Lynn Smythe

Lynn Smythe

Miami Running Fitness Examiner at Examiner.com

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Current
  • Miami Running Fitness Examiner at Examiner.com
  • Blogger at Blogger
  • Blogger at Bike Diva
Past
Education
  • University of Rochester
  • Lake Placid Central High School
Connections
71 connections
Industry
Writing and Editing
Websites

Lynn Smythe’s Summary

Born and raised in Rochester, New York, freelance writer Lynn Smythe obtained her bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Rochester. She has worked in the past as an Environmentalist for Palm Beach Counties Department of Environmental Resources Management located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

She researches and writes about a variety of topics including gardening, cooking, arts & crafts, cycling, running, duathlons, environmentalism, current events, charity organizations and writing. She has written articles for a variety of print publications including The Old Farmer's Almanac, The Herb Quarterly, BackHome Magazine, Veggie Life and Llewellyn's Annual Herbal Almanac.

Lynn writes for a number of online content providers:

Suite101.com
Examiner.com
Backyard Diva
Bike Diva
Craft Diva
Cuisine Diva
Horror Diva
Run Diva
Tea Diva
Writing Diva

Lynn is also an accomplished bead, fused glass and art clay silver artist. Her craft and jewelry articles have appeared in Lapidary Journal, Jewelry Crafts and Beadwork magazines. Her one-of-a-kind pieces of beaded jewelry have been featured in the books The New Macrame, Beading with Peyote Stitch and The Sea; Selections From the First International Miyuki Delica Challenge.

Lynn Smythe’s Specialties:

Fulltime freelance writer and blogger covering a variety of food & drink, home & garden, outdoor sports, the arts and freelance writing topics. Articles written for both print publications and online content providers.


Lynn Smythe’s Experience

  • Miami Running Fitness Examiner

    Examiner.com

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    March 2009Present (9 months)

    I am the Miami Running Fitness Examiner for the Examiner.com website.

  • Blogger

    Blogger

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    Blogger, which is also known as Blogspot, is a division of Google.
    I maintain 3 blogs on Blogger:
    1. Herbal Apothecary - herbalapothecary.blogspot.com
    2. Freelance Writer Lynn Smythe - lynnsmythe.blogspot.com
    3. Charity Fitness Events - charityfitnessevents.blogspot.com

  • Blogger

    Bike Diva

    (Sports industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    I am the founder and moderator of the Bike Diva blog on the WebbleYou blog network. Bike Diva is located at http://bikediva.net.

  • Feature Writer

    Suite101.com

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

    October 2007Present (2 years 2 months)

    I am the Herbs and Spices Feature Writer for Suite101. I am responsible for writing and editing SEO (search engine optimized) content for feature articles, blogs, discussions and polls.

  • Blogger

    Orble.com

    (Online Media industry)

    October 2007September 2009 (2 years )

    I write for three blogs on the Orble.com blog network. I am the founder and moderator of I Love Herbs and the moderator for Freelance Online Work and The Pagan Path.

  • VIP Blogger

    Today Media

    (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

    April 2008January 2009 (10 months)

    I am the founder and editor of the Herb Gardens blog on Today.com. Herb Gardens is located at http://herbgardens.today.com.

  • Content Producer

    Associated Content

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    September 2007January 2009 (1 year 5 months)

    I am a content producer for the Associated Content website. I write articles on a variety of topics including lifestyles, outdoor sports, food & drink, health & wellness, medieval & Renaissance history and current events. All my articles are mazimized for optimal SEO (search engine optimized) keywords.


Lynn Smythe’s Education

  • University of Rochester

    Bachelor of Arts , Geology , 19811985

    My maiden name is Lynn Short.

    I'm trying to get back in touch with some of my U of R classmates. Just in case you're out there and see someone on this list that you know, here are some of the people I remember from my U of R days:

    Melanie Baxter, Maureen Beanan, Lisa Buscaglia, Deborah Chlebove, Kellie Doherty, Mark Gabee, Dave Garrett, Larry Gianola, Jim Gibbons, Melanie Gibson, Jon Hall, Matt Hinge, Jui Joshi, Kip Leitner, Richard Lempicki, Don Masaki, Georg Nadorf, Brian Nelson, Steve Padnos, Eric Pelletier, Katie Richards, Dudley Rumrill, Tony Ruzzo, Paula Ryan and Barry Silverstein.

    If you remember me and want to get back in touch - give me a shout out!

  • Lake Placid Central High School

    Regents Diploma , 19771981

    My maiden name is Lynn Short.

    I'm trying to get back in touch with some of my Lake Placid classmates.


Additional Information

Lynn Smythe’s Websites:

Lynn Smythe’s Interests:

Road biking, cyclocross biking, half marathons, duathlons, trail running, hiking, gardening, cooking, writing, fused glass, beads, jewelry making, writing, time trials

Lynn Smythe’s Groups:

On Your Mark bike club
Team in Training
ZMotion cycle team
USA Triathlon
USA Cycling

  •    Facebook.com
  •    University of Rochester Alumni
  •    Suite101.com Writers, Editors, Alumni, Etc.
  •    Linked Local Boca Raton

Lynn Smythe’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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