I'm the author, coauthor, or editor of nine books; I assist organizations with their communications; and I help individuals improve and/or publish their books, sometimes through one of my own publishing imprints (Zarahemla Books and Scrivener Books).My freelance clients have included:• ASEA• The Academy for Creating Enterprise• Ancestry.com• Bookcraft• BYU Marriott School, External Relations• California College San Diego• Center for Excellence in Higher Education• Certiport• CollegeAmerica• Connect Marketing• Cornerstone Technologies• Covenant Communications• Deseret Book• Eschler Editing• Independence University• Laureate Education• Legacy Books• LegalShield• NewVistas• Stevens-Henager College• Wiley• Worth Press

• Plan and teach online English composition classes• Coach and evaluate student writers

• As part of an in-house creative team, oversaw all aspects of producing written content for online, print, and audiovisual marketing communications• Functioned as companywide liaison for determining and carrying out communication strategy, scheduling, and workflow • Wrote articles, customer testimonials, brochures, web text, advertisements, press releases, marketing e-mails, social-media posts, audio and video scripts, and other content• Orchestrated content for large, complex projects, including product websites, 80-page catalogs, and a bimonthly print magazine• Worked closely with executives to help develop their communications, including presentations, articles, and videos• Helped establish corporate branding and ensure consistent corporate voice, style, accuracy, and regulatory compliance• Trained, assigned, and edited in-house writers, and recruited and supervised freelance writers as needed

• Led a team of writers and designers to produce a monthly marketing newsletter and quarterly motivational magazine • Wrote articles, profiles, catalogs, brochures, press releases, speeches, audio and video scripts, and other marketing collateral• Administered the internal review and proofreading processes • Functioned as chief copyeditor for all printed and online collateral

• Wrote, rewrote, and edited all varieties of articles for the Ensign magazine • Assisted in all phases of magazine planning and production• Traveled the world to interview Church members, and interviewed executives at Church headquarters• Ensured that magazine content met institutional standards and requirements