OTHER WRITING CREDITS

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Magazine & Digital

Sleeping Bear Dunes Vistors Bureau
Write blogs related to travel, outdoor recreation, and events in and around the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

Lakeland Boating magazine
Write lifestyle and travel features for monthly magazine dedicated to Great Lakes boating.

Mountain Life magazine
Wrote travel, profile, and promotional features for Crystal
Mountain Resort & Spa’s magazine.

Michigan Wine Country magazine
Wrote travel, retail, and promotional features for Michigan
Grape and Wine Council's annual magazine.

Manitou magazine
Wrote travel and lifestyle features for Sleeping Bear Visitors
Bureau’s annual magazine.

Michigan Blue magazine
Wrote travel features for regional lifestyle magazine.

Cabin Life, Cabin Living magazine
Wrote outdoor-adventure, lifestyle, cooking and
gardening features.

Indianapolis Monthly magazine
Wrote travel article for monthly regional magazine.

Playboy.com
Wrote “College 101" sex advice column; school, career, and college lifestyle features for men age 18–24.

KidsHealth.org
Wrote medical, health and fitness features for children and
teens

Metro Parent magazine
Wrote health, education, and family recreation features.

Traverse City Record-Eagle newspaper
Wrote area recreation, travel, business articles.

Art Business News magazine
Wrote news items highlighting New York City's fine and commercial art industry.

The New Colonist
Reviewed travel and urban lifestyle books.

Foreword Magazine
Reviewed travel and business books.

Bold Magazine
Wrote Los Angeles-focused feature articles and celebrity profiles.

Teen's All About You! magazine
Wrote teen self esteem, relationship, entertainment features, quizzes.

TeenStyle magazine
Wrote relationship, lifestyle, beauty, and fashion features.

Hot! Magazine
Wrote features; celebrity profiles.

Gold Collectors Series magazines
H&S Media
Wrote celebrity profiles and entertainment features
(George Harrison, Sex and the City, Britney Spears, Eminem, and more).

PlanetGirl.com
Edited visitor-submitted copy; wrote travel features

Teaching Experience

Institute of Children's Literature

2001–2004

Taught Basics of Writing Fiction and Nonfiction for the Children’s Market and Advanced Book Publishing.

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Books

Turner Publishing
Wrote Historic Lake Michigan photography/history book detailing life in the states, cities, and towns around Lake Michigan between 1840 and 1970. (Published 2009.)

Scholastic Books, Inc.
Wrote Face Facts: How To Bring Out The Beautiful You health, beauty, self-esteem for teen girls

(2001).

My North Media

Contributed to 101 Ways to Love Traverse City travel and recreation book (2009).

Publications International

Contributed to Wisconsin Reader historical trivia book (2009).
Contributed to Holy Humor humor book (2008).
Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Dogs humor book (2007) .
Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Moms humor book (2007).
Contributed to Fish Tales humor book (2006).
Contributed to Tales From the Teacher’s Lounge humor book (2006).
Contributed to From the Horses Mouth humor book (2006).
Concepted and wrote Year-round Classroom Treats and Crafts, which showcased kid-friendly recipes and crafts for teachers and parents (2006).
Concepted and wrote Birthday Parties for Kids, which showcased unique party themes, crafts, recipes, decorating ideas (2002).
Concepted and wrote Halloween Fun for Kids, which featured party themes crafts, recipes, decorating (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 editions).
Contributed to For my Daughter, For the Graduate, and For Mother keepsake books (2003).
Contributed to The Right Words for Any Occasion (2003).
Contributed to Thank You, Friend; Thank You, Sister; Thank You, Mom; and Thank You, Teacher gift books (2003).
Wrote Girlfriends; My Life; and Our Family journal books (2003).

Triumph Books:

Co-wrote The Osbournes: Television’s Outrageous Family (2002).
Co-wrote Elvismania: Long Live the King (2002).
Co-wrote Extreme: The Ultimate Guide to Action Sports (October 2002).
Co-wrote Bad Boys (2000).

Lynda Twardowski Wheatley
Writer • Editor • Content Strategist

Magazine & Digital

Teaching Experience

Institute of Children's Literature

Books

(2001).

My North Media

Contributed to 101 Ways to Love Traverse City travel and recreation book (2009).

Publications International

Contributed to Wisconsin Reader historical trivia book (2009).

Contributed to Holy Humor humor book (2008).

Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Dogs humor book (2007) .

Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Moms humor book (2007).

Contributed to Fish Tales humor book (2006).

Contributed to Tales From the Teacher’s Lounge humor book (2006).

Contributed to From the Horses Mouth humor book (2006).

Concepted and wrote Year-round Classroom Treats and Crafts, which showcased kid-friendly recipes and crafts for teachers and parents (2006).

Concepted and wrote Birthday Parties for Kids, which showcased unique party themes, crafts, recipes, decorating ideas (2002).

Concepted and wrote Halloween Fun for Kids, which featured party themes crafts, recipes, decorating (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 editions).

Contributed to For my Daughter, For the Graduate, and For Mother keepsake books (2003).

Contributed to The Right Words for Any Occasion (2003).

Contributed to Thank You, Friend; Thank You, Sister; Thank You, Mom; and Thank You, Teacher gift books (2003).

Wrote Girlfriends; My Life; and Our Family journal books (2003).

Triumph Books:

Co-wrote The Osbournes: Television’s Outrageous Family (2002).

Co-wrote Elvismania: Long Live the King (2002).

Co-wrote Extreme: The Ultimate Guide to Action Sports (October 2002).

Co-wrote Bad Boys (2000).

Pearson Venture Group
Contributed travel essay, “Budapest by Accident,” published in Europe From a Backpack book (2002).

Magazine & Digital

Teaching Experience

Institute of Children's Literature

Books

(2001).

My North Media

Contributed to 101 Ways to Love Traverse City travel and recreation book (2009).

Publications International

Contributed to Wisconsin Reader historical trivia book (2009).

Contributed to Holy Humor humor book (2008).

Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Dogs humor book (2007) .

Contributed to Kids Say the Funniest Things About Moms humor book (2007).

Contributed to Fish Tales humor book (2006).

Contributed to Tales From the Teacher’s Lounge humor book (2006).

Contributed to From the Horses Mouth humor book (2006).

Concepted and wrote Year­-round Classroom Treats and Crafts, which showcased kid­-friendly recipes and crafts for teachers and parents (2006).

Concepted and wrote Birthday Parties for Kids, which showcased unique party themes, crafts, recipes, decorating ideas (2002).

Concepted and wrote Halloween Fun for Kids, which featured party themes crafts, recipes, decorating (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 editions).

Contributed to For my Daughter, For the Graduate, and For Mother keepsake books (2003).

Contributed to The Right Words for Any Occasion (2003).

Contributed to Thank You, Friend; Thank You, Sister; Thank You, Mom; and Thank You, Teacher gift books (2003).

Wrote Girlfriends; My Life; and Our Family journal books (2003).

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Triumph Books:

Co-­wrote The Osbournes: Television’s Outrageous Family (2002).

Co-­wrote Elvismania: Long Live the King (2002).

Co-­wrote Extreme: The Ultimate Guide to Action Sports (October 2002).

Co-­wrote Bad Boys (2000).

Pearson Venture Group Contributed travel essay, “Budapest by Accident,” published in Europe From a Backpack book (2002).

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Concepted and wrote Year-round Classroom Treats and Crafts, which showcased kid-friendly recipes and crafts for teachers and parents (2006).

Co-wrote The Osbournes: Television’s Outrageous Family (2002).

Co-wrote Elvismania: Long Live the King (2002).

Co-wrote Extreme: The Ultimate Guide to Action Sports (October 2002).

Co-wrote Bad Boys (2000).

Pearson Venture Group
Contributed travel essay, “Budapest by Accident,” published in Europe From a Backpack book (2002).