Here are selected samples of my work.

 

 

Portfolio samples

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Freelance writing:

"Making Lemonade from Life's Lemons" - AdHub marketing column http://www.adhub.com/columns/ruth_thaler_carter02.html

Articles in January 2008 Stet! - newsletter of Independent Writers of Chicago Meeting coverage, service announcement, quoted on new year's plan

Blogging for Brighton! http://www.democratandchronicle.com/blogs/brighton

Get Paid to Write! Getting Started as a Freelance Writer, current edition (booklet)
"Getting Started"
Press release: Word document/PDF

LifeBridge Health (book; co-author/copy editor)
"The Who, What and Where of Elder Care: A handy,
step-by-step guide to help navigate the maze of caregiving"

"It's a wonderful life - How 2 celebrate being a writer, even in downtimes"
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/4-ruththalercarter.php

Life in the FingerLakes, Winter 2006 (magazine feature)
"Museum of Play"

AARP's Life@50-Plus Event, Fall 2006 (convention program booklet and newspaper)
"AARP"

Life in the Finger Lakes, March 2005 (magazine feature)
"Urban Falcons"

Public Housing Association Advocate, April 2006 (newsletter profile)
"Scholarship recipients embody achievement and commitments"  

apartments.com, July-September 2006 (magazine feature)
"Jewel on the Genesee-Corn Hill Landing"

Homeland Security Defense, October 2005 (magazine feature)
"Federal Grants Abound for Homeland Security Programs"

Editorial Eye, March 2005 (newsletter feature)
"Editing Matters - Boilerplate Isn't Bulletproof"

Editorial Eye, October 2004 (newsletter feature)
"Second Thoughts - Are There New Readers Out There?"   

Newsletter editing and DTP:

Decorative Arts Society
DAS Newsletter, Winter 2007

American Institute of Architects/Delaware
AIA DE Archi*Type monthly newsletter, February 2008

  Ms. Foundation for Women
Voices/Summer 2006

  Ms. Foundation for Women
Voices/Fall 2004

  Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
Connections/Spring 2006

  Institute for Real Estate Management
E-newsletter/Spring 2005

  Mosaic Community Services
Mosaic Community Services/Spring 2005

Speeches & Seminars:

Guest expert on webinar about newsletters www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/webinars/fixboringnewsletter.htm

"Get Your Business Going"
For Communication Central, Rochester, NY (September 30, 2006), during the "Build Your Communications Business" conference

"Getting Started as a Freelance Writer"
For the National Writers Union/DC, Washington, DC (April 20, 2006)

"Getting Started in Editorial Freelancing "
For the Editorial Freelancers Association, New York, NY (March 25, 2006)

"Entering New Markets"
For the Editorial Freelancers Association, New York, NY (October 8, 2005), during the "Be a Better Freelancer" national conference

    "Newsletters that Work for You"
    For the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, Silver Spring, MD (May 12, 2005)

    "Producing Effective Newsletters"
Washington, DC (April 21, 2006)   

Conference coverage:

    EFA National Conference 2005

    Editing sessions at SNAP and IABC 2005

Freelance editing:

    Ask me for client references.

    WebsterHenrietta Publishing (children's book)

    Tuvel Communications (article)

Directory listings:

    AdHub.com profile

    EFA profile