Freelance
Author, Speaker, Educator
 
                                      ... not to mention columnist, freelancer, journalist ...

As a freelance writer, my articles, stories and columns have appeared in newspapers and various publications such as American Cowboy magazine, Prorodeo Sports News, Western Horseman, The Upper Room, Christian Standard, Standard, and more.

In the April/May 2010 issue of American Cowboy you'll find "Cow Police" on page 41. And an online continuation to an earlier story, "Model Cowboy" can be found at the American Cowboy  website.

Currently on the American Cowboy website check out my story on riding the Murder-Mystery Train on the Royal Gorge Railway out of Canon City, CO
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The following samples of newspaper feature articles appeared in the Porterville Recorder of California.

     Fast, But Not Furious

     Guitar Man

     Healthy Hearts

     Library Cat

    TeenStreet in Germany


             Proofreading and Editing Services

 

  

“Let me make your words the best they can be.” 

 

Proofreading: correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, spelling, etc.

Copyediting: includes proofreading for errors in addition to content accuracy, readability, style; some rewriting

 

Contact me for proofreading and copyediting of:

  • book-length manuscripts
  • letters
  • advertising copy
  • newsletters
  • brochures

 

Email up to three pages to davalynnspencer@hotmail.com with “edit sample” in the subject line, and I will contact you with a quote.

 

Services provided are in accordance with the following project-appropriate style guides:

 

The Chicago Manual of Style

The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style

MLA Style Manual

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

The Associated Press Style Book

 


As a proofreader and editor my clients include:

Judy Scharfenberg, author of Secure Families in a Shaky World
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yndicated columnist and author Norris Burkes, "Spirituality in Everyday Life" 
The Line Rider, the monthly publication of the Fellowship of Christian Cowboys, Inc. Canadian author Dr. Wendy Dubois
Canon City Daily Record
Center for Education and Management

Contributing member of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network




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