RESUME UPDATE

ANNE CAGLE

Email Anne Cagle

Career Focus 

Writer/Editor with responsibilities for a magazine,PR firm,book publisher,or web site.

Experience 

· Experienced in writing press releases.
· Well versed in editing.
· Strong command of the English language.
· Competent writer and editor.

Education 

B.A., English, University of Oregon 1988

Professional Experience

Senior Book Editor at Simplified, Inc.

August 2011 to present

I work remotely as a senior book editor for a company in India that produces  children's picture books. I proofread, copy edit and make plot and image suggestions for the books. I edited the book The Blue Jackal.

Writer At  AOL SEED

December 2010 to February 2012

I wrote articles about beauty care and lifestyle issues.

Writer At Demand Studios

December 2009 to February 2012

I wrote articles about a variety of subjects. I specialized in writing about fashion and culture but I also wrote about biology, medicine, and technology.

Writing Samples

Proofreader and Copy Editor at ALPAO

November 2009 to November 2009

Edited and proofread manuscripts for an international optic hardware company.

Freelance Writer and Editor - Odesk
 

May 2009 to Present

I write press releases for businesses in retail, technology and real estate. I also  edit manuscripts and e-books for these businesses. I have written product descriptions for businesses advertising on Amazon ad eBay.

My oDesk Profile

Writer – Optical Prism Magazine 

July 2008 issue

· Wrote 350 word article about children’s optical
market.

· Proofread copy.

· Used GIMP to enhance photographs.

Reviewer – Webby Awards


October 31,2007 to February 24, 2008

· Reviewed web sites about medicine, fashion, politics,
computer technology, and sports.

· Reviewed sites for content accuracy, interactive
content (social networking, e-mail communication,
chat), design, function, navigation and structure.


Computer Skills 

I am very adept with content management systems and other publishing tools. I specialize in the use of open source software applications that have the same functions as commercial packages. I am also familiar with proprietary software.


Document Tools

Blogging: I know how to use Blogger and WordPress.

Calibre: I use this software to convert texts into e-book formats such as EPUB, LIT, MOBI, and PDF. These files are acceptable types for Nook, Kindle, and other e-readers.

gPDFText Ebook Editor: This tool, like LibreOffice Draw, permits me to open PDF files and edit the content.

Gscan2pdf: I pull apart PDFs with the software to combine the documents with image files and to convert PDFs into image files or other file types such as OCR.

LibreOffice Draw and LibreOffice Impress: These vector graphic and slide show applications are useful for preparing slides or PDFs. I can also transform documents into image files and HTML formats with the software.

LibreOffice Writer: I use this to create and manage documents including Microsoft Word documents and PDFs. LibreOffice Writer can import Microsoft Word files such as .docx and export in MS Word formats.

Sigil: This is an e-pub creation tool. I use this to create books with headings and Table of Contents (TOC).

Productivity Tools

Freeplane: This is a mind-mapping tool I use to organize thoughts for  projects.

GnoTime Project Management Tool: I invoice services with the time-tracking software.

Graphic Tools

The GIMP: This graphic manipulation software is the open source equivalent of Photoshop. I size and edit graphics with the application. I also make my own GIMP pattern (.pat) and GIMP brushes (.gbr) files that are equivalent to Photoshop patterns and brushes (.abr). I can install  these and filter plug-ins (.scm) at the computer root level.

Audio Tools

Audacity: I use this to record, edit and mix sound.

Gespeaker: I create  mechanically rendered audio books with this tool. I edit the audio books with Audacity.

Programming Tools

KompoZer: I  use this editor to create basic HTML files and work with CSS.

Linux: I am able, in addition to my skills with publishing software, to administer a Linux/Ubuntu distribution on a basic level. I use both terminal commands and GUI interface packages.