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"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left
and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."
-- Erma Bombeck
ABOUT ALYICE EDRICH
Alyice Edrich is a freelance writer, editor, and web copywriter. She is the founder of the award-winning magazine, The Dabbling Mum®,
a regular columnist, the mother of two beautiful children, a devoted wife, a hardworking businesswoman, and a child of God.
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
- The Dabbling Mum® -- 2000 to Present
Before returning to freelance writing as my main source of income, I built the magazine up to 40,000 monthly visitors,
had 3 e-zines boasting of 9,000 total subscribers, and acquired 12 new articles every month—all with no advertising budget.
COLUMNS
Current
- The Dabbling Mum® -- Reviews, 2000 to present
Past
- The Dabbling Mum® -- Business Q&A, 2000 to 2007
- The Dabbling Mum® -- Writing Q&A, 2000 to 2007
- Spirit-Led Writer Magazine -- Effective E-books, 2007
- Cecil Child Parenting Magazine -- Parent-To-Parent Column, 2006, 2007
- Daily Marketing Ace -- Guest Columnist, 2004, 2005
- Write From Home Magazine -- Dabbling For Dollars Column, 2005, 2006
- Writers Apprentice Magazine -- Monthly Marketing Column, 2004
- Various Publications: Product Reviews -- Monthly
ARTICLES, FEATURES, HOW-TOs, TIPS, ETC.
Regular Contributor
- My Pampered Moments
Newspapers
- Argus Leader - Letters To The Editor, 2008
- Faithful Times
- Merrill Courier
- Moms Network
- Quincy Star News
Magazines
- Hello! Morristown
- Family-Life
- Ms. Magazine
- Obadiah Magazine
- Injection Molding News
- Venice Gulf Coast Living
Parenting Publications
- Families First
- Cecil Child Parenting
Newsletters, Electronic
- Absolute Write
- Scribe Quill
- Writers Weekly
Newsletters, Print
- Kaiser Permanente Hospital
- National Business Association
Online Publications
- The Dabbling Mum®
- Brief Me Site Reviews
- Bright Ink News
- Check Your Health.org
- Christian Families Online
- DebtSmart®
- Disney Family Parenting
- Geo Parent
- High Rankings Advisor
- Holistic Business Journal
- Pagewise, Inc.
- People of Faith
- Search Engine Guide
- Small Business Brief
- Spirit-Led Writer
- Womens Finance
- Writers Weekly
- and others.
Reviews
- The Dabbling Mum®
- Amazon.com and Target.com
- Warner Brothers Online
- Midwest Book Review
- Review on cover of
Last Gentile Book Series
- several websites and print publications
Books
Electronic Books: Author
- Tid-Bits For Making Money With E-books, e-book © 2005
- Good Mourning Lord, e-book © 2004
- Tid-Bits for Marketing Your Business With Articles, e-book © 2004
- Tid-Bits for New Daycare Providers, e-book © 2003, 2008
- Mystery Shopping Earns You Perks!, e-book © 2002, 2003
- Work-at-Home or Stay-at-Home? You can do both, e-book © 2002
- Build Upon a Firm Foundation: Financial help with a biblical twist, e-book © 2002
- Tid-Bits for New Signing Agents, e-book © 1999, 2003, 2005
- Dear God, Why did you take my sister? © 1999 (publisher out of business)
Electronic Books: Compilation Editor & Contributor
- TDM Speaks With Successful Authors, Vol. 1, e-book © 2005
- Krack'd Pot Moms Anthology, e-book © 2005
- Queries And Published Samples Anthology, e-book © 2005
Print Books: Contributing Writer
- Fear of Writing, sequel to be published
- Girlfriend's Guide To Grief, to be published
- What Can I Do: Ideas To Help Those Who Have Experienced Loss
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ISBN: 0-806-65327-2, published by Augsburg Books, 2007
- From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money Selling Information Products, pages 118-123
ISBN: 0-470-05086-1, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006
- The Writersville Charity Cookbook, pages 96-97
ISBN 1-58961-108-X published by PageFree Publishing, 2003
eBooks: Contributing Writer
- Daily Marketing Ace's Top 200 Tips (So Far), e-book © 2004
- Copywriting-Success, e-book © 2003
- I’ll Write when the Kids are Grown, e-book © 2001
- Writers-Exchange 2000, e-book © 2000
Greeting Card Line
- Cards for Writers
- Cards for Work at Home Mothers
WEB COPYWRITER
- A Personal Touch, 2003
- Alyice Edrich (this site)
- Cuddles and Dreamz, 2003
- Create An Invite, 2003
- Edrich Communications, since 2002
- Flutters acScent Stone™ Associates, 2003
- Flutters of the Heart®, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Good Mourning Lord, since 2002
- Handcrafted Country Soaps™, 2003, 2004
- Holistic Home Retreats, 2004
- Invites By Design, 2004
- Instyle Papers, 2006
- Spa Today Lady, 2003
- The Dabbling Mum Press™, since 1999
- Other sites on as needed basis.
BUSINESS WRITER
- So Cal Real Estate, Articles, 2006
- Benjamin Pfeiffer, Articles, 2005
- Journal Workshops, Sales Copy, 2005
- Barbara Carr Phillips, Sales Copy, 2004
- Tina L. Miller, Sales Copy, 2004
- Michael Ryden, Brochure Copy, 2004
- Dave Barton, Brochure Copy, 2004
- Vicky Lynch, Brochure Copy, 2002
EDITING
Experienced in content editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
Current Editor
Past Editor
Print Newsletter
- MOPS Talk -- 1999, 2000
- Mopetts Talk -- 1999, 2000
- Path Seekers Monthly -- 1996
Online Newsletter
- The Dabbling Mum™, Email Newsletters -- 2002 - 2008
- Parties Abound -- 2001
- So Cal Kids Activities (Suite 101) -- 1999, 2000
Text Email Newsletter (E-zine)
- FoH -- 2003
- Soap News -- 2003
- 5 Second Party (Wz.com) -- 2001
INTERNET & HTML
Familiar with HTML and FrontPage 2003
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
Windows XP, MS Word 7.0, Excel 8.0
Publisher 98, The Print Shop 12
Paint Shop Pro 7, Front Page 2003, and Adobe Acrobat 6.0
AWARDS
Finalist, Top Ten Best Writer's Website, Writer's Digest, 2006 (Designed, written, and maintained by individual.)
Top 101 Websites For Writers, Writers’ Digest, 2005, 2006, 2007
3rd Place: Annual Editor Of The Year, American Christian Writers, 2005
APEX® Award Of Excellence: Web Sites, for The Dabbling Mum.com, 2004
Golden Web Award, for The Dabbling Mum, 2003 - 2004
Top Ten Best Selling E-book, Booklocker, 2002
First Place Awards for "District Demonstrator Sales as a Supervisor," House of Lloyd Products, Inc., 1992
"Excellence in Politics" Plaque in Political Science, Harbor Junior College, 1989
Honor Roll and Attendance Awards
ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Photoshop Professionals 2006
Fellowship of Christian Writers, 2004 - 2007
The Writer's View, 2003 - 2007
Momwriters, 2000 - 2005
Knoxville Writer's Guild, 2004, 2005
American Society of Notaries, 1999, 2000
National Association of Signing Agents, 2001
National Notary Association, 2000
CLUBS
Sioux Falls Camera Club, 2006
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), 1985
Key Club, 1985
EDUCATION
AA Degree - Business Administration, 1990
Certificate - Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved), 1996
Certificate - Mediation Skills (ABA Approved), 1995
Certificate - Exceptional Customer Service, 1994
Certificate - The Exceptional Assistant, 1994
Certificate - Good Manufacturing Practice 101, 1994
Certificate - Career Awareness Program/Teller Procedures, 1986
Commission in Notary Public - Bonded and Insured by State of CA, 1999
MISC.
Fellowship of Christian Writers Main Forum, Assistant Moderator, 2006 - 2007
Fellowship of Christian Writers Friends Forum, Moderator, 2004 - 2006
E-book Discussion Group Moderator, 2004, 2005
BLOGS
Various blogs over the years, including ghostwritten blogs for small businesses.
If you like what you read, just drop me an email and we can discuss your project further.
Thank you for stopping by and considering my services.
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