Sandy Richardson
Location:
South Carolina
Relationship Status
Married
Children:
Proud Parent
Occupation:
Freelance Writer
Interested In:
Fiction, Non Fiction, Children's
About Me:
As a published author and a professional ghost writer and editor, I have written both fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, as well as academic and general interest articles and texts. In addition, I have written numerous successful proposals for books, articles, and projects, and I enjoy writing book reviews, instructional materials, biographies, and histories. I wrote two monthly columns for a children's educational magazine for three years and served as primary editor for the publication. My work has been published in several anthologies.
My day job for over 17 years was as an educator. I taught English, Literature, Composition, and Creative Writing at all grade levels, including college level courses, served as an SAT Essay Scorer for the National SAT, and developed and taught numerous writing workshops in memoir, family stories, fiction, and nonfiction. My second major in college was studio arts, and I've done quite a number of writing projects for artists in varying fields, as well as texts and articles on artists and their works, including artists statements, profiles, and reviews.
What I Write:
See samples of my work at
http://www.ifreelance.com/... I write adult and YA fiction and several types of nonfiction including memoir and educational texts.
Credits & Accomplishments:
PUBLISHING
CREDITS: Cows: A Rumination by Carl Hileman, Emmis Press, Fall 2004. Contributing writer. (adult, nonfiction) Beacham’s Guide to Literature for Young Adults. Vol. 15. The Gale Group: Farmington Hills, MI., 2002. Contributing writer, four essays and examinations of works by DiCamillo, Bauer, Holt. (educational text) Imagine That! A new magazine for kids and their parents. Blue Goose Publishing: Sumter, SC, 2001- 2004. Author of two monthly columns: Bookworm (All About Authors and Their Books) and Fun with Words (Writing Exercises). (Magazine for middle-graders). Literature:Reading, Reacting, Writing,Fourth Edition. Harcourt Brace and Company: Fall 1999. Fort Worth, TX. Contributing writer for fiction sections of two Instructor’s Manuals and a student textbook. (Educational text for colleges) The Girl Who Ate Chicken Feet, Dial Books for Young Readers: April, 1998. New York, NY.(middle-grade fiction, listed in Best of Children’s Books by Bank Street College of Education, 1999. Received a Special Merit citation and was nominated for the SC Junior Book Award, 2002). (Middle grade fiction) “Sammy Lee,” "The Story Telling Magazine," University of S.C.: Spring, 1996 A Traveling Art Exhibit for the Blind: Docents’ Manual, SC State Museum in conjunction with the Sumter Gallery of Art: Fall, 1995 Ghostwriting/Editorial Credits: Penn Group, New York, New York. Various projects in nonfiction and fiction. Confidential info on titles. www.QueenMotorHome.com by Pat Ferro. Cotton and Cigars Press, Greenville, SC. 2007. Developmental/substantive editing, copy editing,ghostwriting. (Adult Fiction) Breathe!, by Gary Hyndman. Cotton and Cigars Press, Greenville, SC. 2004. Developmental/substantive editing, copyediting. (Nonfiction, adult.) Backpacking: Life Lessons by Johnny Price. Cotton and Cigars Press, Greenville, SC 2005. Developmental/substantive editing, Copyediting. (Nonfiction, adult) EDITORIAL CREDITS: Imagine That! A new magazine for kids and their parents. Blue Goose Publishing: Sumter,SC. 2001-2003. Monthly copy editing of entire magazine. (Nonfiction, middle-grade) Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing, Fourth Edition. Harcourt Brace and Company: Fall 1999. Fort Worth, TX. Fiction section editor. (Educational text for college freshmen & sophomores) Freelance editorial work for authors of fiction and non-fiction, 2001-2006. Proofreading, copyediting, developmental/substantive editing on a contract basis. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Lecturer and Speaker at various colleges and libraries in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Touring Author for the SC Center for the Book Guest Author/Panelist/Workshop Leader for Southern Cultures Celebration in Birmingham, Alabama Guest Author SC Book Festival 1998,1999, 2003 Workshop Leader: Writing for Children at SC Book Festival, 2003
Hobbies
Reading, Writing, Painting, Walking
Music:
most everything
Favorite Books & Authors:
Too many to mention just a few...
Education:
College Grad
Years Writing:
20+ Years
Website/Blog
http://www.ifreelance.com/...
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