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, theater, audio, video, radio, film, ad agency. Books: Reel Romance, The Lovers' Guide to the 100 Best Date Movies (Taylor Trade Publishing); Dreams On Film (McFarland & Company), Windows to the World (Cablevision). Periodical Credits: Location Update, Orlando Sentinel, Daily Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Markee Magazine, Bluegrass Unlimited, Fitness Magazine, Small Business Opportunities, Storytelling Magazine, Salt Lake City Tribune. Awards: The Mentor Award (1997) for essay writing; Distinguished Service Award from Florida Literacy Coalition; 1990 Outstanding Contribution to Literacy Award from Seminole Community College. Comments: B.A. In Journalism, University of Kentucky; Master of Liberal Studies, Rollins College; also teach and consult.
Paula Hendrickson. (815) 965-0936. phendrickson@sbcglobal.net. Writing Specialties: Trade and consumer articles, entertainment writing, celebrity interviews, company and executive profiles, business/marketing topics, trend pieces, food/cooking, crafts, vintage homes and furnishings, general interest and lifestyle subjects. Media Experience: Magazines, newspapers, newsletters, press releases, scripts, business letters, essays, web content. Periodical Credits: Advertising Age, American Bungalow, Bally's Total Fitness Magazine, Cablevision Magazine, Dickinson Studies, Editor & Writer, Emmy Magazine, Frontier Magazine, Incentive Magazine, Independent Business, Integrated Marketing & Promotion, Just Labs, PLBuyer, Point-of-Purchase Magazine, Rockford Life, Rock River Times, Sales and Marketing Executive Report, Sales and Marketing Strategies & News, SAM (Sales, Advertising, Marketing), SatelliteDIRECT/SatelliteORBIT, TVGuide, Variety, Writer's Journal, Writing for Money, plus many others. Clients: GotVMail (Weston, MA), Pisa Design (Chicago, IL). Background: Paula has sold 400 articles to a wide assortment of publications, and is a regular contributor to Emmy, Variety, and Rockford Life, among others. In January 2006 she launched a weekly newspaper column, Tube Talk, with an eye toward self-syndication in 2007. Also in 2006, the Northern Illinois University chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (DeKalb, IL) invited her to speak about the pros and cons of being a full-time freelance writer, and she was a co-presenter of a Beginning Screenwriting seminar sponsored by the Rockford Public Library (Rockford, IL). Comments: In just over a decade as a full-time freelance writer, Paula has written everything from 50-word fillers to a 4,700-word feature. As a writer, her motto is, "I'll write just about anything, as long as it's in English."
Tommy L. Holbrook, 601 Shalimar Street, The Villages FL 33162; (352) 750-3339; Tom@SeniorPerspective.org; www.SeniorPerspective.org. Pseudonym: Tom Holbrook. Writing Specialties: Have background experience in: Insurance selling & management, music education & performance, 501(C)3 corp. founder & president, radio broadcasting & ownership, political op-ed columns, restaurant chain executive/wrote training manuals. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, theater, radio, brochures, direct mail, speeches. Periodical Credits: Life Insurance Selling (national magazine), Mountain Messenger weekly newspaper (regular op-ed column for years), Berkley Newspapers (Register-Herald) regular weekly column for years, Village Daily-Sun regular lifestyles column, self-published newsletter with 5,000 mailing list. Clients: Greenbrier Valley Repertory Theater, Fass Bros. Fish Houses (restaurant chain), Faith Broadcasting Corp., Faith Communications Network. Comments: My age and experience with people gives me advantage on interviews. Looking for different angles in stories keeps them interesting. Humor is a strength and I use it as necessary. Faith background allows me to present stories in sensitive and meaningful context as well. Degree in music education and business world allows me to appreciate the factual as well as the fantasy side of stories. I've worked my entire adult life and have written forever. Have always wanted to do nothing but write. Kept putting it off because circumstances didn't allow. Wife died after 7 years of sickness; decided now was the time to apply my all to my love of the written word. I enjoy affecting people's emotions through writing, singing, playing or producing and directing performances.
Henry M. Holden. P.O. Box 24, Mt. Freedom NJ 07970. Email: hholden@women-in-aviation.com Henry is a fulltime freelance writer/photographer, and public speaker. Writing Specialties: Aviation, travel/tourism, book and restaurant reviews, children's books, business, interviews. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, technical. Henry M. Holden is the author of over 600 magazine and newspaper articles appearing in national magazines, the Miami Herald, USA Today, and the Recorder Publishing Co. [NJ newspaper syndicate]. He writes regularly for Aviation & Business Journal, World Airnews, and other aviation publications.
He is the author of 14 nonfiction books on aviation history and biographies, including five books on women in aviation. His latest is "To Be a U.S. Air Force Pilot" MBI Publishing Co. (2004) He is also the author of three books on law enforcement; "To Be an FBI Special Agent (June 2005); To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent, (April 2006) and To Be A Crime Scene Investigator (Sept. 2006) all with MBI Publishing Co.
He is also the author of 19 mid-level (9-12) aviation and non-aviation children's books published by Enslow Publishers, (Berkeley Heights, NJ) a school and library market publisher.
Henry won a 1996 Florida Freelance Writers Competition "Honorable Mention" (short fiction), and received the 1994 "Author's Award" from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was mentioned in the Congressional Record (2/22/94) for his works on women in aviation.
S. Jack Horne, 2633 Bellerive Dr., Lakeland FL 33803; (863) 682-0736; sjauthor@gmail.com. Pseudonym: Seth Jackson Horne. Writing Specialties: Business evaluations, capital markets, financial areas, wealth management, cattle, fishing. Media Experience: Brochures, speeches. Books: Friendship-Fate-Fortune. Comments: Today I really choose to write novels.
Dorri Jacobs, Ed. D., 784 Columbus Avenue, 1C, New York, NY 10025, (212) 222-4606, e-mail: dorrija@aol.com, web site: http://members.aol.com/dorrija/yourwriter.
CURRENT. Research, writing on: The impact of Katrina in New Orleans, mental health issues, the volunteer experience; What to Do When Your Roommate Becomes Violent; Caring for a Chronically Ill Cat, How to Get Financial Help, Petowner-Veterinarian Problems; Post Traumatic Stress; If You Have No Money for Food.
Self-help, how-to, nonfiction, business writer, internationally published journalist, book author, editor. Feature articles, sidebars, essays, books, instructional materials, employee guides, audio-scripts, pamphlets, book, proposals, newsletters, reports, training materials, resumes.
Brings to clients her unique vision, creativity, a rich arts background, great sensitivity to people. Through years of training, teaching, consulting, coaching, mediating, lecturing, highly skilled at adapting concepts for diverse aims, formats and target groups. For editing projects, she produces clear, well-organized, easy to follow, interesting copy from clients' vague ideas, disorganized or overly technical material. New authors, editing, self-publishing strategies, design, proofreading, at any stage of a project.
Expertise: Life-work coach. Self-help, stress, change, careers, workplace, managing, conflict, health, pets, downsizing, performance, relationships, profiles, interviews, tips, how-to's. Background in: Visual arts and dance. Exhibited paintings and photographs, taught art, performed in community theater, produced an educational film, wrote song lyrics. Dispute resolution. Arbitrator, mediator. Former contract advisor, National Writers Union.
Lifebridge Foundation grants for research, writing, website, public programs on work issues. B.A., M.A., Brooklyn College. Ed. D., Teachers College, Columbia University. Taught at: New School for Social Research, Empire State College School of Labor Studies-SUNY, Fairleigh Dickinson University, University of Bridgeport, New York University, Queensborough Community College. YWCA Women's Center, NY Open Center, The Learning Annex.
Clients in: Non-profit, private sector, education, publishing, government, finances, social services, advertising, insurance, training, the arts.
Credits: Women's, business, general interest, pets, veterinary, news, health publications in U.S., Jamaica, China, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Africa, the Philippines, India, Singapore and across the world. Among them: The Daily News, Family Circle, National Business Employment Weekly, Banking Week, Management Solutions, Boardroom Reports, Dog Fancy, OR Manager, The New York Doctor, Podiatry Management, Patients' Digest, Veterinary Practice Management, Career Magazine, Financial Woman Today, Working Woman, Training News, Careers for the Disabled.
Kelly James-Enger, 6911 Waterfall Place, Downers Grove, IL, 60516 (630)795-1288 or e-mail kelly@becomebodywise.com. Writing Specialties: health, fitness, diet/nutrition, bridal, relationships, writing. Freelance Media Experience: Advertising copy, newsletter articles, brochures. Website Credits: www.onhealth.com, www.msnbc.com. Periodical Credits: Woman's Day, Family Circle, Redbook, Self, Parents, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Shape, Fitness, Bridal Guide, E-merging Business, The Writer, and dozens of others. Books: Live it Up! 50 Cool, Unique, and Worthwhile Ways to Spend Your Time (Random House, 2007); Small Changes, Big Results: A 12-Week Action Plan to a Better Life (with Ellie Krieger, R.D., Clarkson Potter, 2005); Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money (Random House, 2005), Ready, Aim, Specialize! Create Your own Writing Specialty and Make More Money (The Writer Books, 2003), and the novels, Did You Get the Vibe? (Strapless, 2003) and White Bikini Panties (Strapless, 2004.) Comments: I'm a former attorney who "escaped from the law" in 1997 to write full-time. Since then, I've written more than 700 articles for national magazines; I also write nonfiction books, novels, and essays. As a writer, I specialize in health, fitness, and nutrition subjects, and I enjoy collaborating with experts to help them communicate their message to audiences. I also own BodyWise Consulting, and speak and consult about subjects ranging from staying motivated to getting fit (I'm a certified personal trainer) to freelancing. I enjoy helping people make positive changes in their lives through my work as an author, journalist, and speaker. www.becomebodywise.com
Ms. Lael Johnson, P.O. Box 2405, Culver City, CA 90231; Journallady2001@yahoo.com; 310-649-5543.
Position Desired: Writer
Lael Johnson is the owner of Writer's Eye Advisory Service. She has a varied background in history, marketing management, psychology, community service and facilities management. She is also a trained creativity coach, writer and beader. She owns Creations Beadwork, selling handcrafted jewelry at craft shows and other community events. She is a published author whose writing interests include: haiku and related forms, devotional and inspirational material, short stories, essays, children's stories, volunteering, journaling and lyrics. She's published in inspirational material in the Vineyard Voice, Single Spirit and Children's Bible Search. She is also a published poet in Makar, Frogpond and Woodnotes. She edited copy for the Vineyard Voice, edited the weekly church prayer bulletin for four years, and edited and published the National Journal Network newsletter for six years. She's completed one basic course in children's writing from the Institute of Children's Literature.
She is currently completing several email and teleclasses in creativity coaching and small business topics. She is a member of Cassell Network of Writers, International Women Writer's Guild, and California Lawyers for the Arts (artist member only), respectively. She also participates in several other niche writing organizations. Currently she welcomes creativity coaching clients, using journaling and other resources, to help artists, small business owners and people eager to expand their creativity skills. She's authored several articles on creativity coaching and other relevant topics. She can be reached by email.
She is a member of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Westside. She currently resides in Culver City, CA. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing and listening to classical, Celtic and international folk music and taking care of her two companion parakeets.
Trudy A. Kelly Forsythe is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of professional writing experience. Writing specialties: Newsletter, web and brochure content; magazine articles; news, special features and advertorial for newspaper; media releases; advertising copy; radio advertising and news reports; public service announcements; and book reviews. Topics she has written about are just as diversified including new and established businesses; local, provincial and national events; industry products and services; international and regional co-operation and development; agriculture; hunting and fishing; information technology; tourism; education; gardening and lifestyles. Writing credits: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Atlantic Co-operator; Atlantic Progress, eBusiness Journal, Technology in Government, Computer Dealer News, Silicon Valley North, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Saint John Times Globe, Kings County Record, New Brunswick Reader, New Brunswick Anglican; Maritime Sportsman, Turkey Call; Farm Focus and K-100 FM Radio. Services: Writing, editing, copywriting, photography. Awards: Atlantic Community Newspapers Association Award for best sports story or feature (first place; 2006); National CIDA award for excellence in writing on international cooperation (second place; 2006). A professional member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), Trudy has an English Honors degree from the University of New Brunswick and a diploma from the Atlantic Broadcasting School. She lives and writes in Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada. To discuss your writing projects, contact Trudy at trudan@nbnet.nb.ca.
Jane Kenny, 602 S. Main Street #365, Crestview FL 32636; (904) 612-6728; kennyrv@gmail.com. Writing Specialties: Travel/Florida, retirement, RV living, brochures, training manuals, press releases/copywriting, direct mail. Media Experience: Newspaper, newsletter, corporate, ad agency, direct mail, technical. Books: RVers Guide to Corps of Engineers Campgrounds (Roundabout Publications, 2007). Comments: Former high school English and journalism teacher with solid corporate experience writing training manuals, brochures, direct mail, speechwriting. Excellent skills, tight writing style. Meets deadlines!
Sandi Khani, 4390 Casper Court, Hollywood FL 3302; (954) 981-4825, fax (954) 963-2380. Writing Specialties: Alcohol/drug abuse, family/marriage/divorce/parenting, personal development/self-help/motivational, interpersonal relationships. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, radio, advertising/PR. Periodical Credits: Recovery Today.
Charlotte (Charlie) Kimball, 1857 SE 20 Ave., Homestead FL 33035; (305) 230-9572, fax (305) 847-0268; charlie@charliehudson.net; http://charliehudson.net. Pseudonym: Charlie Hudson. Writing Specialties: Book-length nonfiction, novels (mystery & mainstream), scuba diving, technical writing, travel. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, corporate, white papers, research. Books: Orchids in the Snow (novel), Shades of Murder (novel), The Parent's Guide to Business Travel (nonfiction). Periodical Credits: Skindiver, Army Logistician, US Army Ordnance Bulletin. Awards: Ordnance Writer of the Year - 1992. Comments: 22-year Army Career - Desert Storm veteran. Strong technical writing background; avid scuba diver & traveller. Responsive to deadlines; enjoy writing fiction - short story and novels.
Irene Kleeberg, 350 East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016, (212) 213-6038 or email ickleeberg@juno.com. Writing: fashion, business, travel, medical, parenting, sewing, knitting, needlework, essays, fitness, nutrition, relationships, the Netherlands, Great Britain, languages. Editing: Line editing, copyediting, proofreading, fact checking. Meticulous attention to detail without obnoxious fussiness. Fact checking: Direct fact checking with sources on articles written by others, indirect fact checking when necessary when attributions seem questionable. Public Relations: I enjoyed working in the public relations department of a major lobbying organization prior to its move to Washington. Advertising: I have worked in advertising both in the United States and in London and continue to do a fair amount of advertising copy for special clients. Books: Author of approximately 20 published nonfiction books.
David Kohn, 3117 Lake Shore Dr., Deerfield Beach FL 33442; (954) 429-9373, fax (954) 428-0277; e-mail: wordwiz@gate.net Writing Specialties: Co-authoring, ghostwriting, book editing, book proposals, consumer, business, environment, health and medicine, lifestyle, investigative, profiles. Freelance Media Experience: Books, newspaper, magazine, newsletter, features service, research reports, high-impact letters. Staff Experience: Newspaper, magazine, features service. Books: Co-authored and edited books won an American Library Association national award and resulted in Featured Alternate book sale to national book club. Another book in which I had a strong hand resulted in author´s appearing as the day´s only guest on the Maury Povich Show and being interviewed by National Public Radio. Fox TV has based three hour-long specials on this work. Other clients have appeared on Hard Copy, CNN, CNBC, and FNN, as well as in the Miami Herald and Cosmopolitan. Co-authored biography recently accepted by agent for representation. References on request to serious potential clients. Periodical Credits: More than 2,000 sales, including Money Magazine, Business Week, Advertising Age, Florida Trend, Sunshine Magazine, numerous Sunday magazines and McGraw-Hill periodicals. Clients: Am the Florida and Southeastern U.S. correspondent for numerous McGraw-Hill, Faulkner & Gray periodicals. Awards: Books on which I worked have resulted in American Library Association national award, national book club Featured Alternate sale, national book tour, Freelance Coordinator for Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE). Comments: Full-time writer, 25 years of experience. Expert interviewer, researcher and analyst. Numerous writing styles, ranging from saucy to serious, playful to pensive. Adept at translating jargon into clear, effective language. Words served up as you like them, seasoned with solid research and flavorful writing, then delivered on time.
Joan Kremer, 120 Sylla St., River Falls, WI 54022; days (651) 983-4200, evenings (715) 426-5142; joankremer@gmail.com; www.joankremer.com. Writing Specialties: Employee training, e-learning, technical writing, manuals, newsletter writing/editing, Web content, history, management, editing, retailing, technology, textbooks, instructional design, business writing, book editing. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, audio, video, corporate, brochures, technical, Web content, multimedia, annual reports, E-books, speeches. Books: River Falls: A Frontier Community Grows Up (author), Panics to Prosperity: 100 Years of Community Banking (author), Successful Manager's Handbook (editor of first six editions). Periodical Credits: St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, Eau Claire (WI) Leader-Telegram, River Falls (WI) Journal, Clearwater Journal, Training magazine, Beginnings,
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal, Gin Bender Review, Long Story Short, Cezanne's Carrot Literary Journal. Clients: 3M Company, Brady Corporation, Cabelas Inc., Edina Realty Inc., Gander Mountain LLC, Holiday Stationstores, Personnel Decisions International, ReliaStar, The St. Paul Companies, Valvoline Instant Oil Change. Awards: Several newspaper writing awards and poetry awards, 1998 James Jones Fellowship for the Novel-in-Progress finalist. Comments: Designing and developing custom training programs for large businesses has been the focus of much of my work the past 25 years. I've created employee and customer training, delivered via text, audio, video, workshop/seminar, and especially multimedia (also known as computer-based/-assisted training, web-based training, e-learning). Since earning my bachelor's degree with highest honors in English more than 30 years ago, I have worked full-time as a professional writer -- newspaper staff reporter and editor, publisher/editor of two magazines, freelance reporter and feature writer, and business writer/training developer. I've written hundreds of training programs in a vast variety of subject areas -- from retail sales skills to complex computer system operations to interpersonal and management skills. My specialty is being able to learn content of nearly any type, and then write materials that present that content so novices will understand. I listen carefully to what my clients want to achieve, and then ensure the resulting piece -- whether a book or a single article--meets those goals. In the past 10 years I have further developed my graphic design and layout skills to enhance written or spoken text with visual aids, and to design and develop effective Web sites for clients. In addition, as a co-founder and operations manager of a small courseware company for 9 years, I understand the realities of business life, including budget limitations, deadlines, and working on teams, to name a few. Here are a couple of comments past clients have written after working with me: "When you write, you capture ideas which are in minds, and enable others to understand them. And most importantly, you find the soul and essence of what should be there." "Thank you for all your flexibility, and talents, and experience, and support, and humor throughout this entire project. I felt greatly relieved and confident when you came on-board."
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