Bev Walton Porter CV

Curriculum Vitae

Bev Walton~Porter

P.O. Box 10575

Colorado Springs, CO 80932-1575

http://www.bevwaltonporter.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth – December 17, 1964
Place of Birth – Covington, VA
Citizenship – U.S. citizen
Visa Status – N/A
Sex - Female

Optional Personal Information:
Marital Status – Single/committed
Fiancé’s Name – Engaged to Paul T. Sninchak
Children – Jonathan and Brittany

CURRENT POSITION – May 1997 to present

Independent author, freelancer and editor - May 1997 to present

Editor/Publisher – Scribe & Quill - May 1997 to present

PREVIOUS POSITIONS – 1985-1997

Claims representative – Zurich Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO

Back records clerk – Enid Police Department, Enid, OK

Utility services representative – City of Enid, OK – 1990-1997

Law office clerk – John Wesley Ward, Esquire – Hampton, VA

General Electric Capital Corporation /MWCC – Hampton, VA – 1987-1990

Sovran Bank – Hampton, VA

Federated Capital Corporation – Grafton, VA

EDUCATION
High School – Widefield High School, Colorado Springs, CO – 1980-1983
Mannheim American High School – Mannheim, Germany - 1979

Phillips University, Enid, OK (Majors: Mass Communications/Psychology)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO (Major: Applied Communication; Minor: Philosophy)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Award-winning professional author/editor since May 1997

- Contract editor for Bridges Initiatives

- Contract editor for NBC Internet (Snap.com)

- Contract editor for CyberTipfortheDay.com

- Review editor for Eye on the Web

- Managing Editor for Freelance topic at Suite101
- Proficient on both PCs and Macs

- Assisted with video production and photography projects

- Produced live internet radio broadcasts and podcasts – 2006 to present

- Developed Elemental Musings weekly radio show for writers & creatives

- Developed/hosted Unknown, Unthinkable, Undead for Int’l Order of Horror Professionals – 2006 to present

- Maintained various websites since May 1997

SELECTED AWARDS

+WINNER – NaNoWriMo 2007 – Fiction novel, Fire In the Belly

+President’s Academic List – University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (2001)

+ 1^st Place – Enid Writers Club Annual Contest – Mending Fences (novel excerpt) and various poems

+1^st Place – Hennessey Writers Club contest – poem: Metamorphosis – published in The Hennessey Clipper newspaper - 1997

+ 1995 Mid-America Romance Conference – Honorable Mention – Hidden Fire (contemporary romance novel)

+Recipient of Academic and Talent/Service scholarships to Phillips University, Enid, OK

+1983 Recipient of $500 Academic Recognition Scholarship - Ft. Carson Officers’ Wives Club

+1983 Outstanding Gladiator Scholarship – Widefield High School, Security, CO

+1983 Honors Graduate – top 10 percent – silver cord – Widefield High School

PUBLICATIONS

(Note* - My work was first published in 1982 in the Colorado Springs Sun Tempo Page. Between 1982 – 1997, I worked a regular job full-time and wrote part-time. My first magazine article was published in 1991 in Housewife-Writer’s Forum. I have been a full-time, professional writer since 1997. Below are samples of my current and previous work, including articles, columns, poetry and interviews I've had published at various websites/publications on the 'net. This listing does not include all the work I've had published, just a sampling of what's out there.)

SELECTED PUBLISHED ARTICLES, COLUMNS & INTERVIEWS

+Numerous articles – Tempo Page – Colorado Springs Sun – Editor: Mary Mashburn – 1982-1983

+1991 – Confessions of a Housewife-Romance Writer – Housewife-Writer’s Forum, Print publication - Wyoming

+April 2, 2008 – Success Story: Overcoming Obstacles through the Power of the Pen –

Writers Weekly http://writersweekly.com/success_stories/004614_04022008.html

*Ongoing INscribe columnist for Inkwell Newswatch (FWOINTL.com) from July 2007 – present (site is on hiatus until 2009):

+July 2007 - Inkwell Newswatch - Remember the Reader*
Target: effective balance of details http://www.fwointl.com/artman/publish/cat_index_28.shtml

+August 2007 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column –

Essential Ingredients – Cookin’ up success

http://www.fwointl.com/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=23&num=1010

+September 2007 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column –

Seven Virtues – Embrace them

http://www.fwointl.com/artman/publish/article_1037.shtml

+October 2007 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column –

Seven Deadly Sins – Avoid them

http://www.fwointl.com/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=23&num=1059

+November 2007 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column

Rejected! Now What?

http://www.fwointl.com/artman/publish/article_1082.shtml

+December 2007 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column

+January 2008 – Inkwell Newswatch – INscribe column

Essential Ingredients – Cookin’ up success

http://www.fwointl.com/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=23&num=1010

Written for Inkwell Newswatch, but not yet published due to the site being on hiatus:

+ How to Please an Editor

+ Head Games: Taming the Wild Mind

+ Writing is a Journey – NEVER Give Up!

+October 2006 – Writing Right Newsletter (Australia) – Diane Beer, Editor

http://www.dream-craft.com/writingright/oct06news.pdf

* Ongoing column for Mike Geffner’s writing newsletter - January 2007 – present. This subscribers-only newsletter is published by award-winning writer/journalist Michael P. Geffner. For information, e-mail mgeffner@earthlink.net

* Contract researcher/writer and book reviewer for Bridges Initiatives (British Columbia, Canada) – ‘99-’00 – wrote numerous 2,500- to 3,000-word profiles on various careers/professions, including:

-Professional baseball player, profession bowler, venture capitalist, doula, helicopter pilot, arborist, storm chaser and many others. In addition, wrote career-oriented book reviews and interviewed well known business subjects/mentors, such as Nelson Bolles and Marsha Sinetar.

+Career Pro News (Bridges Initiatives) - Soaring to Success With Richard Bolles
http://careerpronews.bridges.com/explorer/browse/qna/soaring/main.htm

+February 1998 - Simple Life Corporation - Employed at Home - With Kids!
http://members.aol.com/simplfe/employed.html

* Managing Editor at Suite101.com - over 100 interviews/columns published on writers and writing from 1998 till mid-2000

+Preparing the Foundation: Open the Door to More Creativity in Your Writing
http://www.geocities.com/scrybr8/columns.htm

+Creativity and the Writer
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8817/positive.htm

SELECTED SAMPLES OF PUBLISHED POETRY

+Gestalt (horror poem) - Fall 1996 - Preternatural Press - Rouge et Noir 7 - Les Poemes des Vampyres - edited by Meg Thompson http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8817/paranormal.htm

+ Selective Digression

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?AuthorID=11309

+Vestige
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewpoetry.asp?AuthorID=11309&id=108728

+Bent, Not Broken
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewpoetry.asp?AuthorID=11309&id=108729

+Behind Shades of Darkness
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewpoetry.asp?AuthorID=11309&id=108727

+goodgoshalmighty.com - poetry - Shadow Noir (horror poetry)
http://www.goodgoshalmighty.com/poetry.bwp.01.htm

BOOKS – NONFICTION, FICTION, POETRY

http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/books.html

+Sun Signs for Writers (Writer's Digest Books, August 2006)
http://fwbookstore.com/product/161/writing
http://www.wdeditors.com/wordpress/fall-2006-titles/sun-signs-for-writers/

+Mending Fences (Whiskey Creek Press, September 2006)
Written under pen name Star Ferris
http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=472&zenid=8fde827b94b3dd202b27062abb91bd87

+The Complete Writer: A Guide To Tapping Your Full Potential
(Red Engine Press, August 2005)
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Writer-Guide-Tapping-Potential/dp/0974565261/ref=sr_1_1/103-6985204-0267050?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185169885&sr=1-1

+Poetry chapbook, Shadows of the Soul (Scribe & Quill, October 2004):
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=11309&id=12099

SELECTED WORK PUBLISHED/REFERENCED IN OTHER BOOKS

+April 2008 – Excerpt published in The Karma Sutra – Sex, Love and Relationship Zen by Shelly Wu – Final Thoughts: Advice From the Sisterhood - pp. 222-223 (New Page Books http://www.newpagebooks.com)

+February 2007 - Excerpt published in How to Survive Your In-Laws, edited by Andrea Syrtash (Hundreds of Heads Books)
http://www.hundredsofheads.com/inlaws/excerpts.asp

+ October 2004 - Excerpt in How to Survive Dating: By Hundreds of Singles Who Did and Some Things to Avoid from a Few Broken Hearts Who Didn't – pg. 23

(Hundreds of Heads Books) edited by Mark W. Bernstein and Yadin Kaufmann
http://books.google.com/books?id=WuqomhmMFo8C&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Bev+Walton-Porter&source=web&ots=OyiqKcnAH3&sig=2ldCZ9hu-xChi9QfpEOIfpFKrbM&hl=en

+2006 – Excerpt in On Surviving Your Teenager - The Trials and Tribulations of Teens and High School - (Hundreds of Heads Books)

http://www.hundredsofheads.com/40-498-1.Article/The-Trials-and-Tribulations-of-Teens-and-High-School

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - (Past and present)

+The Authors Guild (since 8/2005)
+International Order of Horror Professionals – Co-founder (since July 2006)
+Colorado Springs Paranormal Association (Founder and Team Leader)

+EPIC (2006)
+Romance Writers of America
+Mid-America Romance Authors
+Sooner Area Romance Authors

+Erotica Readers & Writers Association
+Sisters of the Scribe
+Pikes Peak Writers
+Enid Writers Club (Past president and PR manager)
+Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. (OWFI)
+National Writers Union (At-Large Delegate & Grievance Officer)

+National Association of Women Writers (NAWW)
+Student Allies for Equality
+Sigma Alpha Lambda (Academic Society nomination)
+American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)

INTERESTS

Writing, reading, music, movies, camping, online gaming (World of Warcraft), metaphysics, philosophy, eastern philosophy (particularly Taoism), quantum physics, thoughtful conversation

MISCELLANEOUS

SELECTED INTERVIEWS & AUTHOR EVENTS

+Interview with Absolute Write
http://www.absolutewrite.com/freelance_writing/bev_walton-porter.htm

+Gottawritenetwork.com interview
http://www.gottawritenetwork.com/bevwaltonporter.html

+May 2006 – Book Expo America – Featured author for F + W Publications, Inc.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6324763.html

+October 2006 interview with Writers On The Rise
http://www.writersontherise.com/october2006.htmlInterview

+November 2006 interview with Midnight Moon Cafe
http://midnightmooncafe.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html

+April 2007 – Pikes Peak Library District – Mountain of Authors Event

+June 2007 - The Romance Cafe - Featured author of the week
http://groups.myspace.com/theromancecafe

+August 2007 – Four-day Featured Author Profile – Word Weavers

http://www.myspace.com/weaversofwords

+September 2007 - Author, Author Writing Workshop - 9 p.m. Eastern
Arts and Entertainment - Writing Workshop aol://2719:62-2-Writing Workshop/

+September 2007 - Yarnspinners & Wordweavers - Author interview
http://www.redenginepress.com/y&w_september_2007.htm

+October 2007 - Author Apprentices - Featured author for October
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/authorapprentices/-%20New%20Folder/October2007%20%20issue.pdf

+February 2008 – Families.com - Conjuring Up Cats (Especially Black Ones):

An Interview with Author Bev Walton Porter

http://pets.families.com/blog/conjuring-up-cats-especially-black-ones-an-interview-with-author-bev-walton-porter

+June 2008 – Blogcritics Magazine – Featured reviewer/review site –

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani

http://blogcritics.org/archives/features/the_slippery_art_of_book_reviewing.php

SAMPLES OF PUBLISHED REVIEWS (BOOKS & SOFTWARE)

+January 1998 - CompuNotes
Review of Day-Timer Organizer 2.1 (computer software)
http://www.nfbnet.org/files/newsletters/COMPNOTE.109

+July 1998 - CompuNotes
Reviews of How to Grow Your Business on the Internet - 3rd Edition by Vince Emery
and Microsoft My Personal Tutor (computer software)
http://www.nfbnet.org/files/newsletters/COMPNOTE.123
http://www.emery.com/2e/reviews.htm

+March 1999 - CompuNotes
Review of BullsEye Pro utility (computer software) http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/net-news/99-03/99-03-22/0007.html

+July 1999 - CompuNotes
Review of The Complete Small Business Internet Guide
http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/net-news/99-07/99-07-12/0002.html

SELECTED NEWS & REVIEWS ABOUT MY WORK

+Nov. 2006 - Midwest Book Review - review of Sun Signs for Writers
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/calbw/nov_06.htm

+Write From Home featured book of the month- The Complete Writer
http://www.writefromhome.com/featuredbooks.htm

+Lighthouse Literary Reviews - review of The Complete Writer
http://www.lighthouseliteraryreviews.com/February2006Reviews.html

+Fallen Angel review of The Complete Writer (Fallen Angels Recommended Read)

http://www.fallenangelreviews.com/October2005/Dena-TheCompleteWriter_AGuideToTappingYourFullPotential.htm

+Writer2Writer - review of Sun Signs for Writers
http://www.writer2writer.com/sunsigns.htm

+March 2007 - The Astrology Page - review of Sun Signs for Writers
http://www.theastrologypage.com/blog.htm

+June 2007 - Brianna's Favorite Books and Authors
Brianna chose Sun Signs for Writers as her favorite book for June 2007
http://www.briannamartini.com/page/page/3912676.htm

+2007 – Romantic Observer.com

Review by Cougar of Mending Fences

http://www.romanticobserver.com/romancereviews/08/romance/review-of-mending-fences.html

SELECTED MISCELLANEOUS

+April 2005 - Petition - Protest of Wal-Mart's Refusal to Fill Contraceptive Prescriptions
http://www.petitiononline.com/042305/petition.html

+ Referred to in the article “Inspire Yourself” at Sex~Kitten.net –

http://www.sex-kitten.net/index.php?articleid=2453429162725

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES

http://www.bevwaltonporter.com
http://www.astrologyforwriters.com
http://www.writersigns.info – no longer active; content moved to astrologyforwriters.com
http://www.scribequill.net
http://www.scribequill.org
http://www.horrorprofessionals.org
http://www.paranormalcoloradosprings.org

My OLD website! http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8817/index.htm

WRITING COURSES & WORKSHOPS TAUGHT/DEVELOPED

+Professional freelance workshop – Bartlesville, OK - 1999

+Professional Freelance course - taught through Coffeehouse for Writers, Inscriptions, Scribe & Quill, IOHP and author site from 1997 - present:
http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/freelance.html

+Marketing/Promotion course for writers - taught through IOHP, Inscriptions, Scribe & Quill and author site from 1997 - present:
http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/marketing.html

+Creativity 101: Tapping the Muse Within - taught through Scribe & Quill, IOHP and author site from 2004 - present:
http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/tappingmuse.html

+Flash Freelance - taught through Scribe & Quill and author site from 2005 - present:
http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/flash.html

+How to Write, Sell and Market Your Nonfiction Book from 2008 to present at IOHP and author site: http://www.bevwaltonporter.com/nonfiction.html

+E-commerce/Internet Marketing - taught through the Academy of Web Specialists from 1999 - 2000 (both online and as a one-day seminar at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, MS)

Personal and professional references available upon request