Robert M. Wright

rmariowright@gmail.com

Professional Profile

Dedicated writing and editing professional with over 5 years of experience. Ability to use excellent interpersonal and communication skills to promote collaboration and ensure projects are completed in a timely manner. A proven track record for using technical terminology to create copy for the intended reading audience. Specialties in beta reading, manuscript proofreading, and copywriting.

Education

MA in English & Creative Writing

Southern NH University Manchester, NH

MA in Human Behavior

National University

San Diego, CA

BA in Communications

National University

San Diego, CA

 

Key Skills & Qualifications

  • Public Speaking
  • Copy & Creative Writing
  • Proofreading & Editing
  • Literary Critiques
  • Technical Writing
  • Journalistic Interviews
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Press Releases
  • Business Writing

Writing & Editing Experience

 

Freelance Writer, Various Publications 2011-Present

  • Research and create relevant content for trending topics for the intended reading audience in order to increase engagement and views of published work through the integration of keywords for search engine optimization.
  • Share content on social media platforms to ensure active interactions while building wider audiences.

Freelance Editor, Various Publications 2011-Present

  • Ensure accuracy and clarity by conducting research to present readers with unbiased, accurate content.
  • Manage the grammar, typographical, and compositional errors for writers while consistently meeting deadlines.
  • Edit several script treatments and scripts to create more organic characters and scenes.
  • Provide beta reading and editing on several screenplays, fiction novels, and books of poetry to advise authors on how to make themes be more impactful through nuance, sentence variation, and dialogue.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Student, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH 2015- 2017

  • Conducted extensive scholarly research on various topics, authors, and literary theories, in order to produce original content to theses which were rooted in relevant concepts from primary and secondary sources.

  • Critiqued peers’ writing in a positive and effective manner to provide detailed accounts of the strengths and areas for improvement within a piece, in order to demonstrate greater clarity, grammar, and syntax.

  • Developed creative writing skills, concentrating on character development, and defining the voice of the work, to deliver unique, captivating pieces for the intended audience.

Co-Organizer, Ambler Creative Writing Group, Ambler, PA 2009- Present

  • Taught basic story structure and plot development.
  • Researched, designed, and facilitated a writer’s boot camp to prepare writers for National Novel Writing Month.
  • Held a seminar on copyright law for new writers.

Additional Work History

Realtor, Keller Williams, Fremont, CA and Montgomeryville, PA 2007- 2011

Sales Representative, SNO-Country Ford, Monroe, WA 2005- 2006

Professional Affiliations

Member, NANOWRIMO 2009-2018

Member, Sigma Tau Delta 2016- Present