Independent Writing and Editing Professional and Professor of English
Missoula, Montana Area
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- novelist (Pocket Books) at Simon and Schuster
- writer at Freelance (Self-employed)
- novelist (NAL/Roc) at Penguin Group USA
- Professor at University of Montana Western
- Education
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- Ball State University
- Iowa State University
- University of California, Davis
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Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Summary
Creative Writing and Business communications
Skill communications coach
Business communications:
* identifying audience
* effective communication for a specific audience
* methods of persuasion
* interesting and efficient writing and speaking skills
* identifying opposition and presenting effective arguments
* public speech--how to effectively present yourself and how to write and effective speech
*research and create documents
*editing
*document development
Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Specialties:
* business communication
* public speaking
* magazine writing
* novel writing
* teaching small and large groups
* creating curriculums for specific tasks
* coaching students of any age, skillset, and background to better speaking, writing and teaching skills
*editing
*research
*document development
Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Experience
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novelist (Pocket Books)
Simon and Schuster
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
novelist with Pocket Books, a subsidiary of Simon and Schuster, author
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writer
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
I am a novelist and freelance writer. My novels are published by Roc books (subsidiary of Penguin) and include Path of Fate, Path of Honor, Path of Blood and The Cipher. The Black Ship will be released in November 2008 and The Turning Tide is scheduled for May of 2009. Pocket Books will be publishing my new Horngate Witches series beginning in 2009.
Freelance writer--I take on any projects
Writing coach
Writing consultant
Communications consultant and coach -
novelist (NAL/Roc)
Penguin Group USA
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
Novelist, Roc Books, an imprint of Penguin
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Professor
University of Montana Western
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 1999 — Present (10 years)
curriculum development
expository writing
public speaking
literary theory
critical thinking skills
literature
persuasion
Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Education
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Ball State University
PhD , English , 1992 — 1999
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Iowa State University
MA , English , 1990 — 1992
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University of California, Davis
BA , English , 1985 — 1989
Additional Information
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Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Interests:
Writing, public speaking, Victorian literature, science fiction/fantasy literature, power dynamics
Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
