"I have reviewed your edits for 'Thinking Clearly,' and you have done an outstanding job once again! Thank you for simplifying the author's writing style, for rearranging the content brilliantly, and for giving it those 'extra touches' that make it a Fifty-Minute book." --Debbie Woodbury, Crisp Product Manager, Thomson Learning Solutions "You did unbelievable work!!! You are so talented! [The edited manuscript] was what I wrote, but only better. It was so much clearer and easier to read." --Peter Stankovich, author, "Six-Figure Incomes"

Book Projects

BUSINESS WRITING * Better Business Writing, Fourth Edition (Crisp Publications), 2003 * Free Publicity: It's Easier Than You Think! (The Fabric Shop Network Inc.), 2001 * Writing Effective E-Mail, Revised Edition (Crisp), 2002 * Writing That Sells: Persuading Others to Buy Your Ideas (Crisp), 2002 COMMUNICATIONS * Coaching Skills for Leaders (Thomson), 2006 * Communication Skills for Leaders (Thomson), 2006 * Conflict Management, Third Edition (Thomson), 2006 * Creating Rapport (Thomson), 2005 * Face-to-Face Communication (Thomson), 2004 * E-Mail Management (Thomson), 2006 * Making Your Message Memorable: Communicating Through Stories (Crisp), 2003 * Media Interviews: How to Be Effective on Television, Radio, and in Print (Axzo Press), 2007 * Networking for Success: The Art of Establishing Personal Contacts (Crisp), 2003 * Six-Figure Incomes: Profit from America's Best Communicators (Wall St. Press), 2006 FASHION AND DESIGN * '70s Fashion Fiascos (Collectors Press), 2006 * Looking Good: A Comprehensive Guide to Wardrobe Planning, Color, and Personal Style (Palmer/Pletsch Publishing), 1996 * Theatre de la Mode: The Survival of Haute Couture (exhibit catalog for Maryhill Museum of Art, published by Palmer/Pletsch), 2002 FOOD, WINE, TRAVEL * Discovering Washington Wines (Raconteurs Press), 2002 * The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner (Palmer/Pletsch), 2008 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP * 50 One-Minute Tips for Retaining Employees (Crisp Publications), 2001 * A Focus on Customer Service (custom book for Lockheed Martin, by Crisp), 2003 * Accountability: Managing for Maximum Results (Crisp), 2002 * Change Management: Leading People Through Organizational Change (Thomson), 2004 * Creative Collaboration: Simple Tools for Inspired Teamwork (Crisp), 2003 * Customer Service in the Information Age (Thomson), 2004 * Event Planning for Everyone (Thomson), 2007 * Excellence in Supervision (custom book for Household International, by Crisp), 2003 * Leading Honorably (Thomson), 2004 * Learning to Lead, Revised Edition (Crisp), 2003 * Managing Change at Work, Third Edition (Crisp), 2003 * Putting Diversity to Work (Crisp), 2003 * Risk Management (Thomson), 2007 * Sales Conferences and Meetings: Planning Motivational and Educational Events (Skillsoft Publishing), 2007 * Sarbanes-Oxley: What Corporate Employees Need to Know (Thomson), 2007 * Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Thomson), 2006 * Successful Strategic Planning, Revised Edition (Crisp), 2002 * Team Building, Fourth Edition (Crisp), 2003 * The New Supervisor, Fourth Edition: Stepping Up with Confidence (Crisp), 2003 * The Seven Questions of Business Strategy (Lakeridge Press), 2009 PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * Achieving Life Balance (Thomson), 2004 * Clear and Creative Thinking: Your Key to Working Smarter (Crisp Publications), 2002 * Coping with Workplace Change, Revised Edition (Crisp), 2003 * Creative Decision Making, Third Edition (Crisp), 2003 * Critical Thinking: Strategies for Decision Making (Crisp), 2002 * Finding Your Purpose: A Guide to Personal Fulfillment (Crisp), 2003 * Managing Personal Change (Thomson), 2004 * Self-Empowerment, Revised: Getting What You Want from Life (Crisp), 2002 * Stress Management, Third Edition: Strategies for Emotional Fitness (Thomson), 2005 * Stress That Motivates, Revised: Self-Talk Secrets for Success (Crisp), 2002 * Surviving Information Overload (Crisp), 2003 * Winning at Human Relations, Revised Edition: How to Keep from Sabotaging Yourself (Crisp), 2003 SEWING, TEXTILE ARTS, AND FABRIC CRAFTS * Bouquet of Quilts (C&T Publishing), 2001 * Creative Living Skills: Sewing Labs booklet (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill), 2005 * Discovering Life Skills: Sewing Labs manual (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill), 2004 * Dream Sewing Spaces (Palmer/Pletsch Publishing), 1996 * Fit for REAL People (Palmer/Pletsch), 1998 * Hand Mending Made Easy (Palmer/Pletsch), 2008 * Jackets for REAL People (Palmer/Pletsch), 2006 * Pants for REAL People (Palmer/Pletsch), 2003 * Paper Piecing Picnic (C&T Publishing), 2001 * Sewing for the Apparel Industry (Fairchild Books, later published by Prentice-Hall), 1995 * The Shade Book: Roman, Cloud, Balloon, Roller Shades, Shade Toppers, and More; Second Revised Edition (Palmer/Pletsch), 2002 * Today's Teen high school textbook (clothing construction chapters) (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill), 1994 and 1997 * Today's Teen Sewing and Serging Handbook (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill), 1994 and 2000 TRAINING * Facilitation Skills (custom book for Wyeth Laboratories, by Crisp), 2003 * Making Live Training Lively (Crisp Publications), 2003 * On-the-Job Training (Thomson), 2004 * The Busine$$ of Teaching Sewing (Palmer/Pletsch Publishing), 1996, 2007 * Training Managers to Train (Crisp), 2003