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Experience
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Present
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Staff Writer for
Schreiner University: press releases,
feature articles for university publications, admissions materials. Copyedit
and proofread.
Write craft column for Kerrville Daily Times every other week
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July 2005-May
30, 2006
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Hill Country
Arts Foundation/The Point Theatre, Ingram, Texas: Box office manager,
update Web site, PR, ad and playbill design, manage playbill content &
layout, schedule TV interview, help with props.
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November
2003-July 2005
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Kerrville
Daily Times,
Kerrville, Texas: Feature writer and
columnist. APME first place award for criticism and comment, 2004.
The
Mountain Sun, Kerrville, Texas: Feature writer
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March
2002-Oct. 2002
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Kerrville Daily Times, Kerrville, Texas:
Newspaper proofreader/copy editor; some page layout. Currently independent
contractor for the Daily Times in advertising and as a writer/weekly
columnist
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1997 2002
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Freelance
copy and content editor:
The Coriolis
Group,
Scottsdale, AZ
Copy edit computer books Rewrite technical materials
Custom Editorial Productions, Cincinnati, OH Copy edit computer books
LANWrights, Austin, TX Copy edit
computer books Rewrite technical materials
Powered, Inc., Austin, TX Copy edit material for online Work directly
with authors
LeapIt.com, Baltimore, MD Copy & content editor
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1996-1997
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Butt-Holdsworth
Memorial Library, Kerrville, Texas:
Library Secretary Recording secretary for Friends of the Library Desktop
design: flyers, signs, newsletter Assistant to library director General
secretarial duties
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1995-1996
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Freelance
editor/writer/design, Austin, Texas:
Produced and/or edited PR and information materials for The Cathedral of St. Mary Our Lady's Maronite Catholic Church Catholic Diocese of
Austin LANWrights, The Taylor Co. News
writer for The Catholic Spirit (monthly diocesan
newspaper)
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1992-1995
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G & S
Typesetters, Austin, Texas:
Proofreader/typesetter
Full-time proofreader, 1992 - 1993 Contract typesetter (Mac), 1993-1995
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1991-1992
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Freelance
writer/consultant:
Software reviewer for Computer Shopper, Macworld, MacUser,
inCider/A+ magazines Produced PR materials and software
documentation for Casady & Greene and Baseline software companies
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1990-1991
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Marketing
Manager, CompuAdd Corporation, Austin,
Texas:
Handled
all national advertising and quarterly catalog for MacAvenue division
Managed marketing programs, press relations
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1989-1990
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Director,
Corporate Communications, Aapps Corporation San Jose, CA:
Handled
press relations, PR functions, company communications, and advertising Wrote
first two product manuals (documentation)
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1986-1989
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Executive
Editor, MacUser /Ziff-Davis, Foster
City, CA:
Responsible
for overseeing staff move from NY to CA; staff growth from five to 22
Member of senior planning team responsible for national magazine focus and
product coverage Second in command to editor-in-chief Extensive travel as
editorial support for advertising staff Responsible for all freelance
contracts, deadlines, and payment Columnist and feature writer
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During the
1970s, I
worked on the editorial staff of several now-defunct computer games magazines
-- Computer Fun, Electronic Games, Electronic Fun -- as copy editor,
associate editor and managing editor, as well as feature writer and software reviewer.
I also managed Shakespeare & Co. bookstore in New York City (Broadway location), and did
the ordering for their theater and sci-fi sections.
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Education
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University of South Carolina: BA, 1974; MA, 1976 (Philosophy)
McGill University, Montrιal: 4 years Ph.D. program
1976-1980 (ABD; Philosophy)
Circle in the Square Professional Theatre School, NYC: 1980-81
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