experience

Carmen Sechrist is a publishing-industry veteran, having worked in various capacities within the industry for almost a decade. She has written for nearly every sort of media, including newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs. She has crafted the marketing messages for press releases, brochures, e-newsletters and social media. Likewise, her editing prowess extends from print work to press releases (and even a fiction novel).

Carmen started off her career working for print publications and their online counterparts, where she learned to marry the printed word with the computer screen at a time when online editorial was still coming into its own.

After a few years working as a key editor at a leading design-industry magazine, she switched gears and became a publicist for a book-publishing company where she oversaw the print-media campaigns for multiple New York Times bestselling authors and books spanning the topics of parenting, self-help, religion, relationships, fitness, and cooking.

With a variety of working experiences and hundreds of published pieces under her belt, Carmen decided to pursue freelance writing as a full-time endeavor.

To that end, she brings her multi-faceted background in both the editorial and marketing fields to the table for her clients:

• As an editor herself, Carmen regularly worked with freelancers, so she has a first-hand understanding of what editors need from contributors.
  
  
• She is a skilled researcher and able to track down compelling sources for her articles, ranging from authors, scientists and other experts to ordinary, everyday folks.
  
  
• With a warm personality and a knack for asking engaging questions, she is able to put sources at ease and cull memorable quotes and anecdotes for every story.
  
  
• Carmen writes quality heds, deks, subheads, and (when applicable) captions for every article she turns in—eliminating extra legwork for her editors.
  
  
• She is accustomed to collecting high-res artwork from sources to accompany articles and writing her stories with those images in mind.

Still curious about what Carmen can do for you? Feel free to read some of her published clips to get an idea of her versatile writing style or to contact her directly.