P.O. Box 1473 - Richmond, KY 40476 - U.S.A.
wellreaditor@yahoo.com
http://360.yahoo.com/wellreaditor
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1994-1998: Perry County Central High School
1997: Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts - Creative Writing
1998: Creative Writing Award; Graduated with Honors
1998-1999: Morehead State University - Creative Writing Major
1999: Returned home due to family illness.
1999-2001: Hazard Community College - English Major; Honors Program
2001-2003: Eastern Kentucky University - English Major, History Minor, Latin Language Study
2003: Award for Best Undergraduate Academic Writing on British Literature
2003: Graduated with B.A. in English
2004-2006: Eastern Kentucky University - English Major, American Literature Emphasis
2004: Nominated for Best Graduate Academic Writing on Linguistics
2004: Began Working as Copyeditor for Student Literary Publication, the Aurora
2006: Completed M.A. Coursework with 3.85 GPA
Both my undergraduate and graduate English degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University included several courses in proofreading and editing, grammar and linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and electives in philosophy and theology. I studied primarily British literature (including pieces from Britain's colonies) as an undergraduate, and I concentrated on American literature, particularly from marginalized genres and socioeconomic groups, as a graduate student.
I am currently researching a paper on the portrayal of African-Americans and homosexuals in American science fiction. :)
INDEPENDENT STUDY
Since entering college in 1998, I have taken advantage of university facilities and faculty to independently study a variety of subjects: theology (particularly the Judaism/Christianity/Islam triumvirate); science fiction, fantasy, and horror literatures; natural and theoretical sciences (such as astronomy, biology, and, to a lesser extent, quantum physics); and, in addition to the history courses fulfilling my history minor requirements, I've studied ancient civilizations. Furthermore, because I am a devotee of Jesus Christ, I have studied the Holy Bible and its supplementary texts -- the Apocrypha, for example, and the controversial Gospel of Mary and Testament of Dan -- quite extensively. The various theories of evolution are also of particular interest to me, and I consider myself familiar with all these subjects. I'm also very well-versed in console and table-top gaming, but don't expect to work with many clients who write about these! :)
EXPERIENCE
Conferences and Workshops:
Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts (1997) with Frank X. Walker, Kelly Ellis, and Gurney Norman
Harriett Arnow Conference (2003)
Kentucky Philological Association Conference (2004)
Work:
Substitute Teacher (2002-Present)
Freelance Editor (September 2005-Present; 2 Clients)
Activities:
Copyeditor of Eastern Kentucky University's Aurora (2004-2005)
SKILLS/SPECIALIZATIONS
Skills: Copyediting, Proofreading, Line Editing, Developmental Editing, Writing, Typing (~110 WPM), Research (Fact Checking)
Specializations: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Children and Young Adult, Narratives, Theology/Religion/Spirituality, Southern/Appalachian, Academic/Scholarly Prose (MLA and APA Formatting), Gaming
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP(S)
Sigma Tau Delta - English Honor Society
Society for the Study of Southern Literature
Modern Language Association
The Christian PEN
Editors Unbound
Preditors and Editors
Direct Freelance
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