Winged Words Editorial Services

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)  http://wingedword.wordpress.com Twittering and Tweeting http://twitter.com/janetjoy http://twitter.com/AmerWriteMuseum   Downsizing the Home: Lessons Learned http://downsizingthehome.wordpress.com  ESSAYS, ARTICLES, BOOKLETS, AND MONOGRAPHS ON FRANCE    "Dining at Le Train Bleu: An Unforgettable Experience" October 2011  http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/dining-train-bleu-unforgettable-experience/   "Essoyes: Renoir Cultural Center" July 2011 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/essoyes-renoir-cultural-center/    "In the Village Cemetery: (at Essoyes)" November 2010 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/village-cemetery-essoyes/   "Troyes-en-Champagne: Historic Center of Culture and Commerce," September 2010 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/troyes-en-champagne-historic-center-culture-and-co/   "Are the French Rude? And Other Mysteries Unravelled," July 2010 http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/are-french-rude-and-other-mysteries-unravelled/ "Two Hours from Paris, A World Apart: L'Aube en Champagne," May 2010  http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/two-hours-paris-world-apart-laube-en-champagne/    "Why Paris?" Feb 2010   http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/why-paris/   "Writing from the Heart in the Heart of Champagne," January 2010   http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/writing-heart-heart-champagne/   "Essoyes, Village Extraordinaire au Pays Renoir," December 2009   http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/essoyes-village-extraordinaire-pays-Renoir/   "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 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/americas/Kaiulani-Hawaiis-Island-Rose.html   "Barack Obama: Hawaii's Gift to the Nation" http://wingedword.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/hawaiis-gift-to-the-nationbarack-obama/ ON EDUCATION ABROAD   "Developing Education Abroad at Community Colleges," International Educator, Sept/Oct 2011    "A Serendipitous Experience,"  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 BOOKS Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home, coauthored with Linda Hetzer. (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004)     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