Independent Writing and Editing Professional
West Palm Beach, Florida Area
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- VIP Blogger at Today Media
- Blogger at Blogger
- Blogger at WebbleYou
- Feature Writer at Suite101.com
- Blogger at Orble.com
- Content Producer at Associated Content
- Education
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- University of Rochester
- Lake Placid Central High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
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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, medieval & Renaissance history, 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
Associated Content
Helium
Herb Gardens on Today.com blog network
Bike Diva on WebbleYou blog network
I Love Herbs on Orble.com blog network
The Pagan Path on Orble.com blog network
Freelance Online Work on Orble.com blog network
Herbal Apothecary on blogspot
Charity Fitness Events on blogspot
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. She is also the owner and designer for the online craft and jewelry supply business Lynn Smythe Creations.
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
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VIP Blogger
Today Media
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
I am the founder and editor of the Herb Gardens blog on Today.com. Herb Gardens is located at http://herbgardens.today.com.
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Blogger
Blogger
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 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
WebbleYou
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 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.
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Feature Writer
Suite101.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2007 — Present (10 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.
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Blogger
Orble.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2007 — Present (10 months)
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.
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Content Producer
Associated Content
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2007 — Present (11 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
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University of Rochester
Bachelor of Arts, Geology, 1981 — 1985
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, 1977 — 1981
My maiden name is Lynn Short.
I'm trying to get back in touch with some of my Lake Placid classmates.
Additional Information
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Lynn Smythe’s Interests:
Road biking, mountain biking, trail running, hiking, gardening, cooking, writing, fused glass, beads, drumming, Ren Festivals, time trials
Lynn Smythe’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
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- getting back in touch
