414.202.8863
Greater Chicago Area
Master of Arts in the Humanities, California State
University, Dominguez Hills, August 2008
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, Excelsior College,
Albany, September 2005 (Cum Laude)
Published over 230 articles from
1984 to 2012
Profiles and interviews
Costel Iarca: Transcending
the Expressionists-Eclectica-July/August 2010
Costel Iarca: Interview-Wild
Violet-Vol. VIII Issue I-Summer 2009
Costel Iarca:
A New Dimension in Abstract Expression-Vivid Magazine-June 2009
Well-Traveled: An Interview with Louis Bennett-Soccer
Journal-May/June 2009
Ana Leigh: Author Spotlight-Love Western Romances-April 2009
Lorrie Otto: At War with Mother
Nature-Awareness-March/April 2009
Lorrie Otto: Healing the Earth for the
Children-Natural Life-January/February 2009
Merlin Holland: Interview-GLR-July/August 2008
Merlin Holland: After the Fall-The Advocate-July 15, 2008
Costel Iarca:
Abstraction Attraction-Artworks-Spring 2008
Louis Bennett: Love of the Game-Milwaukee Magazine-September 2008
Lorrie Otto: Wild at Heart-Milwaukee Magazine-August 2008
Anna Lee Baier: Playing God-Milwaukee
Magazine-May 2008
Costel Iarca
Exhibition at the Andrews Art Museum-artnowMAG-June
15, 2009
Costel Iarca
Exhibition at the MacNider Art Museum-artnowMAG-December 2, 2008
David Gordon: Money and Art-artnowMAG-March
28, 2008
Articles for Pet Age, a trade magazine published by H.H.
Backer Associates
Bird Treats with Benefits-March 2010
Innovative Bird Carriers-January 2010
Climate-Controlled Pet Beds-November 2009
Toys That Keep Birds Busy-August 2009
Profiles of manufacturers and retailers for TDmonthly Magazine, a trade publication for the toy, hobby, game, and gift industry
TDmonthly Magazine – Article Archive
Column for Affaire de Coeur, a magazine for the romance
publishing industry
Romance and the Short
Story-Affaire de Coeur-Holiday 2000
Romance in Action: The Screenplay-Affaire de Coeur-January
1999
Articles in trade publications for romance writers
Romantic
Pulp-Romance Writers Report-January/February 1996
Valentino and the Art of Silent Romance-Romance Writers
Report-May/June 1995
Past profiles of celebrities for regional newspapers and national
publications
Valentino: The Silver Screen's First Sex
Symbol-Remember Magazine-June 1996
Jon Secada: Miami's New Sound
Machine-City Edition-March 2, 1995
Valentino-Movie
Marketplace-December 1994
Lou Diamond Phillips: From Movie
Set to Concert Stage-City Edition-June 16, 1994
Spotlight on Tom Green-Milwaukee
Footlights-Spring 1993
Published over 200 book reviews from 1997 to 2012
Fiction and nonfiction reviews for ForeWord, a trade magazine for the publishing industry
Romance novel reviews for Affaire
de Coeur
My Fallen Angel-Affaire de
Coeur-February 2000
Flirting with Danger-Affaire de
Coeur-November 1998
Edited 38 fiction and nonfiction
titles from 2001 to 2012
Copy and content editing,
proofreading, copywriting, and screening for book publishers
Promotional blurbs
Manuscript evaluations
NovelBooks, Inc.
Poseidon Books
Selected titles for Casablanca & Landmark imprints
Timur Publishing, Inc.
Mainstream and fantasy fiction
Wordbeams
CONSULTING
Plot consultant for Holding
Out for a Hero
Consultant for Mysteries and Scandals: Rudolph Valentino
Judged in 12 state and national contests
Conducted 3 seminars for Wisconsin