About me - Barbara Whitlock
About me
I write for Helium in the midst of the teaching world. I continue to teach some of my own, while offering online writing classes to a mostly homeschool crowd at http://writewell.lifewerks.com.
My path toward teaching and writing followed a long educational roadmap: I spent my first 25 years in schools, the next 8 teaching at a boarding school and these last 14 homeschooling.
My university studies began at a small liberal arts college, where I hoped to become a journalist, to a deeper search that led me to graduate studies in political philosophy at the University of Virginia.
My areas of writing expertise include writing craft, teaching, parenting, social networking/marketing, and community development.
Briefly me
My passion is ...
writing
I know too much about ...
working with words and people
My parents always told me ...
work hard and work with a commitment to high quality
My childhood ambition ...
to be a famous writer
My favorite memory ...
the births of my children
Why I write ...
I love crafting humor into my writing
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Madeleine L'Engle
My first job ...
MacDonald's cashier
My best moment ...
the births of my children
My inspiration ...
inward
Featured article by Barbara Whitlock
- Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Guidelines for choosing a website to publish your articles online
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The new age of freelance writing online puts the "free" back in freelance. Freelance writers focused on print publishing spend too much time composing and waiting on query letters instead of writing articles. Too many well-educated and talented writers don't get recognition because they haven't been published. Yet, the demand for information in an Information Age offers more open frontiers than traditional publishing fortresses. I'm on staff at Helium.com, and I'm writing to help writers as they discern where to publish their online articles. The Internet has been the platform for change, ...
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Barbara Whitlock
My credentials
Member since: June 2006
- Teacher
- Marketplace Premier Writer
- Marketplace Approved Writer
- Helium Charter Member
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Articles Written: 45
Recent articles
- Teacher Connections Writing Contest
- Tips for (and benefits of) becoming a niche Internet writer
- Celebrating back to school for homeschool students
- Evaluating and comparing popular homeschool curriculums: Science
- Homeschooling: The legacy of Raymond and Dorothy Moore
- The evolution of homeschooling in the US
- The decline and corruption of the English language
- Learning to write online
- Bringing baby home: Preparing your two-year-old
- Combating bad behavior in toddlers
My channels
- Arts & Humanities ( 38 )
- Celebrations & Holidays ( 1 )
- Education ( 4 )
- Parenting & Pregnancy ( 2 )
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