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Michelle R

@michelleraybeck

Wordsmith with Diverse Expertise

United States
English
About me
Leverage my decades of experience in journalism and education to make your written materials the best they can be. I provide ghostwriting services in a variety of genres. I offer a collaborative substantive editing service to help you organize and compose, and intensive copy editing in AP, MLA, CMOS or APA style, to polish your work to publication readiness. I provide online tutoring services in reading and writing for all ages, and academic coaching for all grades. My diverse expertise allows me to work across the curriculum and in a variety of industries without specializing. ... Read more

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Work experience

Editor in Chief

South Bergenite/North Jerse Community Newspapers • Full-time

Jan 1993 - May 2000 • 7 yrs 4 mos

Beginning as a young reporter, I gathered news by attending meetings, conducting interviews and research, and processing submitted materials from community and freelance contributors; photographed subjects and events as needed; composed and self-edited my articles according to AP Style; participated in layout and paste-up process using both dummy mainframe terminals and Quark XPress; edited the work of other reporters and provided mentoring.