Independent Writing and Editing Professional
Sacramento, California Area
- Current
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- Freelance Writer at Freelance Writer (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Staff Writer at Sacramento State Hornet
- Editor at The Shadow Council Strider (Self-employed)
- Student Blogger at Prosper Magazine
- Intern at Colfax Record
- Education
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- California State University-Sacramento
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Lacey Waymire’s Summary
Freelance writer with experience in writing a variety of styles (news, features, headlines, columns, blogs) as well as editing and paginating both online and in print.
Lacey Waymire’s Specialties:
Understanding/writing for city government beat, education beat
Lacey Waymire’s Experience
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Freelance Writer
Freelance Writer (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
December 2007 — Present (2 years )
• Feature writing, including interviews, photography, research and editing according to AP Style.
• Newsletter writing, including writing how-to articles, continuing columns, and compiling relevant news, links, quotes and information.
• Creating and editing PR video.
• Web site editing for AP Style, grammar, punctuation, word choice, and functionality, including message analysis for target audience -
Staff Writer
Sacramento State Hornet
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
• Wrote print news for campus weekly
• Wrote on-deadline news stories for online Web site -
Editor
The Shadow Council Strider (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)
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Student Blogger
Prosper Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2006 — September 2006 (1 month)
• Covered Sacramento Metro Chamber's Perspectives 2006 conference for the web -- featuring speakers Bob Dole, Tom Ridge, Tom Daschle, and more
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Intern
Colfax Record
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
June 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 10 months)
Wrote news and features covering crime, education, local government, and more
Paginated and edited stories weekly, wrote headlines
Developed sources and contacts in the community
Lacey Waymire’s Education
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California State University-Sacramento
2004 — 2007
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Lacey Waymire’s Websites:
Lacey Waymire’s Interests:
journalism, ethics, new technology, video games, writing, editing, politics, roleplaying
Lacey Waymire’s Honors:
Best News Writer, Fall 2007 (State Hornet)
