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Julie is a former member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

BOOKS by
Julie H. Ferguson

 

Book Magic (Beacon Publishing 2007)

Crafting Irresistible Query Letters (Beacon Publishing 2002)

Sing a New Song: Portraits of Canada's Crusading Bishops (Dundurn 2006)

and more...
 

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Jerald Walliser

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Freelance writer and author, Julie H. Ferguson


P
ROMOTIONAL AND
FREELANCE WRITING


 


MEMBER
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    Professional Writers' Association of Canada          
         

 
    Federation of BC Writers


 

    Plain Language Association International
  
   

For a bio, click here

 

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:

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:

May 2008, Geoffrey X. Lane, Lane Consulting, professional speaker and author.
"You are amazing - I do believe you have got [the descriptor for my new keynote]. I am indebted to you for your candid feedback yesterday and this today - thank you!"

April 2007, 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. Thank you."

Dec 2005 - March 2006, Sue Grant, Project Leader, Advance Care Planning, Fraser Health Authority.
"
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."
(CPR brochure for public)

"Thanks for paying attention to the look, feel, and technical correctness of the [workbook]!"
"Julie is really talented."
    "...significant editing work." 
(
14 page workbook for public)

Feb 2005, the Rev. Dr. Catherine Hall, Rector, St. John the Apostle Anglican Church, Port Moody, BC.
"Thank you for your recent work on our history [brochure] for the day of the Heritage Society Tour...The combination of photographs and text is laid out in a very inviting way; in fact the whole document far exceeds the hopes and expectations I had.... I am deeply grateful for...the quality of the finished product and the prompt and timely response to my request."

 

Freelance writing:

Julie Ferguson has been writing successfully since 1971 and has rarely received a rejection slip from an editor. She has had her work published in local, national, and international magazines, as well as online, on subjects as diverse as skiing for the disabled and writing, Canadian submarines and llama trekking. She is also the author of three non-fiction books on Canadian history, and seven books for writers and teachers. Julie's latest book was published by Dundurn Press in the spring of 2006 and tells the stories of four Canadian bishops who changed the world.

Some publication successes include:

Diocesan Synod 2007: Preparing for Ministry + images, Topic, July 2007
Synod Impressions + images, Topic (special Synod edition) and DNW's website, May 2007,
Theological report attracts over 100
+ images, Topic, January 2007, and  DNW's website, Dec 2006
Pitching Professionally: How to Captivate Editors and Agents with Your Nonfiction Book Idea,
WordWorks,
Fall 2006
Book review (McCullum's Radical Compassion) for The Journal of Canadian Church History, to appear.
Interview with the Primate,
Topic,
June 2005
The Long and Short of Writing Your Bio, The Write Resource,
April 2004
Three chapters in the 13th edition of  the Canadian Writers' Guide, December 2002
Five Proven Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting Published,
Writers' Gazette, 2001
Canada's Submarine Heritage, Vanguard magazine,
Spring 2001
Six Sure-fire Ways to Improve Your Query Letters, Keystrokes,
June 2000
Literary Agents: Are They Essential for the Canadian Writer? Inkspot,
April 2000
 

See Julie's full publication list here....


        ...BLS does not edit full manuscripts....
         For these, BLS recommends Joyce Gram.
     Joyce is absolutely the BEST - contact her here.
 

 

Julie often adds value to her articles with photos that she has taken.
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