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
Syndicated 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