Web site: http://tom-gillispie.blogspot.com/
E-mail: tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com
QUICK DESCRIPTION
• Currently work as freelance editor and writer; have edited novels and non-fiction books, articles, business writing, lawyer’s work, a doctoral dissertation, even an ebook on hand, feet and nail care.
• Good writer, better editor.
• Comfortable with telecommuting and deadlines.
• Comfortable with telecommuting and deadlines.
• Self-starter; need little supervision.
• Usually work remotely; my clients have included, among others, a lawyer from Virginia, a doctoral candidate from Canada, and an Australian businessman. I’ve also worked as an independent contractor for two Canadian businesses, a magazine and a comic-book company. I have even laid out newspaper pages remotely.
• Have freelanced for the Metro, Sports, Features, Zones and Niche Publications departments for the Winston-Salem (NC) Journal. Among my stories: a man who survived the Battle of the Bulge; Olympic gymnasts/professional speakers Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci; the best wine lists in Winston-Salem; a 19-year-old proposing to his girlfriend during a carriage ride at Tanglewood Park, and features on Olympic speedskaters Joey Cheek and Dan Jansen.
• Lately, have been writing for the Journal's Niche Publications department and for its Relish section. Also, have written for Winston-Salem Monthly, another product of the Journal.
• Lately, have been writing for the Journal's Niche Publications department and for its Relish section. Also, have written for Winston-Salem Monthly, another product of the Journal.
• Have written three books (and co-wrote a fourth) and several comic-book scripts on auto racing. In 2007, wrote Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. (Cumberland House, 2008). In 2012, became a co-author of Then Junior Said to Jeff... for Triumph Books.
• In 2006, wrote captions for MBI Publishing's book on Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• In 2006, wrote captions for MBI Publishing's book on Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• In 1999, wrote chapters for Beckett Publishing books on Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Have written freelance stories for various magazines, among them Winston-Salem Monthly, NASCAR Scene, The Sporting News' 1999 and 2000 preseason auto-racing editions, Performance Racing News (Canadian), Sports Illustrated, Racing for Teens, Circle Track, Stock Car Racing and more. For Sports Illustrated, I wrote a short basketball feature.
• Have written freelance stories for the Miami Herald (basketball), the Washington Post (auto racing), the Baltimore Sun (college football) and many other daily newspapers.
• Wrote stories for the Ultimate College Football Annual from 2003 to 2008.
• Freelanced for the Charleston (S.C.) Regional Business Journal and The Business Journal of the Triad.
• Wrote for the iRace, SpeedNet, Worth.com, Boaters.com, the Indianapolis Star's site, and other web sites.
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NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE
• Have worked at nine newspapers as a writer, copy editor and page designer (and sometimes photographer).
• Was sports editor at three newspapers, most recently at the now-defunct Surry Messenger in Mount Airy, NC.
• Wrote for the iRace, SpeedNet, Worth.com, Boaters.com, the Indianapolis Star's site, and other web sites.
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NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCE
• Have worked at nine newspapers as a writer, copy editor and page designer (and sometimes photographer).
• Was sports editor at three newspapers, most recently at the now-defunct Surry Messenger in Mount Airy, NC.
• From February to May of 2008, was the editor of The Racing Journal, covering short-track racing in the Piedmont of North Carolina and southern Virginia. Handled the writing, editing and photography; also did page design (QuarkXPress) when needed.
• Have worked as the sports editor for one daily newspaper — Surry Messenger — and two non-daily newspapers — Seneca (SC) Journal and Easley (SC) Progress.
• Worked as a sports copy editor and writer at daily newspapers in Hendersonville, NC; Wilmington, NC; Charleston, SC; High Point, NC; Winston-Salem, NC, and Mount Airy, NC (Surry Messenger).
• Was editor for The Racing Journal, a product of the Winston-Salem Journal.
COLLEGE
• BA degree in journalism (3.2 GPA), Radford (Va.) University.
• Have worked as the sports editor for one daily newspaper — Surry Messenger — and two non-daily newspapers — Seneca (SC) Journal and Easley (SC) Progress.
• Worked as a sports copy editor and writer at daily newspapers in Hendersonville, NC; Wilmington, NC; Charleston, SC; High Point, NC; Winston-Salem, NC, and Mount Airy, NC (Surry Messenger).
• Was editor for The Racing Journal, a product of the Winston-Salem Journal.
COLLEGE
• BA degree in journalism (3.2 GPA), Radford (Va.) University.
• News writer for the college newspaper, junior and senior years.
• Writer, Radford (Va.) University Office of Information and Publications.
• Intern, Christiansburg-Blacksburg News-Messenger.
Contact: I can be reached at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com. Also, my Twitter handle is EDITORatWORK.
More blog entries by Tom Gillispie
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Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal
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(the book of great NASCAR stories)
