All about Ruth!

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter (ruth@writerruth.com) is

an award-winning freelance writer, editor and publications desktop producer

whose motto is "I can write about anything!" (tm)

She specializes in profile, feature and news articles for magazines and newsletters;

all aspects of newsletters
(planning, interviewing, writing, editing, scanning, layout, final production);

annual reports; and more,

for associations, not-for-profits, businesses and independent publications.

 

A native of Rochester, NY, Ruth studied comparative literature at Indiana University-Bloomington and French at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL); was a Ford Fellow in the University of Missouri-Columbia's graduate program in journalism; and wrapped up her BA from UMSL in 2000, at age 47. She started writing for pay while still in high school; freelanced from 1974-1985 while holding fulltime communications positions with the Urban League of St. Louis, St. Louis Argus newspaper, R&D Mexico magazine, American National Metric Council and (Washington) DC General Hospital; and became a fulltime freelance writer and editor in 1985.

Ruth has been published locally, regionally and nationally in magazines, newspapers and newsletters, as well as online. She has won awards for her writing, editing and freelance professionalism from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) - DC Chapter and Region 3, APEX, Editor's Forum and Washington Independent Writers (WIW).

Topics Ruth covers include diversity, association issues, business/contracting, landscaping, social services/foster and adoptive parenting, human resources, Girl Scouting, black culture, collectibles, tourism, food service, the peace movement, crafts, historic preservation, architecture, genealogy, publication design, health and wellness, the metric system, networking and much more. She also is a popular presenter of seminars about writing, newsletters, organization communications and freelancing.