Writing & Editing CV
I am a fastidious, deadline-driven, and detailed-oriented writer and editor with more than ten years experience writing for a variety of media and a broad array of industries. My goal is to make your text as clear and fluid as possible, while representing your voice and the needs of your project. My experience with comedy and dramatic writing allow me to bring a unique level of character and fun to my work. I am eager to take on new media, subjects, and genres, and dedicated to providing excellent and reliable service for my clients.
Editorial Skills & Experience
Recent Projects
Additional Experience
Publications
Education
Professional Affiliations
Languages
I have experience writing and editing:
Dialogue scripts and other content for educational multi-media
Dialogue scripts and other content for video games
Website content
Manuals and instructional text
Public relations brochures
Grant applications and fundraising letters
Academic papers and essays
Bibliographies
Press releases
Magazine articles
Book reviews
Screenplays and radio plays
Stage plays
Poetry
Editorial skills
Proofreading
Structural and substantive editing
Rewriting
Stylistic editing
Research, fact-checking and reference-checking
Layout and design
Translation (Spanish or French to English)
Areas of expertise
Education
Humour
Youth-oriented material
Arts and literature
Grammar and linguistics
Social sciences
Information technology
- Wrote on-screen text for iPhone app.
- Wrote voiceover script for museum audio exhibit.
- Created press kit materials for indie-folk band.
- Wrote and edited dialogue and on-screen text for a MMO game for children.
- Edited poetry chapbook, House of Blessing, by poet Jan Jorgensen, published by sitting duck press.
- Developed and performed one-person play, Piecework: When We Were French, commissioned by the City of Burlington, Vermont, for its Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration.
- Contributed comedy writing to Queen City Radio Hour, live radio variety show produced by Vermont Public Radio.
- Wrote voiceover scripts for Playhouse Disney website activities for properties including Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
- Co-wrote adapted screenplay for independent feature film for teens, Shout It Out!.
- Wrote voiceover and performance scripts for all movies, computer activities, and live performances associated with the Motorola M-Lab at Wannado City, an amusement park attraction and role-playing experience for kids in Sunrise, Florida.
- Wrote voiceover scripts for CD-roms including Dora the Explorer: Fairytale Adventure, Dora the Explorer: Dance to the Rescue, and My Little Pony: Pinkie Pie’s Party Parade.
- Grant applications and press releases for small non-profit organizations.
Co-Writer & Co-Director
The Voices Project, Peacham, VT (2003-2005)
Developed original teen musical in collaboration with a team of teen musicians, actors, and technical crew. Led workshops with teens and wrote script for show based on documentary material collected. Managed production team and coordinated state-wide theatrical tour.
Contributing Writer & Associate Producer
Kingdom County Productions, Peacham, VT (2003-2005)
Coordinated distribution, fundraising, and donor relations for non-profit film production company. Contributed writing to Windy Acres, Emmy Award-winning television comedy series produced in conjunction with Vermont Public Television, and Disappearances, independent feature film.
Writer & Associate Producer
Backbone Entertainment, San Francisco, CA (2000-2003)
Wrote scripts, pitch documents, and other materials for developer of children’s educational software, for clients including Pixar, Nickelodeon, Disney, Scholastic, and The Learning Company. Collaborated with designers, artists and engineers through all phases of production.
Writer, Performer & Associate Producer
Killing My Lobster Productions, San Francisco, CA (1999-2003)
Wrote, performed and toured with award-winning sketch comedy group and film production company. Wrote grant applications, and wrote and designed press and promotional materials.
Assistant Editor
The Americas Society, New York, NY (1998)
Edited and prepared two manuscripts for publication by Lynne Reinner & Company, Mexico Under Zedillo and Economic Reform in Latin America, by Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell.
Publications
Poetry, Structo Magazine, forthcoming.
Poetry, The Writers@WRUV Reader Anthology, forthcoming.
Book reviews, Arc, forthcoming.
Book reviews, Montreal Review of Books, Issue 37, Spring 2012.
Poetry, Arc, Winter 2012.
Poetry, Bywords Quarterly Journal, V.9, No. 4, Winter 2011.
Poetry, Bywords.ca, December 2011.
Poetry, AFTER THE MOUNTAIN: The A.M. Klein Reboot Project Anthology, Synapse Chapbook Series, 2011.
Book reviews, Rover, various, 2009-2011.
Feature, Montreal Review of Books, Issue 34, Spring 2011.
Poetry, RHINO 2011.
Poetry, Inertia, Issue X, Winter 2011.
Poetry, Canadian Authors Assoc. Montreal Anthology, V. 2, 2010.
Poetry, Spiral Orb, Issue 2, Fall 2010.
Poetry, Saranac Review, Issue 6, 2010.
Poetry, carte blanche, Issue 11, Summer 2010.
Poetry, Hunger Mountain Review, Winter 2008-2009.
Essay, “Laugh Trap,” Bitch Magazine, Issue 41, Fall 2008.
Poetry, MARGIE: The American Journal of Poetry, Volume 6, 2007.
Education
MFA, Creative Writing & Literature – Bennington Writing Seminars, Bennington, VT (2009)
Fulbright Fellowship – Santiago, Chile (1998)
BA, Latin American Studies & Spanish – Vassar College (1997)
Undergraduate Coursework – Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (Fall 1995)
Professional Organizations & Affiliations
English Language Artists Network (ELAN)
Quebec Writers Federation (QWF)
Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal (PWM)
Quebec Drama Federation (QDF)
American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA)
Languages
Primary language: English.
Fluent in Spanish.
Conversant in French.
Please contact me for a quote or to discuss your writing and editing needs at positive_abbytude [at] yahoo.com.
