Writing portfolio
I am available for freelance writing projects. Below are samples of my written work by specialty area:
Julien’s Journal | 365ink
I serve as events editor for these two Dubuque area publications. I proofread and rewrite news releases to fit publication style, research events, and create event or feature content.
Voices from the Warehouse District VII
I served as social media rep for this month-long art exhibit in 2011, and also developed website content.
- Empowering the Community — Art Gumbo interview
- Destination Art — Interview with Voices gallery director Gene Tully
- Emergence of Spirit — Interview with runway hairshow stylist Michele Chilook
DubuqueFest
I was an online “Voice” of 2011 DubuqueFest, a city wide arts festival, contributing social media content on Facebook and Twitter, and also creating original feature content for the website.
- Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts on the Town Clock Stage
- 3 Artists New to DubuqueFest [profile and galleries]
- What to expect on the Old House Enthusiasts tour
- About the art created for this year’s DubuqueFest brochure and poster
- Tips for art fair vendors from watercolor artist JoAnne Warren
eHow
I’ve written a number of How-to articles for this online publication venue.
How to Keep Your Spirits Up When Life Seems MiserableWhen unforeseen setbacks come in triplicate, you may find yourself wondering how you will gather the strength to endure the next challenge thrown your way….
How to Keep a Therapeutic Private Journal for Personal GrowthBy writing to clear your mind of worry, you can use journaling as private therapy. With no one but yourself as an audience, a private journal allows you to write without censorship, in order to untangle emotions or simply record what is happening in your life….
How to Reduce Public Speaking Anxiety Public speaking makes many people nervous. Perhaps a past experience was awful — extreme anxiety caused you to stutter and blush, and you were barely able to hold your thoughts together…
Frugality
I created the following newsletters about living frugally and saving money.
- Five Ways to Reduce Daily Expenses
- Save Money on Groceries
- Six Simple Cat Toys
- Shrink Your Electric Bill
- Squeeze Your Food Bill
Fiction
For more examples of my fictional endeavors, please see my blog, especially the Writing and Fiction categories
- West End Haunting — An original ghost story, based on the real experiences of another Dubuquer.
- I created these fictional sketches set in 19th century Wisconsin for assignments in an accelerated fiction-writing class at Writer’s Digest University.
- Bert Leaves Minnie
- Wilhelm Catches a Fish
- Buggy Ride
Other How-to’s
These How-to articles were also created for eHow.
- How to Attract Backyard Winter Birds by Offering Them Food and Shelter
- How to Cite Wikipedia as a Source in an MLA Style Research Paper
- How to Decide Whether to Leave a Marriage or Romantic Relationship
- How to Enjoy Free or Cheap Family Fun on a Winter Snow Day
- How to Enlarge the Font Size on Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web Browsers
- How to Keep Your Emotional Balance When Alone and Lonely at Christmas
- How to Make Chai Tea Mix for an Easy and Frugal Gift in a Jar
- How to Make Cheap and Easy Homemade Breadsticks rrom Frozen Bread Dough
- How to Make Easy and Delicious Instant Hot Cocoa Mix
- How to Make Easy Hot Fudge Sauce for Ice Cream
- How to Make Raisin Bran Cereal Quick Bread with Apples & Walnuts
- How to Recognize and Fix Sentence Fragments
- How to Recover from Heartache
