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Tom Gillispie writer/editor -- tgilli
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Have:	A patient wife; a sense of humor; a good singing voice; curiosity; writing, editing skills	Want:	Peace on earth; universal literacy; friends; homes for rescue pets; editors who like my work
Title:	Writer/editor	Home:	Rural Hall, NC USA
Company:	Self-employed	From:	Hot Springs, Va USA
Industry Category:	Writing & Editing	Universities:	Radford (Va.) College Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Industries:	publishing, writing, editing, journalism, communications, freelancing, newspapers, magazines, photography,	Interests:	My family, writing, editing, photography, sports, dogs, car racing, mystery novels, classic books and movies, westerns, rock and country music, sci-fi, Star Trek, Scrabble, comic books, Miami Dolphins,

Experience:
Editor/writer	The Racing Journal	Feb 2008 - May 2008	Writing & Editing Industry
Copy editor/writer	Winston-Salem Journal	Feb 2000 - Aug 2005	Newspapers Industry
Copy editor/writer	High Point Enterprise	Jul 1999 - Feb 2000	Newspapers Industry
Writer/copy editor	Charleston Post & Courier	Oct 1987 - Jan 1998	Newspapers Industry
Sports editor	The Surry Messenger	Sep 2008 - Jan 2009	Newspapers Industry
Writer/copy editor	Wilmington Star-News	Jan 1985 - Oct 1987	Newspapers Industry
Writer/copy editor	Hendersonville Times-News	Oct 1983 - Jan 1985	Newspapers Industry
Writer/editor	Surry Messenger	Sep 2008 - Jan 2009	Newspapers Industry

NOTE: I am not a gold or platinum member and cannot reply to most network-with-me requests. If you want to network with me, please contact me at tgilli(at)copydesk.org or nc3022(at)yahoo.com.

WELCOME TO MY RYZE PAGE! It's a pleasure and an honor to have you enter my humble abode. Please step inside, take off your coat, and grab the comfortable chair.

My wife Holly and I live with our dogs Lady and Scotty in the North Carolina hamlet of Rural Hall, known as the Garden Spot of the World.

I was a career newspaper writer and copy editor, working at nine newspapers over 30 years, and now I'm a full-time freelancer. My freelance credits include the Miami Herald, the Baltimore Sun, the Washington Post, The Sporting News' auto-racing preview editions, and Sports Illustrated (a short basketball story). My third book, Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was published March 1, 2008 by Cumberland House Publishing of Nashville, Tenn.

I'm a terrific copy editor and a good writer, desktop publisher and photographer. My TG Writer logo is an example of my desktop publishing.

If you're a writer or editor of a publication, I can be your best friend. My strengths include tightening, focusing and improving copy. Plus fact checking.

As a writer, I'm concise and precise. I say a lot in few words, and my stories make you feel that you were there. You'll feel the heat off the car's engine or see the driver's bright-red scarf.

You can learn a bit more about me at http://www.google.com/profiles/tgilli52#about. And you're welcome to visit and join my Freelance Writers & Editors network on Yahoo at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreelanceWriters-n-Editors/.

FOR MY STORIES, please visit http://tom-gillispie.blogspot.com/. I have two blogs, at http://tg-editor-proofreader.blogspot.com/ and at http://the-auto-racing-journal.blogspot.com/. And there's still more about me at http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?userid=tomgillispie.

You are welcome to contact me through via email (nc3022 at yahoo.com) or via a private message.

Thanks again for visiting my page. Write on.

-- TOM GILLISPIE

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