Maybe you're too busy for that writing project. Maybe you've struggled with it for a while, and it's just not shaping up. Either way, you've come to the right place.
I've helped many other folks with worries just like yours. I've worked hard to make them happy by writing these types of documents.
You can scan examples of the work I've done for them below. You'll see that I'm a versatile writer, skilled at writing for different audiences. If you want a clear, accessible written document, I can help you .. and do it on deadline.
Prichard Communications - Portland, Oregon
- Edit and produce Reclaiming Futures Every Day, a blog for the national initiative, Reclaiming Futures. Coordinate contributors, promotion, design and site administration, and 3-5 posts a week (2008 - ongoing).
Emdashes - New York, New York
- Write "The Katherine Wheel" column on fiction from The New Yorker magazine for Emdashes, a site devoted to the magazine (2008 - ongoing).
The King's English - Portland, Oregon
- Showcase breathtaking prose and document amusing or odd passages from my reading on my literary blog, The King's English (though this has been sadly neglected this year, because of the press of paying work).
Portland Police Bureau - Portland, Oregon
- Working closely with the Chief, drafted the Bureau's plan to address racial profiling (2008-2009). Here's what the Chief says about my work.
City of Portland, Office of Human Relations/Human Rights Commission - Portland, Oregon
- Working closely with the Director, drafted a summary of the 2008 work of the Racial Profiling Committee for presentation to the City Council (2009). Here's what the Director says about my work.
Department of County Human Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services Division - Multnomah County, Oregon
- Survey of local youth substance abuse treatment continuum, and recommendations to assure that youth entitled to state addiction treatment benefits received them (2008). See what the agency director says about my work.
Department of Community Justice - Multnomah County, Oregon
- Partners' operations manual for an adult drug court (2008).
- Client guide for an adult drug court (2008).
See what the project manager said about my work.
Department of County Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Division - Multnomah County, Oregon
- Research review on how best to assist high-risk clients with developmental disabilities (2007).
MONOGRAPHS AND TRAINING MODULES
Reclaiming Futures - Portland, Oregon
- Expanded existing training module for online curriculum on identifying and using data to improve alcohol and drug treatment services (2008).
- Revised opening and introduction for Montgomery County, Ohio monograph on recruiting mentors: old version; new version (2008).
Crime and Justice Institute - Boston, Massachusetts
- Letter to small foundations: before and after (2006). See what the project director said about my work.
Department of Community Justice - Multnomah County, Oregon
- Grant proposal to The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for five-year, $1.25 million Reclaiming Futures project (2001).
- Grant proposal to the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for enhancing program for treatment of juvenile sex offenders (2007).
Citizens' Utility Board (CUB) of Oregon - Portland, Oregon
- Solicitation letters to acquire new members from 1998 and 2001.
- Revised letter to current members, showing "before" and "after" (2000).
Department of Community Justice - Multnomah County, Oregon
- Postcard to drive traffic to When You Were 15 website. Drafted "Fifteen is an exciting time ..." text. Worked with design team on tagline and "pizza" text (2006).
Mt. Pisgah Arboretum - Eugene, Oregon
- Renewal letter to current members (1996).
Bloomtown Garden Design - Portland, Oregon
- E-newsletter for clients and prospects.
Citizens' Utility Board (CUB) of Oregon - Portland, Oregon
- Writing and layout for a quarterly newsletter for members of a nonprofit organization advocating for utility ratepayers (2000).
- Irregular newsletter for CUB's larger donors.
Center for Community Counseling - Eugene, Oregon
- Introduction to nonprofit agency providing free therapy to low-income adults (1993).
Mt. Pisgah Arboretum - Eugene, Oregon
- Welcome brochure for visitors, before and after (1995).
Multnomah County Central Human Resources Talent Development Unit - Portland, Oregon
- Taught 4-hour introductory class on "Effective Written Communication" for county employees (2008).
Fiction & literary nonfiction editing
I edit an award-winning online literary journal, The King's English, and am the author of nearly 20 published stories and essays (go here and here). I've helped dozens of writers develop and polish their stories, novels, memoirs, and nonfiction. See what some of them say about me.
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