Brenda Windberg
Titusville,USA
Summary
Dedicated professional with over 30 years of writing and editorial experience to include fiction and nonfiction books, newspaper and magazine articles, medical publications, and corporate communications; more than 20 years of event planning experience, encompassing both large and small-scale educational events and related administrative, marketing, and customer service duties; more than 20 years as an instructor in adult education with a focus on fiction and narrative nonfiction; meticulous research and organizational abilities, as well as strong project management skills; highly developed interviewing and interpersonal communication skills; mentoring, story development, and career coaching skills.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Editor/Writer, Program Coordinator
FREE EXPRESSIONS SEMINARS AND LITERARY SERVICES
09.2002 - Current
- Editorial services-story development, comprehensive manuscript evaluation, ghostwriting, line editing, and copy editing, handling an average of twenty projects annually
- Editorial staff for Writing the Breakout Novel Intensive Workshops with literary agent Donald Maass since the program's inception in 2003, providing classroom instruction and one-on-one consultations to more than one hundred students annually, assisting writers with style, content and marketability of their works-in-progress
- Editor/Instructor/Coach for the Inner Circle, a recurring, six-month editorial and accountability program providing instructional feedback and writing support to authors with the goal of novel completion
- Collaborated in curriculum development for the Writing the Breakout Novel Workshops, multiple locations nationwide
- Seminar planning and coordination, including venue search, contract negotiation, travel arrangements, student registration and communication, and on-site logistical coordination for three to five national events per year
Novelist
05.1995 - Current
- Author of four completed novels and one in progress, genres include literary mainstream, YA suspense, and speculative. Ghostwriter for a NYT bestselling romance author as well as a middle-grade novel.
Writer and Editor
Radish Fiction
06.2019 - 10.2021
- Contracted writer and editor for two different serialized stories published on the Radish Fiction app
- Wrote three to ten episodes per week (at least 1500 words per episode)
- Edited three to five episodes per week (ranging between 1500 and 2000 words), depending on publishing schedule
Staff Writer
FLORIDA HEALTH CARE NEWS
10.2009 - 01.2011
- Responsible for client management
- Conducted doctor and patient interviews
- Transcribed interviews
- Created 12-15 medical articles in each three-week publication round
- Proofread each issue prior to printing
Editorial Assistant/Feature Writer
HARTFORD TIMES PRESS/CONLEY PUBLISHING
02.2000 - 02.2003
- Final proofreader prior to printing
- Primary fact-checker
- Wrote feature articles and obituaries
- Provided administrative support
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WISkills
- Story Development
- Manuscript Evaluation
- Line Editing
- Copy Editing
- Proofreading
- Deadline Attainment
- Career Coaching
- Time Management
- Synopsis and Query Evaluation
- Ghostwriting
- Educational Program Planning
Timeline
Writer and Editor
Radish Fiction
06.2019 - 10.2021
Staff Writer
FLORIDA HEALTH CARE NEWS
10.2009 - 01.2011
Senior Editor/Writer, Program Coordinator
FREE EXPRESSIONS SEMINARS AND LITERARY SERVICES
09.2002 - Current
Editorial Assistant/Feature Writer
HARTFORD TIMES PRESS/CONLEY PUBLISHING
02.2000 - 02.2003
Novelist
05.1995 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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