A community newsletter is only as good as the people who read it. And people read newsletters that feel personal, well-written and worth their time.
I work with HOAs, active adult, 55+, and independent and assisted living communities as a professional editor, writer and newsletter manager. I bring a full range of services to publications that are already up and running or help communities launch something new from scratch.
What I do
With 14 years as the managing editor for close to 90 issues of a national magazine and 30-plus years of professional copywriting experience, I know how to take a collection of club updates, board announcements and resident submissions and turn them into a publication people look forward to each month.
I offer a complete range of newsletter services, from full production management to targeted editorial support, depending on what your community needs. This could include:
Editorial services
- Planning the editorial calendar
- Writing feature articles, columns, and tidbits
- Working with and editing articles written by contributors
- Copyediting and proofreading
- Selecting photos and writing captions
Production and business services
- Layout and design
- Coordinating photo usage
- Advertising sales
- Coordinating advertising placement
- Coordinating the entire editorial and production process
Take a look
Want to see what this looks like in practice? Take a look at two sample issues, each built for a different kind of community.
Camden Oaks Courier — A sample monthly newsletter for a fictional independent and assisted living community that I wrote, designed, and produced to engage residents while giving prospective families a real feel for daily life there.
The Arbor Bulletin — A fictional 55+ community newsletter that shows exactly what I bring to a publication.
Who I work with
I work with a small number of community publications at a time, which means the communities I take on get my full attention.
Whether your community already has a newsletter and you'd like to elevate it or if you've been thinking about starting one and aren't sure where to begin, I'd love to talk.
View the Camden Oaks Courier or The Arbor Bulletin or contact me to start the conversation.
