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About Amy

Credentials

Selected Publications & Other Writing

Selected Publications & Other Writing

I draw on a three-decade career as a professional nonfiction writer and, more recently, as a playwright and novelist, to help authors showcase their expertise and point of view in compelling ways. 

I am an award-winning journalist with experience in print and public radio; a former senior communications manager and executive speechwriter i

I draw on a three-decade career as a professional nonfiction writer and, more recently, as a playwright and novelist, to help authors showcase their expertise and point of view in compelling ways. 

I am an award-winning journalist with experience in print and public radio; a former senior communications manager and executive speechwriter in the Obama Administration; and a former senior nonprofit communications leader for community-based organizations.

I combine my journalistic sensibilities, love of storytelling, and experience in the querying and publishing process to bring out the best in clients and guide them through the proposal and pitching stages. 

I hold a Master’s degree in cultural anthropology.

Selected Publications & Other Writing

Selected Publications & Other Writing

Selected Publications & Other Writing

Baltimore 1797-1997: Bringing Our Heritage into the 21st Century. An illustrated overview of Baltimore's commercial and industrial history.


How to Explain Stuff Well


How Not to Coach a Writer


Knock, Knock: Is There an Author Living Inside You?


Listening Hard to Write Well


Visit my author website to find my fiction.



Baltimore 1797-1997: Bringing Our Heritage into the 21st Century. An illustrated overview of Baltimore's commercial and industrial history.


How to Explain Stuff Well


How Not to Coach a Writer


Knock, Knock: Is There an Author Living Inside You?


Listening Hard to Write Well


Visit my author website to find my fiction.


Talking about Book Coaching: 

Podcasts & Other Appearances


On The Journal Box Podcast


Hidden Gems Books Podcast




Awards

Selected Publications & Other Writing

Awards

  • Silver Medalist, BookFest Award, for The Nighthawkers (novel)
  • Winner, American Business Awards 2017 Gold Medal—Communications Department of the Year.
  • 2014 Superior Achievement Award—US Department of Transportation. 
  • 2007 Managing Director’s Award—US Government Accountability Office. 
  • Society of American Business Editors & Writers: National Sp

  • Silver Medalist, BookFest Award, for The Nighthawkers (novel)
  • Winner, American Business Awards 2017 Gold Medal—Communications Department of the Year.
  • 2014 Superior Achievement Award—US Department of Transportation. 
  • 2007 Managing Director’s Award—US Government Accountability Office. 
  • Society of American Business Editors & Writers: National Spot News Coverage—Best in Business.  
  • Associated Press: Four first-place awards for beat reporting.  
  • Society of Professional Journalists: two first-place awards for beat reporting.  
  • Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association: 2nd place.  
  • Journalism Fellowship, Univ. of Maryland Knight Center for Specialized Journalism.  

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