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Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about me and my project. Have a question that isn't answered here? Go ahead, contact me. And if you quote something from here, please be sure to provide a proper citation/attribution. Thanks!

What's new in your writing world?
A. I have been doing grant writing and other small writing gigs. At some point, I plan to return to blogging actively.
Can I hire you as an editor or proofreader?
A. Yes. Please visit www.redpencilediting.com.
Can I hire you as a writer?
A. Yes. (See contact page for details.)
Are you represented by an agent?
A. Not curently, as I am not working on any book-length projects at the time.
Are you available for interviews/speaking engagements?
A. Yes. I am available for e-mail and telephone interviews. I only tend to do local (Metro Detroit area speaking engagements or those within a five-hour driving radius, and depending upon deadlines. It's best to book me far in advance for speaking engagements. (See contact page or press room for information.)
What's a "WAHM"?
A. "WAHM" stands for work-at-home mom--a term that I've grown to dislike. I prefer work-at-home professional.
What's that stuff in the background?
A. Lorem ipsum, which is the "fake" text that page designers use to designate where text should go but keeps you from getting distracted from reading words that have an actual meaning. Unfortunately, the drawback of lorem ipsum is that people who are familiar with Latin and the romance languages tend to find themselves trying to decipher it.
How did you get started writing and editing?
A. I guess that you could say that I've always been writing, but aside from my master's thesis, my first professional writing job while working as Muriel G.S. Lewis Fellow in the Dept. of the Art of Europe at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston after graduate school. Unfortunately, it was from a tragic event that I ended benefiting, when the curator who was supposed to co-author the exhibition catalogue for the North American tour of Monet, Renoir and the Impressionist Landscape. I had already been working on the exhibition, doing provenance research, fact checking and other curatorial tasks assigned to fellows, so I was very familiar with the content. I asked Dr. Shackelford, the Chair of the European Dept., if I could take on the task, and he said that I could, and also agreed when I asked for a by-line. I contributed ten essays for the exhibition catalogue. I started editing during graduate school, working at ADPG, a small publisher in Cambridge, Mass. From there, editing came naturally to me, and I started freelancing more throughout graduate school and well into my professional life as an art historian.
From where is your writing inspiration derived?
A. Everywhere and everything -- my mind is always working.
As an editor, what is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Writers.
As a writer, what is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Editors.
Really?
A. No. I just thought that it would be funny to put a bit of self-deprecating humor here since I'm both a writer and an editor. I think that both writers and editors will get the joke. I hope.
What else do you do besides writing and editing?
A. I have a lot of interests but I regularly do hatha yoga, read (of course), dance and knit. I am also a member of the Taylor Cultural Arts Commission and Taylor Cultural Arts Foundation (www.taylorarts.org) and working on planning and implenting programs and exhibitons in our area. I also love to cook and spend time with my family; and I play a lot of soccer and baseball with my son. I am also a trained classical violinist and have been playing for over 30 years and teach beginning violin students.