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How I Got Started
I
have been writing ever since I was young, and I can remember staying up
all hours to get the words out, and then to perfect
them as much as I could. I enjoyed early successes, such as high school
poetry contests, and in college, majoring in English and Creative
Writing and exploring short stories. My first big publication of my
story "Where Did Our Love Go?" in Redbook, was
one of the great thrills of my life. In addition to writing, I
have enjoyed 20 years' experience in association communications. I still
stay up all hours trying to get the right words out, but it's not so
much about perfection, it's a more zen feeling that I am creating a
world that maybe I didn't even know was there until I sat
down to write it down. That is what is magical about writing for me. My
favorite authors: Margaret Atwood, Anne Tyler, John Updike, John
Cheever, Sue Miller, and Perri Klass. To all aspiring writers out
there...never give up!
Qualifications
*Fifteen years publications experience as Director of Communications and Public Relations for New York City nonprofit.
*Over 50 published clips in national and regional magazines and newspapers, including Redbook Magazine, American Health, and others.
*Participation in summer writing programs such as Breadloaf Writer's Conference through Middlebury College in Vermont and Writers at Work summer writing program, Park City, Utah.
*Awards and honors for fiction and poetry.
*Elite member Media Bistro's Avant Guild, a premium New York City and Los Angeles based freelance writer's organization.
*Certificate in Association Communications, New York Society of Association Executives
*Over twenty years participating in writing workshops through: The Writer's Voice (West Side YMCA) and the 92nd Street Y Writing Program.
*Over 50 published clips in national and regional magazines and newspapers, including Redbook Magazine, American Health, and others.
*Participation in summer writing programs such as Breadloaf Writer's Conference through Middlebury College in Vermont and Writers at Work summer writing program, Park City, Utah.
*Awards and honors for fiction and poetry.
*Elite member Media Bistro's Avant Guild, a premium New York City and Los Angeles based freelance writer's organization.
*Certificate in Association Communications, New York Society of Association Executives
*Over twenty years participating in writing workshops through: The Writer's Voice (West Side YMCA) and the 92nd Street Y Writing Program.
