nDash Writer Profile for Emily Shelton

I have been producing interesting content (print and new media) for a very wide range of businesses and organizations for more than 35 years, both as a full-time staff writer and on a freelance basis (Shelton & Associates) I specialize in business writing of all types, but primarily business plans and major proposals, including multi-million dollar federal grant proposals.

Magazine articles I’ve written for clients have appeared in Time, U.S.News & World Report, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, and other national and regional publications. My by-lined articles have appeared in M.D.News (Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky) and Independent Living Magazine (national). My experience is extremely diverse.

Content (new and print media) for clients in the following fields:

Accounting

Advertising/PR

Architects

Engineers

Attorneys at law

Commercial real estate development

Education (secondary and higher ed)

Energy and utilities

Financial services (wealth management, banking, estate planning, tax planning)

Healthcare (all specialties)

Healthcare delivery

Healthcare insurance

Home improvement

IT

Nursing homes and services

Politics

Retail (restaurants, furniture, auto)

Retirement living

Telecommunications

Business plans and major grant proposals for clients in the following areas:

Broadband

Commercial development

Complementary medicine products

Economic development

Education (secondary and higher ed)

Healthcare informatics

Industrial safety

Public health

Retail

Workforce development

Clients benefit from my:

1) excellent research skills, both Internet-based and at our outstanding libraries;

2) professional and effective interviewing style, placing bashful interviewees at ease, keeping chatty sources on target and inspiring the confidence of experts by being prepared with a basic knowledge of his or her field; and 

3) ability to produce interesting, easy-to-understand copy on schedule.