Articles and Writing

Blogs:

1. Consumer Issues and Your Rights Blog: Sharing knowledge about government programs, current events, money management and do it yourself, with references to websites, scams, and how to work smart.
2. My Needlework Crafts Blog: All free needlework crafts sewing stitching patterns and instructions complete with articles and pictures for crafting.

General Articles:

1. Workplace Violence: Safety in the Workplace
2. Western Spotted Orbweaver Spider in Temple, TX
3. How to Find Public Court Records
4. Profile on Smashwords

Articles on Cajuns and Cajun Culture:

1. Information on Cajuns & How to Act Cajun
2. How to Boil Crawfish with the Cajuns

Articles on Saving Money:

1. More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Packing
2. Going Postal: DMM100 for Customers
3. Save Money and Energy with Window Treatments: Curtains, Drapes, and Shades

Articles on Pottery & Glass:

1. Identifying American Pottery: Look at the Bottom
2. Clay Colors in Vintage American Pottery
3. Vintage American Pottery Jewelry
4. Shopping for Vintage and Collectable American Pottery
5. Identify Antique and Collectable Pottery Dog Figurines
6. Differences in Ceramics, Glass, Pottery, and China
7. Who Made American Pottery Bird Figurines?
8. American Pottery Marks and Resource Directory
9. Identify Vintage US Tiffin Satin Glass
10. Paul E. Cox: Newcomb Pottery Glaze Master—Unpublished Letter (PDF)

Articles on Identifying Jewelry:

1. How to Sell Gold at the Best Price

Articles on Retirement:

1. Quitting Work Before Retirement Age
2. Plan for Retirement 10 Years Early

Articles on English/Writing:

1. Learn English Grammar: Punctuation
2. How Literature and History Intertwine
3. How to Copyright Your Work

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1. Proofreading
2. Editing
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4. Creative writing
5. Resumé revision
6. Spelling corrections
7. Suggestions for layout
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Linda has done legal brief writing for 25 years and is now at home full time, working online as an appraiser and freelance writer.

Chris has 16 years of experience in creative writing, research papers, technical writing and helping others with writing. He is currently writing a novel and working on a poetry volume, running CC Web Design and maintaining a blog.

We both have English backgrounds and education, and both were honors students with writing and English our strongest subjects. We are familiar with many styles and literary works, and can work with your outline, rewrite, edit, or just proofread what you have written.

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