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PROMOTIONAL AND
FREELANCE WRITING
Promotional/informational writing:
Need to write some promotional/informational material for your business or non-profit organization? Got writer's block? Let BLS help you...we will create powerful, professional, and pertinent copy that will inform, as well as sell your products and services. Websites, manuals, proposals, reports, brochures, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, flyers, press releases, etc...BLS can do those too!
Clients include:Kathy Lynn, professional speaker - bio for two books
Geoffrey X. Lane, professional speaker - descriptors for new keynotes
St. John the Apostle Anglican Church, Port Moody - six page ministry plan, 2007; four page history brochure, 2005
Fraser Health Authority - electronic book, print workbook, and brochures, 2005-06
Eileen Reppenhagen, CGA and speaker - brochure, 2004
Doug Matthews, author of How to Create Fantasies and Win Accolades: A Practical Guide to Planning Special Events - a successful non-fiction book proposal, 2004-05.
Century House Senior Centre, New Westminster - 15 minute animated PowerPoint presentation, "Supporting Seniors' Emotional Health." 2001
Simon Fraser Health Region - 15 minute animated PowerPoint presentation, "Prevention and Early Discharge Program." 2000
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, BC - member directory, Dec 2000.
Meadowridge School, Maple Ridge - prospectus, 64 page website content, 1999.
Comments from satisfied clients:
June 2009, Neale Adams, retired Communications Officer of the Diocese of New Westminster and editor of Topic.
"You have been so generous in sharing your many talents with me and the diocese. A thousand thanks."May 2008, Geoffrey X. Lane, Lane Consulting, professional speaker and author.
"You are amazing - I do believe you have got [the descriptor for one of my new keynotes]. I am indebted to you for your candid feedback yesterday and this today - thank you!"
"... you have certainly outdone yourself with this [keynote descriptor]. A writer? Yes! A super writer? Yes. Thank you!"April 2007 and 2005, the Rev. Dr. Catherine Hall, Rector of St. John the Apostle Anglican Church, Port Moody, BC.
"You have a...gift for this kind of work and I am very grateful that we invited you to assist us with this project. The end result exceeded all my expectations and hopes. I am deeply grateful for...the quality of the finished product and the prompt and timely response to my request. Thank you."Dec 2005 - March 2006, Sue Grant, Project Leader, Advance Care Planning, Fraser Health Authority.
CPR brochure for public:
"This looks great!! It's so nice to have someone of your calibre on our team. ...very impressed with both the look and the content."
"The professional look of your revised CPR brochure is outstanding."
Workbook for public:
"Thanks for paying attention to the look, feel, and technical correctness of the [workbook]!"
"Julie is really talented." "...significant editing work."
Freelance writing:
I have been writing successfully since 1971. My work has appeared in local, national, and international magazines, as well as online, with articles as diverse as skiing for the disabled and writing, Canadian submarines and llama trekking. I am also the author of four non-fiction books on Canadian history, and thirteen other books. I often add value to my articles with photos and videos. See my full publication list here.... and my travel articles here.
Some publication successes include:
From Obscurity into the Limelight: Branding for Writers, Federation of BC Writers’ WordWorks, Spring
2011, print only
From Obscurity into the Limelight: Publicity for 21st Century Writers, Federation of BC Writers’
WordWorks, Spring 2011, print only
On the Rock of St. Peter, online only at Europe Up Close, June 2011
In the Heart of Kwa-Zulu, South Africa, online only at The Travel Lady, June 2011 (+ 6 images)
Dung Beetles Have Right-of-Way! Two Unusual Safaris for Seniors, print and online in Senior Living, June 2011 (+ 4 images and 1 video)
Discovering Authentic Paris and Enjoying Places that Parisiens Love, Europe Up Close, April 2011.
Ordinary yet Extraordinary, a profile of Rosamund van Leeuwen, Senior Living, November 2010, and online here.
Father of BC: Come and Gone, KNOWBC, November 2010
From Typewriters to Multi-media: Freelance Writing in the 21st Century, Surrey Arts Council's magazine, Spotlight, October 2010, and online here. (+ 2 images)
Book review:The Naval Service of Canada 1910-2010: The Centennial Story for the Canadian Book Review Annual
McBride's Navy, KNOWBC, February 2010. (Guest blogger for KnowBC, Encyclopedia of BC)
Book review: Bamboo Cage: The P.O.W Diary of Flight Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943 for the Canadian Book Review Annual
Celebrating the Birth of BC: Douglas Day 2009, Travel Thru History, December 2009
Pitching Professionally: How to Captivate Editors and Agents with Your Nonfiction Book Idea, WordWorks, Fall 2006
Five Proven Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting Published, Writers' Gazette, 2001
Canada's Submarine Heritage, Vanguard magazine, Spring 2001
Literary Agents: Are They Essential for the Canadian Writer? Inkspot, April 2000
...BLS does not edit full manuscripts....
For these, BLS recommends Joyce Gram.
Joyce is absolutely the BEST - wwwgramediting.com.
...from inspiration to publication!™
