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Writing, Research, Publishing *
Marketing * Additional
Skills * Education
The short version: I’ve written and lectured on a wide range of
subjects, including: how to publish Kindle ebooks; rare books in Spanish and
Portuguese; About Us pages; art history, ancient through modern, particularly
outdoor sculpture in New York City; how to be a better copywriter; American
history; and veterinary science.
I also have experience in book production, design and layout, website
design, image research, and marketing.
Writing & Research
- Published Step-by-Step
Kindle Publishing and offered a workshop on Kindle formatting
(2012)
- Published 6 Kindle
books (ebooks) on art history (see Forgotten Delights Shop;
2012)
- For an Android app
version of Outdoor
Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide, recorded 3.5 hours
of audio, researched illustrations, and created mobile web pages.
Release date is May 2013. (2011-2013)
- At Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books,
researched books, wrote descriptions, laid out catalogues in Pagemaker
and InDesign, set up Filemaker databases to manage stock and inventory,
designed and set up website with searchable inventory, wrote how-to
manuals for all computer operations. Samples of descriptions are on www.livroraro.com. (2010-present
and 1984-2000)
- Wrote a series of blog
posts evaluating the About Us pages of businesses and institutions for CorporateHistory.net
(2010 to present)
- Compiled the VersaQuill
Copywriting Workbook, a series of worksheets, summaries, and
checklists for writing persuasive copy, organized in practical,
step-by-step form. (2010-2012)
- Wikipedia entries: StudioEIS, Harry McPherson,
Zenos Frudakis,
Marian Calabro
(2009-present)
- Researcher and
production manager (freelance) for an independent press at Duke
University: researched images and permissions, wrote a historical
survey, designed and laid out text and cover, saw book through press,
assisted in website design, advised on marketing and sales. Book
completed in 2.5 months. (2009)
- Researched and wrote Internationalism,
vol. 10 in Understanding American History, a series of texts on American
foreign relations aimed at high-school students (2008-2009)
- Transcribed hundreds
of letters by Gypsy Rose Lee and family members for Karen Abbott when
she was researching American
Rose, a biography of Gypsy (2007)
- Searched out hundreds
of quotations and images relating to veterinary science for an
exhibition at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
(freelancing for American
History Workshop, 2006)
- Assistant Cataloguer
of Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts, Beinecke Library, Yale
University: wrote physical descriptions of manuscripts, transcribed
text, identified the authors, etc. (part-time and summers while writing
Ph.D. dissertation, 1981-1984)
Marketing & Publicity
- Promoted two books on
outdoor representational sculpture in New York (see Art History section
below) by creating and maintaining the Forgotten Delights website
and blog. Published notecards and other marketing materials on
Cafepress. (2002-present)
- Designed website and
blog for a dental office
Additional Skills
- Computers: Mac and PC;
experienced with Microsoft Word, FileMaker Pro, FrontPage; some
experience with Dreamweaver, Quark, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Elements. Consultant for Filemaker database design and InDesign
catalogue layouts.
- Languages: Fluent
reading ability in French, Spanish, and Portuguese; working reading
knowledge of Latin, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek; smattering of German
and Italian.
- Photography: Took
photos of sculpture for Outdoor
Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide, Forgotten
Delights: The Producers, www.ForgottenDelights.com,
the Upward
Glance New York screensaver, and the Upward
Glance Chicago screensaver
- Teaching: Homeschooled
child in history, geography, civics/politics, English language and
literature, and the visual arts.
Education
- Ph.D. in Classics,
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Semple Fellow and Semple
Traveling Fellow to Spain.
- B.A. in Classics,
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA. Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Testimonials
Her writing is clever and clear, her business manner is professional
and friendly, and her work is reliable and thorough. ...
Excellent writer, creative and versatile ... deals with
deadlines very efficiently.
Her writing skills are excellent and her design always
beautiful. ...
I’ve worked with several researchers, and Dianne was by far the
most reliable, professional, savvy, and efficient.
The articles were informative, entertaining, well researched and
professionally composed. Proofing and factual errors were non-existent. …
A web-savvy and entrepreneurial spirit married to a whip-smart
writer/ researcher/ historian … She can take an idea and run with it ...
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