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My Writing


My specialty is the written word. 

I have written copy on a wide variety of topics, some very specialized, for clients in many different professions and industries. I have written book proposals, articles, museum text panels, calendar text, grant proposals and reports, brochures, and other forms of marketing communications. I have done extensive rewriting, and some of the substantive and developmental editing I've done pushes the boundary between editing and writing.

And I have published work under my own name, featured on this page.


BLOGS

Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
(Reflections on Reading, Writing, and Travel) 
 
Downsizing the Home: Lessons Learned

ESSAYS, ARTICLES, BOOKLETS, AND MONOGRAPHS

ON FRANCE
 
 "Dining at Le Train Bleu: An Unforgettable Experience" October 2011
 
"Essoyes: Renoir Cultural Center" July 2011
 
"In the Village Cemetery: (at Essoyes)" November 2010
 
"Troyes-en-Champagne: Historic Center of Culture and Commerce," September 2010
 
"Are the French Rude? And Other Mysteries Unravelled," July 2010

"Two Hours from Paris, A World Apart: L'Aube en Champagne," May 2010
 
"Why Paris?" Feb 2010
 
"Writing from the Heart in the Heart of Champagne," January 2010
 
"Essoyes, Village Extraordinaire au Pays Renoir," December 2009
 
"Snapshot: The Champagne Region," smithsonian.com, July 2008
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/snapshot-champagne-region.html


ON HAWAII

"Ka'iulani, Hawaii's Island Rose." smithsonian.com, May 8, 2009
 


ON EDUCATION ABROAD
 
"Developing Education Abroad at Community Colleges," International Educator, Sept/Oct 2011
 
 International Educator, July/Aug 2011 
 
"Windfall Scholarships for Education Abroad," International Educator, May/June 2011 (with Elaina Loveland)
 
"
One Size Does Not Fit All," International Educator, Jan/Feb 2011 
 
"Learning from the Past--Abroad," International Educator, Nov/Dec 2010
 
"Turning Adversity to Opportunity in Funding Education Abroad," International Educator, May/June 2010
 
"Opening Our Doors to Friendship and Opportunity: STA's French Exchange Program," St. Albans Bulletin, Spring 2010
 
"Time Out: The Gap Year Abroad," International Educator, Mar/April 2010 http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/marapr10_edabroad.pdf
 
"Preparing Students for Good Health Abroad," International Educator, Nov/December 2009
 
"Attracting Faculty to Education Abroad," International Educator, Sept/October 2009 http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/sepoct09_edabroad.pdf

"International Students at Community Colleges," International Educator, May/June 2009  http://am.nafsa.org/_/File/_/mayjun09_intenroll.pdf

“Supply and Demand: Building a Fluent Workforce,“International Educator, Sept/Oct 2008 (cover story) http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/ie_sepoct08_fluentwork.pdf

"Faculty Abroad: What Do These Innocents Need to Know?" International Educator, May/June 2008 http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/mayjune08_ea.pdf

"Educating for Global Business," International Educator, Sept/Oct 2007 (cover story)  www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/cover_iesept_oct.pdf 
 
What Parents Need to Know! Before, During, and After Education Abroad.  (NAFSA, 2007) www.nafsa.org/publication.sec/education_abroad_students/what_parents_need_to



Proceedings of the Lincoln Commission Forum on Study Abroad and Economic Competitiveness.  (February 15, 2007)

“Orienting and Coaching Parents,” International Educator, Jan/Feb 2007

“Education Abroad on the Fast Track,” International Educator, May/Jun 2006
http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/education_abroad_fast.pdf

“Beyond Anecdote: Research in Study Abroad Comes of Age,” International Educator, Jan/Feb 2006 
http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/InternationalEducator/EAJanFeb2006.pdf

 
 
ON THE ARTS
 
"James A. Emanuel, A Great American Poet, Turns 90 in Paris," June 15, 2011 http://francerevisited.com/2011/06/james-a-emanuel-a-great-american-poet-turns-90-in-paris/
 
"The Paris Wife: Book Reveals a Moveable Feast Through Hadley's Eyes" April 2011 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/paris-wife-book-reveals-moveable-feast-hadley/ 
 
 
"A New and Fresh Look at an Old Master: Renoir au XXme Siecle" December 2009 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/new-and-fresh-look-old-master-renoir-au-xxme-siecl/ 
 
"Writing from the Heart," The Bookwoman, (National Newsletter of the Women's National Book Association), Winter 2009.

"Sculpting 9/11,” St. Albans Bulletin, Winter 2002-03
http://staweb.sta.cathedral.org/ePubs/cArticle.asp?article=481&comesFrom=bu

"Experiencing the Arts Live:  The Arts in New York City,” co-authored with Dennis Paoli.  Humanities Education, Spring 1991
 

 PERSONAL ESSAYS 
 
 
"Reflections on a Visit to New York City, September 9, 2011" http://usarevisited.com/2011/09/reflections-on-a-visit-to-new-york-city-september-9-2011/
 
"The Importance of Keeping Useless Things," Open Salon.com, April 2011. http://open.salon.com/blog/janetjoy/2011/04/07/the_importance_of_keeping_useless_things
 
 
“Love Blooms When Opposites Attract,” Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 14, 2006  http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0214/p18s03-hfes.html

“A House Filled with Clutter—and Love,” Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 9, 2006  http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0109/p18s04-hfes.html

 
 



Essays and articles ON DOWNSIZING THE HOME
 
Downsizing the Home: Lessons Learned http://downsizingthehome.wordpress.com
 
“Preparing for a Move: On Your Mark, Get Set…” coauthored with Linda Hetzer, Guide to Retirement Living, Spring 2006 http://www.retirement-living.com/article/135/how-to-prepare-for-a-move  
 
 
“Emptying the House:  Impossible Task, or Joyful Rite of Passage?” coauthored with Linda Hetzer. Guide to Retirement Living, Summer 2005.

“Proactive Downsizing,” coauthored with Linda Hetzer. OnlineOrganizing.com Newsletter, Aug. 2004
http://www.onlineorganizing.com/NewslettersArticle.asp?newsletter=go&article=362
 
 

CALENDAR TEXTS

Antiques Roadshow Wall Calendar (Workman Publishing) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Antiques Roadshow Page-a-Day Calendar (Workman Publishing) 2002

America’s Backroads and Byways Wall Calendar (National Audubon Society) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

The Incredible Pop-Out Butterfly Activity Kit and Calendar (National Audubon Society) 2001, 2002, 2003

Wildflowers Wall Calendar (National Audubon Society) 2001