Carol Wiley – Freelance Writer
Web Content – Technical Writing – Ghostwriting
Information is the lifeblood of your business.
If you don’t put out good information, no one knows what you have to offer.
Communicate effectively with the help of an experienced writer and editor!
You are busy with your business or profession. But you know you need to get information out to the world. Writing is probably not the best use of your time, even if you know how to write effectively.
Use my professional writing and editing experience – which includes Web content writing (Web pages, articles, blog posts, and e-books) and technical writing/editing (user manuals, procedures, and more) – to create the written materials that you need.
To discuss writing services, please use the contact form or call (425) 785-8995. I generally quote rates on a project basis after getting details about what you want.
My Background
Web Content Writer, 2003-present
Created two complete Web sites with more than 150 pages each:
Massage Therapy Information with an attached aromatherapy blog.
Published two e-books that are included free with a subscription to my free wellness newsletter:
Self Care: Living a Healthy Life through Massage, Somatics, Exercise, Stress Management, and More
Using Aromatherapy and Essential Oils
Articles published at a variety of other sites. Here’s a sampling:
Understanding Digital Product Licenses
Rotator Cuff Tendonitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Limiting Beliefs Sabotage the Law of Attraction
Managing Money: Creating a Cash Machine
About Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Editor of three published anthologies of essays:
- Martial Arts Teachers on Teaching, Frog Ltd./North Atlantic Books, 1995
- Journeys to Self-Acceptance: Fat Women Speak, The Crossing Press, 1994
- Women in The Martial Arts, North Atlantic Books, 1992
Related Skills
Basic HTML and Web site maintenance, basic SEO, social networking, affiliate marketing, experience with Blogger, Wordpress, and Site Build It!.
Technical Writer and Editor, 1990-1999
Microsoft, NeoPath, SPRYNET/CompuServe, Sundstrand Data Control, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Types of documents written include knowledge base articles, white papers, software and hardware documentation, procedures, and user manuals. More details available on request.
Other Experience and Interests
Licensed Massage Practitioner, October 1997-August 2009, self-employed with a private massage practice.
Co-founder in 1994 of the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation and co-artistic director until 2008. Co-founder in 2002 of the non-profit Dance Art Group, which now produces the festival and board member 2002-present.
Almost twenty years of martial arts experience (primarily Aikido and Tae Kwon Do). Experience with Body-Mind Centering, Continuum, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Hanna Somatic Education, and Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement.
Education
Massage Therapy Certificate, Brian Utting School of Massage, Seattle, Washington
Certificate in Technical Writing and Editing, University of Washington
Master’s in Business Administration, University of Washington
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
