Gayle Trent, Cozy Mystery Author
Gayle Trent
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I am a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. For a few years, I ran my own publishing company and was responsible for getting the company's books featured in a Woman's Day magazine giveaway. I prepared all press releases and marketing information for the books, and I contacted book stores and other venues in an effort to market the books. My nonfiction articles have run the gamut from forensic technology articles to recipes for preparing lower fat Valentine's Day meals.
 

Work Information
 
Expertise
Writer - 10 Years
Book Author - 8 Years
Editor  - 6 Years

Specialty
Fiction - 10 Years
Crime - 6 Years
Women's Issues - 10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments to date)
The Grapevine (6-10)
Writing-World (3-5)
SheKnows.com (6-10)
P.I. Magazine (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments to date)
American Book Publishing (1-2)
Venture Portfolio (1-2)
Gas Field Services (1-2)
Other Work History
A list of my writing credits is available at http://gayle24202.tripod.com/teleseminarsandclasses/id2.html and I can provide press releases and other advertorial writing upon request. Tearsheets are available upon request. Please let me know if you need any additional information.

Computer Skills
Programs/Applications: Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher
 
Operating Systems: Windows XP and Windows Vista; Light
HTML; DAK Wave MP3 Editor Pro; Roxio CD Creator
Technical Skills
Light Web design, some photo editing
Equipment
PC, laptop, Web cam, digital camera, microphone and MP3 editor software
Foreign Language Skills
Some French
References
Michele Thomas, SheKnows.com, (406) 599-0383
Philip E. Burchett, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, 276-889-7644
James E. Williams, Gas Field Services, Inc., 276-880-2323
Jackie Duda, Editor, 301-865-4122

Awards
West Virginia University Fellowship: Murder in the Mountains, A Study in Forensics and Biometrics: A three-day study for journalists in AFIS, the FBI fingerprint database; facial recognition software; new investigative technologies; forensic pharmacology; forensic entomology; blood spatter technology; and crime scene investigation; April 2004.

Other
A list of my writing credits is available at http://gayle24202.tripod.com/teleseminarsandclasses/id2.html and I can provide press releases and other advertorial writing upon request. Tearsheets are available upon request. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Writing Samples
 
Writing It Right!
(Squidoo Lens, 5/15/2008)
Don't let the mechanics of writing stand between you and an assignment. Make sure your cover letter and manuscript are error-free (even if your cover letter is an e-mail) prior to sending them out. Even if you're a grammatical ace, you have to be aware of the different style guides.
 
(SheKnows.com, 3/15/2008)
Treating and preventing chapped lips with advice from Margaret E Parsons, MD, FAAD -- an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California at Davis.
 
A Healthier Romantic Valentine's Day Meal
(SheKnows.com, 2/14/08)
Creating a simple, healthy meal for two for Valentine's Day.
 
(Ezine Articles)
Humorous, yet educational, article on the origins of the Appalachian language.
 
(Ezine Articles)
This article was commissioned by a magazine on divorce which never came to fruition. It deals with talking with a child of divorce in various situations.