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Date last edited: 09/04/2008
(or, what turned out to be more of a CV than a resume)
We're a professional inexpensive freelance and contracted book authors, ghost writers, copy editors, manuscript rewriters, graphics and CAD artists, publishing assistants, and website developers international services corporation.
We usually charge by project size - and not expensive hourly rates. Our turnaround times are lightning fast, and we are both extremely thorough and deftly efficient. Our company does virtually everything in the abovementioned fields, and we professionally outsource anything else to suit your unique and particularized business needs.
Our outsource workers are carefully screened, and they're the most professional and capable available on the World Wide Web. We will always perform for you - and that’s it, period. Hand us all your important projects, and you will see what we can do. We are the best in the business at giving you precisely what you require - to suit your every desire, whimsy or need.
WORK HISTORY:
I have been involved in the writing, editing and art design fields since well before 1980. I have won several prestigious writers awards for both poetry and prose. My published writing and editing credits include local and national newspapers, print and Internet magazines, and fiction and non-fiction short stories, novellas, novels and books. I also have copy edited and ghost written fiction and non-fiction manuscripts for several aspiring, technical and academic authors, many of whom have been multiply published. And I've written and edited articles, ad copy, business letters, sales letters, proposals for e-books and documents for various Internet-based companies and organizations. These are among my finest completed projects, and I have multitudinous life experiences to work from for you as well. I also now help authors find a literary agent or commercial publisher for their completed book manuscripts.
Our hundreds of published feature, news and other articles are too lengthy to list herein, and are also held under strict copyright status laws due to many of them being ghost written works. However, I will show you a sampling of my personal portfolio on the third page of this website.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
I am a proud member of several writers and editors organizations, including "The National Association of Women Writers," with which I'm affiliated; "Today's Woman," a prestige group of poetry writers who "bring poets together"; "Working Writers," a discrete, highly discriminating and limited-membership group of working writers, editors, and publishers; "Copy Editors," an Internet-based group devoted solely to the fine art of copy editing; "Writerfind" of New Zealand, where I list as a copy editor, editor, and ghost writer; "TFG" of New York City, where I work occasionally as a ghost writer; "The eWriters' Guild," which is described as 'a society of talented and noteworthy writers of the Web'; "Freelance Writers," which is for all kinds of sophisticated freelancers; "Authors Den," of which I am a Bronze Member; "Writing.com," where my review work averages 4.65 out of 5 stars; and the "Comic Writing and Humour" and "Journalism" groups of Write Words, a premier writers association of the UK. I was accepted for membership in a highly exclusive group of writers and other creative artisans called "Phenomenal Women of the Web," and was welcomed into their upper circle, becoming the "Epitome of a Phenomenal Woman." Also, I was active in Simply Enchanting Angels, a philanthropic women's group of the Web. I joined Mike's Writing Workshop, and I am also an ongoing member of GreatReporter.com, where many of our very best filed Internet worldwide news stories are kept. I am currently listed with Daylo, WriteSight and WritersNet. I am an Expert Author at Ezine Articles, having attained their Platinum (10% of the Expert Authors) membership, which is only given without fee being paid to a few writers who submit their articles to this content-driven service. And I am also an Expert Author at ArticleClick.com, where I am multiply published.
I have contributed several articles and corrections to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. I successfully entered and corrected an article on RSS codes and one on Center Park, the first apartment building in the United States built specifically for people with handicaps. I have written several service related blogs which are getting high Google rankings, and will be writing several more. My latest blog features fanfiction I wrote about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, among other Movement related stories.
I was also taken on as an in-house poet by "Literary Magic" online literary arts magazine in 2007, and they're currently considering me as an editor, perhaps of poetry, in 2008. They host my brief biography and occasionally take my story contributions. I am also on staff as a poet at another online literary arts magazine, "The Jimson Journal." I was recently nominated for membership in the International Society of Poets. Lastly, I am a member in good standing of the Canadian Federation of Poets, where they run my brief biography.
You may purchase my (and our team's) ghost written books through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, as well as other planetary book venues. Several of the books I have written or edited do not have my name anywhere on the cover, as I am a ghost writer, although it might be somewhere within the book. Sometimes I am credited as the book's "editor," even though I wrote most or all of the book myself. Also, I am not allowed to talk about certain books in detail, such as the one I copy edited for a famous university professor, due to ethical reasons.
Ghost writers are not supposed to have written "their" books themselves. The authors of the books are usually cited as the people who hire us to write them. This is perfectly legal - and is done with the full consent of both author and ghost writer. It's considered to be a paid job of work done discretely and professionally, with full copyrights staying with the book's "real" author. Often, no credit whatsoever is given to the ghost writer. But most of my clients don't mind crediting me with some work - as I have over thirty years' experience as a professional freelance book author, book writer, manuscript ghost writer, copy editor, proof reader, copy writer, rewriter, cowriter and coauthor.
I have had some 200-300 books out over the past 30 years, and even more which I have outsourced to my pro writers team. Some were written by me; most were ghost written, copy edited, proof read and/or rewritten by me; and some were only helped out on by me. These are all nonetheless to my credit, published/unpublished and on and off the market, and visible or otherwise when it comes to my being able to cite them. For example, I helped out on "A Life Less Ordinary," and I'm not allowed to discuss exactly what I did, while this book was made into a serious blockbuster movie.
I have five of my own books published, but the credits for them all run under another name, to which I have since sold the rights to a major book publisher. I have coauthored several novels where my name is nowhere on the credits, but I performed most of the job, from preliminary to finishing work.
A typical Spartan book credit for me runs within the Acknowledgements page: "I couldn't have done this without the help of my faithful editor, Karen Cole Peralta." I tend to get mentioned as a coworker with family and friends, which is a nice "homey" style of credit. But in many cases, I don't even get mentioned in the Acknowledgements. Lots of my clients want to "be" the only author involved, and even if I did more than half the work, the client is indeed listed as the book's true author.
This is fine with me, and I don't consider it dishonest. I consider it good marketing, my livelihood, and the privilege of the author, who either simply didn't have time to write a book or had plenty of good ideas and no way to cogently or grammatically express them in the English language. I or my writers are being hired on a "work for hire" basis, and it's all perfectly legal and aboveboard.
Therefore the below is a partial list of my own credits, although many of my client authors have been willing to list references as long as I detail exactly what I did for them. On the other hand, I once helped out on a famous book about a male celebrity, an overweight radio "shock jock," and I am not allowed to say what I did, nor am I allowed to cite the title of that book. I have also proofed, edited, written, researched, helped out on or rewritten portions or all of the contents of the books listed below, not to mention the list of some high points of my other published works.
This year in particular I have been outsourcing (to our capable professional team) many of the ghost writing and copy editing jobs that come into this company, as well as graphics, search engine optimization, website creation and other such jobs. I copy edited, rewrote and proof read a book on general sales techniques and another book about a system for winning at horse races in late 2007. I proof read a Russian textbook on a new method of reaching the minds of small children in the summer of 2007. And I was the ghost writer for the ghost writing section of a promotional literature in-house manual, published by a literature company housed on Madison Ave., NYC, in January of 2007.
"AC 666" - I shouldn't list the real title - authored by CO III and ghost written mostly by me, was published in New York and Washington State. It's a factually based and highly technically detailed science fiction novel, involving time travel, Mars, religion, conspiracy theory, space aliens, and real life current nanotechnology, not to mention cutting edge rocket science. It's set to be made into a major motion picture, when and if the deals involving it come through. It was first published in 2005 - and then in 2006, when the promotional ad campaign on it really began. It's been mentioned on TV several times since then, and was promoted on "Hannity and Combes," among other shows. The author is a multimillionaire, and I can't wait for the movie to premiere.
The list below uses one very long sentence to get it entirely across: a non-fiction memoirs of a Mafia hit man, by his widow, completed in August/September of 2008; a non-fiction book on yoga by a Singapore teacher, rewritten and further researched by me, completed in May of 2008; "Timeless Wisdom," a book of wise and timeless quotes on how to become a success in life, by João de Saldanha, copy edited and further researched by me, finished in December of 2007; "The Boys of Birmingham," about the FBI team which handled the investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, by P. L. Ryan, copy edited and rewritten with several pages of new material added by me, finished in July 2008 and now seeking representation; "The Tin Gods," copy edited and rewritten by me, written by Dave Taylor, project begun in mid 2007 and to be finished next year; "Maid of Heaven: The Story of St. Joan of Arc," a book length poem I proof read, published in mid 2007, written by Ben Kennedy; "Blending Botany and Budo," about martial arts and Chinese herbology, written by Thomas Joiner, copy edited and proof read by me and published in 2006; "AC 666," not the real title, a heavily researched science fiction novel based on much factual data by CO III, ghost written and doubly proof read by me and assisted with new material by a team of others, first published in late 2004, republished in early 2005; "Love's Dark Kiss," a dark fantasy novel by Michelle Krogh, copy edited and rewritten by me, published in 2005; "Escape Into Hell," a mystery crime thriller by Vincent DeCampo, copy edited and rewritten by me and published in mid 2004; "A Tale of Pangaea - Thais," a Latin based fantasy novel by Christopher Brown, edited and rewritten by me, published in 2004; "DevilGod" and "Sarlakk," an adult dark fantasy novel and an adult science fiction novel, both by the famous artist Claudia San Luis, rewritten by me, published in 2004 and 2005; "A Life Less Ordinary," a modern youthful autobiography, rewritten by me, published in late 2004, eventually made into a blockbuster movie; "Dragon Valley," a fantasy children's chapter book by Jack Orr, ghost written by me, published in 2004; "Why is America so Fat?" a medical information book by Ben Kennedy, edited by me, published in 2004; "Forever Young and Beautiful," a book about health, beauty, nutrition and childcare by Joanne Parrotta, researched and rewritten by me, published in mid 2004; a mid-length fanfiction story published by "Twisted Tongue" literary arts online magazine, their November 2008 issue; several short stories and poems for various issues of "The Jimston Journal" online literary arts magazine, in 2006 and 2007; an article published by Woman's Corner Magazine, their March 2006 issue; several articles on various topics both written and edited by me, or written by others and edited by me, published in various print and Internet venues; website copy for various clients; an article/blog called "The Sims Online Hosts the Mafia," published in a variety of venues; an article/blog on RSS, Atom, ROR and Google Sitemap XML/RDF codes for WebProNews, the Internet newsletter for serious webmasters; ad copy for e-books from Thomas Wallace of Human Imagineering; two ghost written science fiction stories, which were sold in PDF format on the Internet; several articles for newspapers, including a leading first page article with accompanying photo for “Seattle Downtown News,” a humorous article on marriage for “Swinging Single’s Life” newspaper and an avant-garde comic book spread for “FishHeads," a Seattle fanzine, all of the USA; articles on a wide variety of subjects for the USA's AP and UPI news wire services; several pieces for local magazines and university research, including “If Puget Sound is Falling Down,” about earthquakes in the Pacific NW, "Hippies of Ohio," for Athens Magazine and “Improving Team Management,” for AIU Online Magazine; “Office Politics” and “Three Nights of Awesome Splendor,” two formula-written adult humorous fiction stories involving humiliating catfights for a New York City and Internet-based reading company; “Bubbleator 2050,” a science fiction story for “The Crusader” literary magazine of Seattle; a ghost written article which was published in the national Deaf Community media about the prevalence of gossip and slander; several other articles, including one for Starbuck's about their version of a coffee-wearing superhero who sports a special self-pouring beverage machine to promote their restaurant, containing an interview with the device's inventor; "I Wish It Could Have Been Otherwise," "A Solution Polynesian, European and Seasonal" and "How a Head Cold Got Me Married," the latter being a multiply award winning story, all three being written for book anthologies in 2003; and several short interviews with local and national musical and artistic figures, including blind musician/writer/publisher/author Douglas Bright of Seattle and world famed country western singer Dolly Parton. I was also a Staff Editor and Writer on the Human Imagineering Company's "WebZine." And I have over a dozen award winning poems on file with the International Library of Poetry, most of which are Editor's Choice, Poetry Ambassador or other similarly approved poems.
I have copy edited multiple websites, am continuously writing and editing text copy for websites, articles and business documents, and have many returning satisfied clients. I was recently hired to write a few short articles per week for an Internet weight loss company as its in-house features contributor, and I've also been hired to create 500 word articles for another internet company on a regular basis, along with being hired to rewrite, edit and proof read several acts of poetry by many authors.
As stated above, I have been a freelance and contracted manuscript book ghostwriter, copyeditor, proofreader, rewriter, cowriter, coauthor and book author of many published and soon to be published books. However, the following list may not be up to date when it comes to email addresses, as they so frequently change and expire. You may or may not be able to locate the people listed below.
As sample related references, please contact manager5.umnitsa@yahoo.com for authoritative texts about children, dave.slain@inlandprinting.com for sales book copy editing, ISOONBFREE@aol.com for non fiction copy editing, allynatadero@yahoo.com for how we handle clients, (the rest of this list may be impossible to find, as email addresses are incredibly dated) - orandfamily2004@yahoo.com for heavily researched fiction-based-on-fact SciFi literature, csanluis@houston.rr.com for adult dark fantasy/science fiction, mp2pi@yahoo.com for Middle Earth-style fantasy literature, vdecampo@hotmail.com for intense mystery/horror fiction, poet@politicalpoet.com for medical information non-fiction, thomasonmark@hotmail.com for children's chapter book fantasy literature, joanneparrotta@hotmail.com for general self-help nutrition, child-rearing and women's health literature, wildfeistykitten@juno.com for romantic dark fantasy literature, scowytr@aol.com for autobiographical non-fiction, and the highly acclaimed and witty Riccardo Costa at rikfilm@yahoo.com for political movie scripts.
RECENT DISTINGUISHED AWARDS:
I recently won a Random House Poet Fellowship Award for 2007:
"Karen, I was extremely delighted with your work, and I feel you deserve this type of recognition. Many people write poetry for years and never obtain the level of artistry that is present in your work. You should be very proud of your accomplishment. We encourage you to keep striving to be the best and leading your local writing community by example." This was sent to me from Noble House publishing company, Office of the Publisher, Nigel Hillary, Poetry Division, Noble House - UK. I've received several awards for my poetry.
However, don't think I'm but a poet; my work is simply poetical in its nature. In 2007, I was nominated for Poet of the Year and made a Poetry Ambassador by Poetry.Com. They host the International Library of Poetry. I was selected to be published in their 2006, 2007 and 2008 poetry anthologies, and won three of their Best Poet awards for 2007. My poem "Pregnant Because I'm Pregnant," which won an Editor's Choice award in 2007, was included, along with "Woes = Two Dozen Bears," which also won a 2007 Editor's Choice award. I have since won another of their Editor's Choice awards, and two of their Poetry Fellowships. My poem "Autumn Leaves Never Die" was accepted into another company's poetry anthology - "Centres of Expression" - to be published by Noble House in 2007. Two of my poems were accepted for inclusion in yet another company's Reese Tyler Poetry Anthology for 2007, and in addition to that I won one of their best poetry awards. Finally, I've copy edited and proof read books of poetry for several published poets; as I'm a ghost writer, I'm not allowed to further discuss them.
It's tricky for me to enter awards contests, due to the greater part of my work supposedly being by other people. I cannot take any credit for most of my work on "others" stories and books. However, some other awards I have won include: many first, second, third place and honorable mention awards for my own short stories and poetry; a first place prize for three of my short stories, which consisted of one year's worth of a showcase display and a radio and Internet promo ad campaign; an honorable mention adult storytelling award from an adult literature company; and two first place awards and three merit badges at Writing.Com for meticulousness, generosity and great writing. In the past, I have also won two American Literary Arts awards for writing and storytelling excellence.
CURRENT NOVEL IN THE WORKS
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aried. 1978/80 - Ohio University of Athens, Ohio - other schools about up to the nineties - self-determined degree in journalism, fine arts and creative writing. I have attended seven major institutions of higher learning, both on physical campuses and via the WWW, and I've taken several field-related classes. I cotaught a workshop in mass communications a few years back. I'm always in the process of continuing my own education. I also took an Internet-related training course in high-end sales letter writing for multinational corporations, blitzing right through it. I don't usually bother with sales letters though; I prefer working on book manuscripts instead.
PERSONAL WRAP-UP STATEMENT:
When it comes down to computers, writing, editing and the fine or the commercial arts, I feel that I'm largely self-taught. My greatest learning will always be through my own individual efforts. However, I have recently taken classes in both team dynamics and project management, and I feel capable of handling the basics of both project integration and group cooperation. I have lots of knowledge and team-oriented access regarding software, hardware and general "hacking around," and I could always stand to learn more and about virtually anything. And I retain ample knowledge regarding the realities of being a cooperative, vital, organized and inspirational team member.
Really, you should hire me and/or
the members of our RWI Outsource Team.
MABUHAY!
that is philippino for A happy hellow!
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