Here are selected samples of my work.

 

 

Portfolio samples

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Freelance writing:

Feature articles and profile in the 2008 edition of Spectrum, the annual magazine of the National Association of Black Accountants Spectrum magazine PDF

Feature article in the newsletter of a local tree-service company Tree co. feature PDF

Feature articles about scholarship recipients in the Spring 2008 issue of the Brighton Central School District newsletter BCSD News PDF

Column about marketing at AdHub: "The Heart of Networking" http://www.adhub.com/columns/ruth_thaler_carter03.html

Column about coping with challenges at AdHub: "Making Lemonade from Life's Lemons" 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

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

Co-authored and copy edited book for LifeBridge Health
"The Who, What and Where of Elder Care: A handy,
step-by-step guide to help navigate the maze of caregiving"

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

Magazine feature in Life in the FingerLakes, Winter 2006
"Museum of Play"

Convention program booklet and newspaper: AARP's Life@50-Plus Event, Fall 2006
"AARP"

Magazine feature in Life in the Finger Lakes, March 2005
"Urban Falcons"

Profile of scholarship recipient in Public Housing Association Advocate newsletter, April 2006
"Scholarship recipients embody achievement and commitments"  

Magazine feature about apartment complex in apartments.com, July-September 2006
"Jewel on the Genesee-Corn Hill Landing"

Magazine feature in Homeland Security Defense, October 2005
"Federal Grants Abound for Homeland Security Programs"

Newsletter feature in the Editorial Eye, March 2005
"Editing Matters - Boilerplate Isn't Bulletproof"

Newsletter feature in the Editorial Eye, October 2004
"Second Thoughts - Are There New Readers Out There?"   

 

Newsletter editing and DTP:

Creator of Brighton Schools Alumni Association's first-ever newsletter
The 13th Corner, December 2008

Writer, editor, desktop producer of Decorative Arts Society three-times-a-year newsletter
DAS Newsletter, Summer 2008

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

  Writer, editor, desktop producer of Ms. Foundation for Women newsletter
Voices/Summer 2006 Voices/Fall 2004

  Creator, writer, editor, desktop producer of Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems quarterly newsletter
Connections/Spring 2006

  Creator, writer, editor, desktop producer of Institute for Real Estate Management-Rochester electronic-only newsetter
E-newsletter/Spring 2005

  Creator, writer, editor, desktop producer of Mosaic Community Services newsletter
Mosaic Community Services/Spring 2005

 

Freelance editing and proofreading:

    Ask me for client references.

    Nixon Peaboday (law firm with offices around and outside the USA )

    International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (quarterly magazine)

    Glass Line (magazine for glass artists)

    B'nai Brith Magazine

    WebsterHenrietta Publishing (children's book)

    Tuvel Communications (articles, case studies, proposals)

 

Quoted in blogs:

About freelancing:

http://www.freelancesurvivor.com/interview_with_a_freelancer_ruth_e_thalercarter_writer_a.htm

About writing press releases:

http://theeditorialadvantage.com/?p=14

About protecting yourself from scams:

http://www.youngwidowsandwidowersblog.blogspot.com/

About making more money as a freelancer:

http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/archives/91

About writing effective "ledes":

http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/archives/88#more-88

About freelancing:

http://novelfriend.livejournal.com/?skip=40

About apartment living:

http://ohmyapt.apartmentratings.com/comment/reply/284

 

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

 

Directory listings:

    AdHub.com profile

    EFA profile