Book Projects

• It All Belongs (with Judy and Roy Smoot)
• Tarnished Gold Thread (with Barbara Dowdy)
• Haiku You (with Dr. Janette Kurban)
• Dream Catcher (with Tom Spinks, Kimberly Spinks Burleson, and Teri Spinks Netterville)
• Choosing to Evolve (with Charles Gaby)
• Riding Through Thick & Thin (Trafalgar Square Books, 2014)
• The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife Horses: Find Meaning Magic and Mastery in the Second Half of Life (Trafalgar Square Books, 2011)
• Grandmaster: A Story of Struggle, Triumph and Taekwondo, (with Won Chik Park)
• Lessons Well Learned,  (with Clinton Anderson, Trafalgar Square Books, 2009)

Articles

As a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), I am part of a national network of independent nonfiction writers who have met exacting standards of professional achievement. My work has appeared in regional and national consumer and trade magazines, including Time Warner’s Millionaire Blueprints, Texas Monthly, Cowboys & Indians, Real Estate Executive, Fort Worth, Texas Magazine, and Clinton Anderson’s No Worries Journal.

As a magazine writer, I have covered a lot of ground, literally and metaphorically. (View Clips) In the process, I’ve learned how to get to the heart of each assignment, regardless of subject or scope, and develop each story to connect with its target audience and purpose.

Content

In addition to my freelance writing career, I have served in several professional capacities as a content strategist, communications director, and coordinator of creative teams in areas of print, digital, web, social media, and AV production.

• Director of Communications  overseeing brand development, web content, social media management, print publications, external advertising, media relations, and strategic communications
• Project manager  developing and coordinating print, digital, video, web, and email messaging for a for-profit company producing a weekly TV show, live events, magazine and print collateral, product catalog and digital marketing to 10,000 member club
• Corporate director of in-house advertising, public relations, and marketing department for hospital, ancillary care, and staff physicians
• Public Relations Coordinator responsible for concept, copy, design, and execution of integrated advertising, public relations, and marketing campaigns as well as special events and promotions and internal communications