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About Me, Professionally Hi. My name is Laura. I am an editorial consultant, specializing in copy for small business owners and entrepreneurs — generally ranging from articles and Web copy to organizing ideas so my clients can begin, make progress on, or complete the book and/or info product ideas they've been kicking around for years. I also incorporate my enthusiastic expertise in the areas of creativity, brainstorming, visualization, inspiration, networking, e-books, handwriting analysis, business writing, and business etiquette. Words I'd use to describe myself are: friendly, creative, laid back, down-to-earth, intelligent, and basically low-maintenance. I work hard and set pretty high, but reasonable, expectations for myself and my work,and I tend to look for the same in the the people who work with me. I grew up in Phoeni x and attended Xavier High School. After that, I lived in Tucson for 7 years, earning my BA in non-fiction writing from the University of Arizona while working at the Arizona Daily Star as a researcher and P/T writer. I spent the next 7+ years living and working in the New York City area. About Me, Personally I have a wide array of interests: reading fiction & non-fiction; playing racquetball; watching baseball; Nevada blackjack (the continuous-shuffle crap in Arizona is NOT blackjack); exploring swapmeets & yardsales; sewing, crafting, and creating; watching and critiquing almost any kind of movie; working with my trainer 3x per week; running - for the exercise; feeling a brisk breeze on my skin at dusk; driving on the 51 at midnight with U2 at full volume; drinking in the moon. I am 38 - and a Taurus. I was born in Detroit but lived there for only the first 2 months of my life. My parents brought me to Phoenix, where I grew up. After graduating from Xavier, I lived and worked in Tucson for 7 years; following that, I spent the next 7+ years living and working in the New York City area. While there, I perfected my word processing skills, but I didn't use the City's many cultural opportunities nearly to the extent I now wish I had. My father passed away this past New Year's Eve, but my parents were married for 40 years. I have 2 sisters and one niece. I have 2 dogs and one cat. My Accomplishments I drove across the country twice — once it was just Moondanz, my Jack Russell terrier, and I. I went to Ireland on my own — and put 700 miles on the tiniest car you've ever seen in just 5 days. I have written a few e-books: 1,001 Real-Life Questions for Women: A Self-Exploration Workbook to Make You Laugh, Cry, Ponder, Ruminate, and Consider Words Made Easy: How to Write Copy That's Sure to Attract Paying Customers E-books Made Easy: Everything You Need to Know About E-books, From Conception to Publication Handwriting Analysis Made Easy In the works: Networking Made Easy: How to Be a Successful People-Meeter This past Labor Day, I made my second foray into fiction, participating in the my second 3-Day Novel Contest. I wrote an entire novel over the Labor Day weekend, starting midnight Friday and finishing by midnight Monday. Neither of them placed for an award, but the first one received a really cool rejection letter that said: "Stan (my main character) made it pretty far into the process. Good dialogue. Good flow. Good job!" There was just so much I could do in 3 days but the first novel is just about complete now. The working title is Stan Finds Himself on the Other Side of the World. In addition to editing and writing, I do as much public speaking as I can. These activities keep me busy — but they also help me grow and I'm having a great time meeting awesome new people. Memberships ABWA - Scottsdale Express Network President Elect Airpark Toastmasters VP of Education Mastermind Roundtable Member Shared Vision Network Director of Communications VDAY Scottsdale Executive Committee Awards Competent Toastmaster (CTM) Airpark Toastmasters Woman of the Year 2006 ABWA - Scottsdale Express Network Nominee - International Femtor Awards "Business Matchmaker" eWomen Network Sign in to be able to view PhxAZLaura's guestbook and friends list!
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