Gretel Hakanson Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, CA, US

California, United States

Greater Denver Area

• Custom book coaching and collaboration from idea to proposal and pitching.
• Full manuscript developmental and copyediting.
• Manuscript evaulation.
• Proposal development.
• Agent and publisher pitching strategy.
• Publishing consulting.

Tucson, AZ

• Prepared book manuscripts for delivery to publisher.
• Sourced, tracked, and managed graphic and copyright materials for books.
• Conducted interviews with industry professionals for case studies and quoted material used in books.
• Performed research.
• Edited manuscript for content, clarity, and accuracy during all stages from initial draft to final page proofs.
• Wrote case studies, project descriptions, captions, and text for final manuscript.

Asheville, NC

• Edited 60+ essays for Dream of a Nation book.
• Performed developmental and line editing.
• Copyedited and proofread manuscript.
• Performed research and fact checking.
• Oversaw project schedules, tasks, contributors, and processes.
• Served as central liaison between publishing team and 60+ contributors.

Prescott Valley, AZ

• Wrote and researched articles, sourced, and generated graphics to accompany articles.

Prescott Valley, AZ

• Prepared all editorial and graphical material for handoff to graphic designer for each issue.
• Assisted managing editor with editorial planning, graphics, and management of freelance contributors.

Tucson, AZ

• Founded, edited, and published regional bimonthly newspaper.
• Managed all aspects of publishing bimonthly newspaper with circulation of 15,000.
• Wrote and edited articles, assigned articles, and managed freelance writers.
• Coordinated all aspects of editorial and print schedules.
• Designed advertisements and complete layout for each 12- to 20-page issue.
• Wrote and designed press kit and marketing materials, designed website, managed booth at pet expos and events.

Boulder, CO

• Website design and development.
• Wrote and edited marketing materials.

Prescott, AZ

• Managed development, design, and maintenance of college’s website.

Seattle, WA

• Supervised production, resources, and timely delivery of various web projects.
• Worked with large team to launch Amazon.com’s initial international presence in Germany and United Kingdom.
• Created dynamic, optimized HTML templates for various areas of Amazon.com’s website.
• Wrote product descriptions, reviews, and articles for online retail catalog.

Seattle, WA

• Developed online city entertainment guide.
• Conceptualized website architecture and features.
• Wrote and edited restaurant, event, activity, and attraction reviews and articles.

Ba, Journalism

Chef'S Training, Natural Foods Cooking

Bs & Ms, Holistic Nutrition

Certified Nonfiction Book Coach

Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour