This is the very first article I ever published. It was the final assignment for the Feature Writing class at UCSD Extension taught by David Coddon of the San Diego Union-Tribune (the first ever session of that class back in '96). I was still working full-time as an engineer and used to pick up ComputorEdge, the free weekly magazine of all things tech in San Diego. I dreamed up the idea for this article on recycling floppy discs and CDs because of all the "junk" floppies I used to get in the mail from AOL. (You know this was a long time ago.) I did a little research online, did a little phone interviewing, and voila, my first completed article. I submitted it to ComputorEdge for their "Beyond Personal Computing" column and it was accepted—my first published clip! I opened the article with a David Letterman-esque "top 10" list which they expanded on in the accompanying drawing. Enjoy a bit of computer nostalgia and Download "Old Floppies Never Die."
About Louise
Crafting a clean, concise, well-written piece that’s a perfect fit for its audience gets me jazzed; I love talking with people to find out what makes them tick, discovering what’s interesting about every place I go and every person I encounter.
I deliver clean copy on time and give the same attention to detail to every piece — from 25-word profiles to in-depth features and case studies. I also have an obsession with hunting down and eliminating grammar, punctuation and usage errors and rewording confusing copy.
I love making editors' jobs easier and giving clients exactly what they need—even if they can’t fully describe what that is just yet.
Click the "Clips" link for my published work, and check the sidebar for a client list, useful references and links to all the ways to contact me—I'm active on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, publish a personal blog called Thoughts Happen, and as my daughter will tell you, am on my computer All The Time.
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"What's New Lifestyle" and "Out&About" columns for Westways, the AAA magazine for Southern California - Carlsbad Magazine
Arts and culture columns for the premiere periodical of Carlsbad, CA - Casino Pauma
Marketing letters, copyediting and articles for this North County San Diego casino. - Encinitas Magazine
Profiles and features for this glossy, high-quality local magazine. - San Diego Family Magazine
Over 30 articles for this county-wide family interest and parenting magazine as a regular contributor since 2005 - San Diego Family Out & About
Compiled and wrote all entries for the North County Coastal section of the 2007 Out & About Family Adventure Guide and the Coastal San Diego section of the upcoming 2010 guide. - Smooth Jazz News
Copyediting for SJN, a nationally distributed jazz magazine, since 2005, editing everything from raw articles to full layouts - Surf City Times
Copyediting and writing for the now-defunct biweekly Encinitas newspaper Surf City Times, September '04 - June '05 - Western New York Family Magazine
Reprints and original pieces for this regional family magazine serving the Buffalo/Niagara area
