Hi Ann! How did you get started in the writing profession?
As a child, I loved to read. My mother introduced me to the library at a young age and I spent many hours looking for books to feed my voracious appetite for reading. By reading, I learned the rhythm of writing, what writing style meant and about the different methods that authors used to keep me turning pages. I believe my passion for reading morphed into my love of the written word.
What type of writing do you do?
I have written everything from short stories, newspaper articles, resumes to undergraduate and graduate college level papers. I have been published in several women's magazines, the Fiske Guide to Colleges, the Tallahassee Democrat and the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. I am currently at work on a children's book and a historical novel centered around the Trail of Tears.
What was your first job outside of freelance work?
My first job outside of freelance writing was working for the Fiske Guide to Colleges. I reviewed student surveys on the schools for quotes to use in the article, wrote or re-wrote the college descriptions, edited the article and updated the statistics each year from 1998-2000. Working for the Fiske Guide to Colleges taught me to write at a fast pace while entertaining the reader and how to edit quickly and thoroughly. In addition, this job taught me the importance of meeting deadlines.
What other writing experiences have you had?
I received most of my experience from writing college papers while I worked toward my bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in educational psychology. I also learned how to research and where to find the best research articles during the 18 hours of Educational Research I earned toward a doctorate. This work taught me how to do in depth research for a paper, find accurate, peer reviewed sources to use and several methods for saving these sources so they are easy to locate when it's time to work on the reference page. Other skills I acquired include how to double check my references and how to condense all the information needed to write the best essay.
Several years ago, I worked as a research assistant and learned how to set up a research study, locate the information necessary to write a good article, create an outline, write and edit the paper and how to get it published in a peer reviewed journal. In addition, as a research assistant, I learned how to create a survey, how to collect, assess and synthesize data and how to write up the results for publication.
What was your most recent writing job?
I worked at Study.com for two years writing and editing academic articles about colleges, degree programs, courses, credit and school requirements and other material dealing with education. I learned how to take direction and criticism by an editor to improve my article and how to meet deadlines.
What subjects do you feel you could write about like an expert?
I am an expert at writing about psychology, educational psychology and criminal justice due to my college experience. Through my own studies, I have learned a great deal about environmental science and history. I feel I could write expert research papers about each of these subjects. I also earned certification in gifted education and studied how teach students with different abilities from special needs to gifted students.
How may students we contact you?
Currently, I'm working as a freelance research paper writer and editor at CustomPapers.com. You may request my services by mentioning my pen's name (Ann) on the order form. Thank you for your support! |
