About Me

It all started at a very young age. I was always spewing out stories and got roped in by my brother to producing our own magazine called “Pure Gold”, which was quite a production for young kids but you won’t find in my clips here.

In high school I won 3rd place in a UN essay contest and went on to work on my college paper and to receive positive feedback on papers and my thesis from professors.

Still, it wasn’t until years later when I was working at a church in Brussels that it occurred to me writing could be a profession. I began working part time for EuroInfoTech newsletter and writing freelance articles.

I went on from there to return to the US to get my master’s in journalism from Ohio University. During this time I was blessed to get an internship with The Associated Press in Paris, a very formative time in my life in general but also my writing career. I also gained valuable experience in grad school writing for the university’s osteopathic college.

I followed this up with more international travels, this time to China, where I taught English for a year. I then got a job more up my alley and quite fascinating—working as an editor for Xinhua News Agency for two years. I also did some freelance writing for a local popular English-language magazine. During this time I married a Chinaman and we decided to move back to the US. These plans ended up delayed and I got a short-term job at CCTV as an editor, which gave me some fascinating experience with TV. I also became pregnant with twins and devoted myself to them for some time after their birth in Ohio in 2005.

Now I work as a writing tutor at the University of Indianapolis and teach basic composition in prisons through Ball State University. Meanwhile, while currently expecting another baby, I am writing short stories and trying to get back in the groove of writing more articles, with a special interest in pursuing medical writing again.

Please see my clips to see examples  all the above mentioned publications and employers.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

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