• AccessLife.Com: Writing a full range of news and feature articles affecting the 52 million (+) disabled Americans. National Events, politics, courts, disable veterans, breaking news, travel, new products, and personality profiles were among subjects covered.

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• Monthly columnist on aging and retirement issues for the Lake Minnetonka Navigator in Minnesota.

• Staff Writer: WordsWork.com -- primarily writing and editing HTML formatted articles for PsychologyNet.

• The Monroe Enquirer-Journal (Monroe, NC), writing news and feature stories covering local politics, business, education, religion and the environment; also continually researching and writing a work of fiction and accepting ghostwriting and editing assignments.

• Researcher/Writer: StateNews.Com: Compiling and writing municipal information and profiles on various cities in Texas and submitting in MicroSoft EXCEL format.

• Also published various articles on writing, consumerism (how-to), poetry, etc. See: "Buying Your Next Computer, for The Dollar Stretcher, and WritersOnline - Building Clip Files.

Summary of Previous Experience:

Employed and contracted by various broadcast and advertising concerns covering various radio, TV, and print media... Publisher and Editor of Lanier Business Report, a small business publication covering news affecting northern Georgia.
• WLBA Radio, Gainesville, GA - Advertising/Marketing Director & Financial News Editor
• SCTV-9, Smyrna-Cobb (Cable) TV, Smyrna, GA - News Director/Morning Show Host, head writer
• WRWH Radio, Cleveland, GA - Advertising Sales/Promotions & Afternoon Radio Host. Also served as Saturday AM Host, and Sports Producer
• WDOL/WCCD Radio, Athens, GA - Advertising Sales & On-Air Talent
• THE GAINESVILLE TIMES, Gainesville, GA - Contributed weekend sports, theater & entertainment reviews
• York and Associates (Atlanta 1980); John Parks & Associates (Athens 1981 - 1982); and my own Haskell Barrett Advertising (1982 - 1986)... Co-owner, chief copy writer and media planner/buyer

Public Relations: (1975 to 1978) Aloha United Way (Public Relations Assistant. - Intern, Honolulu HI, and Hawaii Dance Theatre, as Media Director.

Skills:

Excellent writing, interviewing, reporting and editing sills.
Word processing, desktop publishing, Internet and HTML experience. Photo Typesetting...layout...design...and paste-up knowledge.

Availability:

Immediately available for the right assignment. I will consider all request, but generally limit myself to projects that pay between $0.50 and $1.00 a word. I will always consider accepting flat-rate assignments after speaking to an editor or publisher in detail.