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Enhancing an International Skill Set
Jan 6, 2022
Milly Vega already had more than 10 years of professional writing experience under her belt when she enrolled in our Professional...
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An Editor From Mars
Nov 16, 2021
Maria Heintzinger has never been to Mars, the planet.
Maria has always lived in the surrounding communities of Pittsburgh and graduated...
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Crafting Stories for Middle-Grade Readers
Oct 8, 2021
“I would not have applied to nor been accepted to an M.F.A. program if it weren’t for the instruction I received through the...
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Finding the Nooks and Crannies of Good Editing
Jan 7, 2021
Electing to take nonfiction writing classes while working toward an international relations degree at Grand Valley State University,...
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Big Future for Small-Town Writer
Adelle Brunstad’s passion for writing and telling stories that promote change started in her early adolescence.
While she’s only 19,...
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History That Bears Repeating
When I first contacted Certificate Program in Writing graduate and author Bill Truran, he had just heard back from his editor about his...
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Recognizing an Opportunity for Career Change
You could say Tracy Locken partially owes her career direction toward freelance editing to a junior high school choir—and her tween...
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Believing in What She Writes
Writing essays and short stories may not be on Nancy Tompkins’ career path. But it is now part of who she is.
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Job Unicorns Are Real
How does an art curator and events assistant end up in a writing and editing career in financial services? Well, for Alison Kranz, it...
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