Resume 2023
Ariele M. Huff
360-637-8002 ariele@comcast.net
1520 West 8th Street
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Check out the links at the end
EDITOR Positions: NW
Prime Time Poetry and Writing Corners & Sharing Stories (2000-current),
American Road magazine (02-08) Senior
Editor & Feature Writer, Writers’ Wings
newsletter (96-06), ARTERIAL Literary
Journal (92‑93), Epicenter Press (90‑91), FINESSE magazine (1990), RV
LIFE magazine (87‑90), Ebbtide
(bi‑weekly 1985), Polaris (weekly 1984),
Gentleman's Companion (82‑84), Before the Sun Literary Journal (1980).
Job Duties: Coordinating advertisers, writers, production
staff, and publishers to produce weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or quarterly
publications. Assessing readership needs, assisting staff and freelancers,
managing budgets, promoting publisher/advertiser messages and philosophies, maintaining
records and correspondence with readers, advertisers, and writers. Originating
advertising programs, contests, surveys, direct mail projects, etc. Writing
advertising and content copy. Copyediting and proofreading. Mediating between
publishers and staff. Mailing complimentary copies and other materials.
E-mailing, responding to reader and writer inquiries. Contractual editing—substantive
and copyediting for over 200 books, also manuals, materials, and marketing
tools, including subcontracting through Elizabeth Lyon and Editing
International, LLC: nonfiction/fiction and marketing tools 2004-current. Resulting
in several awards for publications, including Mr. Magazine’s “Top 30” 2003 American Road, L.A. Times “Best travel books 02” for Route 66: Romance of the West, Distributors’ “Most Promising New
Magazine” 1990 for FINESSE for Women,
Pea Pod Kids Pop‑up Book bestseller Frederick
& Nelson’s 1986, “Editorial Excellence” Community College
Journalism Board 1985 Ebbtide.
COLUMNIST and FREELANCE WRITER Positions: Northwest Prime Times Writing Corner,
articles (2000-current) Washington, Camper’s Monthly (96-00) Syndicate, Western RV News (90-08) Regional, Camping & RV (88‑97) National, TUX magazine (1984) National, SLIMMER magazine (83‑86) National, Active Singles Life (83‑90) Syndicate, Pillowtalk magazine (79‑86) National, several
other columnist positions, including at ALL periodicals where I was editor.
National and Local Articles Freelance writer since 1979,
published in: Woman’s Day, New Spirit Journal, Seattlewoman, Northwest
Travel, Travelin', Independent Times, Body Mind SPIRIT, Phinney
Ridge Review, The New Times, Stalking the Seattle Bargain, UW Daily, RV Life, North Seattle Press, Inner
Woman, Prime Times, Creative Computing, RV Today, American Road, Sunshine Magazine, Serendipity,
Woodall’s, American Astrology, Starlog,
Creation, and many others. 33+ physical
books, most also with ebooks at Amazon.
Job Duties: Creating and proposing unique
column and article ideas and topics. Researching the periodical market and
traveling to collect photos and information. Interviewing, reviewing,
researching, writing, copywriting articles and columns. Meeting deadlines. Revising and proofreading materials.
Generating contests, developing advertising strategies, designing advertorial
campaigns. Resulting in awards, promotions, complimentary trips, gear, meals,
accommodations, etc.
SUBSTANTIVE AND
COPY EDITING (over 400 books)
1985-current
Ariele M. Huff
Instructor (since 87) Everett CC, Cascadia
CC, Shoreline CC, Lake WA Voc Tech,
Edmonds Parks
Dept, Edmonds Waterfront Center, UW Women’s Center,
Greenwood,
Edmonds, Mt Lake Terrace, Shoreline Sr
Ctrs:
Leading,
creating, arranging, & publicizing writing workshops, classes, and events.
Additional: EDCC
(cont. ed. & regular program Journalism 135), BCC (cont. ed), SCC (Learning
Lab & cont. ed.), NSCC (cont. ed. & ESL Center), PNWC & WOTS
(speaker, contest judge, group leader). Still running online classes for Edmonds
Parks Dept. & independently. Publishing Brands: Candy Bar Books, Band-Aid Books.
Misc. Skills POD
& eBook creation, Blog Hosting, Website Segment Hosting, Photography,
Substantive Editing, Lecturing, Curriculum development, Proofreading, Event
Coordination, Darkroom Development, Budget Management, Reviewing &
Interviewing, Supervision & Training, illustration (in several eBooks/PODs
including a children’s book).
Volunteer: KSER
FM (program writer & producer, on-air personality, newsletter editor),
Pathways for Women (writer), Deaf Women's Conference (speaker), Development of
Positive Potential Seminars (facilitator), Realization Seminars (lecturer),
John Bastyr Naturopathic College (writer), Phinney Neighborhood Center
(newsletter writer), Bathhouse and Taproot Theatre Companies (reviewer).
HOMECOMINGS! Seminars (writer/lecturer/facilitator).
EDUCATION Over 350 college credits (overall 3.97
gpa)
AA (Shoreline CC—Education) 1978
BA (U of W—English with a Writing
Emphasis) 1992
Literary Journal Editor (Chemeketa CC)
1980
HONORS Graduated on President's List, Scholarships
Literary Journal Media Spokesperson and
Editor: Chemeketa CC
Graduated in Honors Programs
Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa nominee
AWARDS Chatter
House Press contest, Bringing Home the
Bacon: 7 Successful Women, Fall
2014 Writer
Mr. Magazine’s
“Top 30” 2003 American
Road Editor
L.A. Times “Best travel books 2002”: Route 66: Romance of the West Editor
Distributors’ “Most Promising New
Magazine” 1990 FINESSE Editor
Pea Pod Kids Pop‑up Book bestseller F&N 1986 Re-write
“Editorial
Excellence” CC Journalism Board 1985 Ebbtide Editor
DIGITAL Hosting site: http://northwestprimetime.com/ LOCAL
page—Sharing Stories
Blogs: http://writerswingsbyariele.blogspot.com http://fiftyshadesofgraying.blogspot.com/
Websites: http://ariele.freeservers.com/
http://arielewriter.myfreesites.net
(untended)
As a 73-year-old woman, I’ve recognized the need to develop many systems for health, finances, and socializing.
As a lifelong writer and writing teacher, I’ve been
developing systems for those careers since I began them.
From early on, I realized that my “night owl” proclivity
worked well for my jobs. Put the kids to bed, give last feedings to animals,
lock up the house, turn off lights, prepare the kitchen for use in the morning.
Then, spend some time with my husband…talking or whatever we please. 😊
Once everyone else has nodded off, I go to my office and take advantage of the
reality that my most prolific writing time is from 10pm to 3am. In my youth, I
often did “all-nighters,” including whole book edits, whole chapter writes. I
still do those, less frequently, but I know this is my best time for creating
new curriculums, articles, poems, or book ideas.
For students, clients, friends who are “morning birds,” I
recommend rising before others by an hour or two or waiting until they leave
for school and work. Or, like I did at the height of parenthood, just getting
used to a backdrop of repeated teen songs and/or squabbling. For a time after
my nest emptied, I found myself leaving on music or television while I worked,
as I’d become so accustomed to background noise.
It was amusing and satisfying when I awoke to the reality
that I could stop doing that and return to my methods of having undisturbed
work time.
In my late fifties, I welcomed a system I’ve called “slenderizing”
which worked like this: I’d become aware that I was feeling too busy. At the
point where the joy in my work started to sap, I’d look carefully at all my job
commitments and select one or more to delete or just to give less time to. This
also has become a continuing practice.
At 72, my attention was drawn to not having every word I
wanted just as I wanted it. Quel dommage! (Translated by some as meaning “What
a pity.” I like the image of “What a damage!”)
My system for this was to write those words and phrases,
first on a small piece of paper on my monitor stand. When that was filled with
“Ashram,” “filial duties,” “automat,” “Vagus nerve,” “vicarious,” and a few
others, I put a grocery shopping-sized slip of paper on the side of the
refrigerator, where it slowly but surely added “peccadillos,” the all important
and oft-used “Freitag’s Pyramid,” “vaudeville,” and “burlesque,” as well as
some others. About a year later, I went with a 3.5 by 8.5 magnetized back of a
notepad. It contains some favorite words I find I need more now as a senior,
like “patronize.” I look frequently enough at these sheets that I’m convinced
I’ll never forget what is on them, no matter what else I don’t recall.
There are many other smaller systems like how I save my
published pieces (in notebooks filled with plastic sheet holders or file
drawers) or find information for articles (interviews and reliable sources) or
research for my fiction (find more than one source to fill out
story-contemporary setting, plot, characterization, philosophical, or dialogue
issues), or put a rolled pillow in the middle of my back while I work, and so
forth.
Doing this column has been educative. I’ve continued using
all of these systems once they were begun. And, I think, have generated new
ones as they’ve been needed. I’m congratulating myself on doing this work-necessary
filtering of what I decide is the best for me and my career.
I’d love to have you join me in an online or ZOOM class
sometime. Contact me at 50shadesofgraying@gmail.com
to request a class flyer. I have Wednesday and Thursday and Friday ZOOM groups.
Edmonds Waterfront
Center Registration 425-774-5555
Edmonds Waterfront Center (schedulesplus.com)
ANCIENT HEALING TOOLS FOR MODERN STRESS
ZOOM Group Wednesdays 5/17-8/30 4:30-5:30pm $60 for 15 sessions
You don’t have to be an expert to get some benefits from many ancient healing practices. We’ll dip into a buffet of methods including Chinese Face Reading, Auras, mantras, Feng Shui, Yogic breathing and stretching, I Ching messages, mandala construction, chi centering, spirit animal selection, homeopathic principles, naturopathic herb and diet options, Tarot, Astrology, and a handful of more recent stress busters like Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Art Therapy, and Movement Therapy. And more topics in this “meant to be ongoing” group.
Fun and relaxing: cheaper than a spa with more practical information.
Here's the link for every week's meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82123759842?pwd=L1oreHBEVm1ZS1NiZnVNckVBSHdYUT09
Join us!
The Unity Challenge
I’d love to have you share my Unity Challenge with
other writers, too.
The idea is to show real people's moments when they felt like they knew what it was like to "walk in someone else's shoes"...someone who lives or believes in a different way from us. For example: male/female, black/white, Democrat/Republican, urban/rural, young/old, chocolate lovers/those who like other candies, etc. The most important rule for inclusion in the book is that no negatives about either side are in the piece.
Submit your anecdotes, brief stories, or poems to Ariele M. Huff, author of several anthology books of writing and poetry
under the brand of Candy Bar Books. Ariele has solicited stories and poetry for and edited Northwest
Prime Times Sharing Stories and Poetry Corner for over twenty years.
If a piece is selected for the book, the writer will get a free
eBook version that they can share with family and friends.
I do edit most work I receive for Northwest Prime Time (rarely I
only use an excerpt) and will certainly do those as needed for The Unity Challenge.
FYI—some of the selected pieces will also be used in the
website segment (Sharing Stories) that I host for Northwest Prime Time.
Position in the eBook and in Sharing Stories is a nice
opportunity to have published written work for a portfolio and to help other people
get through this time with more comfort and hope.
Send pieces to ariele@comcast.net. Submissions will be copyrighted in the
anthology.
Example of unifying, non-divisive writing follow.
P E A C E
Forget old grudges, enmities,
Choose instead serenity,
Let anger, hatred, cease,
Live instead with love, peace.
With neighbors, friends, harmonize,
The happiness, joy, will surprise.
Barbara Ruby
Puyallup, Wa.
“Russian Soldiers in Ukraine”
I’m horrified, of course.
Agonized, terrified.
But hatred will not come.
They too march to die.
Some believe the lie.
Husbands, fathers, brothers—
all are sons, all have mothers.
Some enjoy torture and killing,
but many are afraid, less willing…
must get caught sometimes feeling.
Unexpected, a golden spark—
moments of compassion in the dark
must happen too…
a child moved aside,
a cup of water, a loaf of bread,
a house ignored, an order unsaid,
a door left open, a hand extended,
a horror implied but not intended…
hearts meet, “enemies” friended.
These are easier images to keep,
easier thoughts to help us sleep…
and, truly a part of humanity that runs deep.
Ariele M. Huff
“Everything’s-for-Sale”
sale.
Ten-dollar
local antique—so frail.
Newcomer
leaving for a “safer, redder” place…
wants
to leave without a trace.
Old
lady Dem and young bearded GOP,
we
talked and laughed without a stop.
He
carried my new/old treasure,
his
kindness a touching pleasure.
Sad
to see you go, departing friend,
but
thanks for sharing at the end.
Ariele
Huff
re-written from a published original
Fall 2022 WRITING
CLASSES Ariele
M. Huff
GREENWOOD Senior
Center 206-296-0875
ZOOM Writing Group Thurs 3-4:30 pm 9/1-12/15 no class T’giving
15 sessions for $35!
ZOOM Link to be used each week:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86353013587?pwd=ekNMdDY5d3p5ZkhZZ2FibnZnUE00QT09
*EDMONDS PARKS DEPARTMENT Edmonds 425-771-0230
*MORE ONLINE CLASSES (done directly with me): Fiction Series, Script Writing, Feature
Writing, Write to Inspire, Humor Writing, The Art of Storytelling, Self
Portrait Books, Basics for Writers II, Writing with Style, Good Things, Build a
Book, Life Map, Portrait Books, Storywheel Writing, Exploring Poetry, Write from
the Heart, Short Story Writing, Early Authors, Herstory, Neighborhoods, Guilty
Pleasures, Literary Methods, Character Development, The Plot Thickens,
Processing Loss with Writing, The Joy Diet, Joyous Ruminations, Writing Winning
Letters & E-mails, Becoming an Editor, Technical Writing & Editing, The
Writers Journey, Write to Grow, Travel Writing, Monster Club (for kids &
adults). $100 for 10 sessions—Tech Writing & Early Authors (4), Writers
Journey (12), Ancient Healing Tools for Modern Stress (15). Ancient Healing Tools for Modern Stress is currently very
popular. Includes astrology, tarot, feng shui, yoga methods, I Ching, some
crystal uses, mandalas, and some modern tools like art and dance practices. 15
sessions. These are really fun as Skype meetings.
Contact: ariele@comcast.net
Website http://arielewriter.myfreesites.net (not kept current, but some good info)
Phone: 360-637-8002
Blogs: http://writerswingsbyariele.blogspot.com
and http://fiftyshadesofgraying.blogspot.com/
NW Prime Time’s website: I host Sharing Stories. http://northwestprimetime.com/ I collect stories, essays, poetry for Sharing
Stories. Also collect poetry for Poetry
Corner and author the Writing Corner.
Free eBooks at Amazon
Processing Loss Workbook 1/1/22 to 1/5/22
Sacrifice: Complete 1/8 to 1/12/22
Gratitude: 1/15 to 1/19
Housekeeping: 1/22 to 1/26
Making Mud Angels: 1/29 to 2/2
Hope you had good holidays and enjoyed some pretty snow falls but were able to get to places without too much slipping and sliding 😊
Ariele M. Huff
