Temlyn Writing Services: Writing, Editing, & Proofreading Services

Dynamic and self-motivated professional writer, editor, proofreader, community builder/moderator, blogger, and consultant with excellent attention to detail. Maintains a firm grasp on grammar, punctuation, and syntax. Combines lifelong passion for words with extensive education and experience.

• Bachelor of Arts in English, with dual minors in Communications and Theology
• More than five years of professional writing, editing, & proofreading experience, with many years of previous experience as a hobby; five years of blogging experience
• Ten years of community building & moderating experience
• Expert research skills; always willing to learn
• Specialties include various levels of editing, moderating, nonfiction, articles, & blogging
• Access to high-speed Internet and various tools & technology; quick learner

Selected copy editing/proofreading credits include:
• Law Preview Coursebook,, by Law Preview, LLC
• Contaminated, by Paul Killingsworth
• The Color of Church, by Dr. Rodney Woo
• How to Meet & Defeat the Enemy, by Dr. Blake Carroll
• Dealing with How You’re Feeling, by Dr. Blake Carroll
• Wisdom for the Journey, by ConSandra Jones

Community building & moderating experience includes:
• Ning Social Networking (Admin for multiple Nings: 2008-Present)
• WEGOHealth.com (Online Community Builder/Moderator, July 2007-April 2008)
• Wetpaint.com (Wiki Senior Community Moderator: July 2006-September 2007)
            • Book Lust with Nancy Pearl (1,300+ members)
            • How to Date
            • Should I Do What I Love? Creative Advice for Career Types
• WetpaintCentral.com (Moderator)
• WritersRemember.com (Forum Admin: October 2005-Present)
• AbsoluteWrite.com – 17,000+ members (Forum Moderator: February 2005-Present)
• AbsoluteWrite.com Chat Host (IRC Chat Host for Q&A author chats)
• MakeupTalk.com (Forum Moderator/Super Moderator: April 2004-April 2005)
• IRC Singles Channel OP – High Trafficked (Channel Operator: 1998-2004)
• Yahoo Groups (Moderator/Admin for multiple Yahoo Groups: 1998-Present)

B5MEDIA • Toronto, Ontario • July 2007-Present
Blogger (b5media.com)
• Staff blogger for Hollywood Birthday (HollywoodBirthday.com), a celebrity birthday blog

SUGAR LAND MAGAZINE • Sugar Land, TX • October 2006-Present
Staff Writer
• Research, conduct interviews, and write on assignment, successfully meeting deadlines
• Selected Accomplishments:
• Have had several feature articles promoted on the cover

WEGO HEALTH • Cambridge, MA • July 2007-April 2008
Online Community Moderator (WEGOHealth.com) for Consumer Health Site
• Helped develop and hire online community leaders who participate in the community
• Forum and topic management: encouraged user discussions, helped users get the info they're seeking, created forums and topics that met the needs of the users and the organization, and other housekeeping duties
• Performed customer support projects and duties as needed/assigned
• Wrote newsletters & regular blog posts to evangelize what is new on the site and help drive traffic to the community

WETPAINT • Seattle, WA • July 2006-September 2007
Senior Community Moderator (Wetpaint.com)
• Encouraged community interaction in addition to editing and contributing to various pages of three professional wiki sites based on books from Sasquatch Publishing:
            • Book Lust with Nancy Pearl (1,300+ members)
            • How to Date
            • Should I Do What I Love? Creative Advice for Career Types
• Selected Accomplishments:
            • Have grown Book Lust from a handful of members to more than 1,300

DELIGHT • Los Angeles, CA • 2005-2006
Editor-Proofreader, Contributing Writer-Blogger (Delight.com)
• Edited and proofread daily blog entries written by others
• Wrote daily celebrity blog entries during October 2005 and February 2006

MAKEUPTALK • Los Angeles, CA • 2004-2005
Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Forum Super Moderator (MakeupTalk.com)
• Designed editorial calendar, assigned stories, and oversaw contributing writers
• Compiled and edited submissions, and produced HTML-based monthly newsletter

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in English, Minors in Communications and Theology
Additional Coursework: Continuing Education courses completed in editing and grant writing

SKILLS & EDITORIAL STYLES

Technical: Microsoft Office, HTML, NVU, Wordpress CMS, GIMP
Editorial: Proofreader’s Marks, Associated Press (AP), Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychiatric Association (APA)

MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS

• Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society (Member, 1999-Present)
• e-mint, The Association of Online Community Professionals
• Copyediting-L, a list for professional copyeditors
• One of Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers 2007, for WritersRemember.com
• Second Place — 2002 National League of American Pen Women Prose & Poetry Contest, Nature Coast Branch; Second Place for Free Verse Poetry for “Vertigo”
• Numerous vocal awards and recognitions

My complete resume is available for prospective clients & employers.