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"At some point I decided to honor the muse in my head. I knew that if I didn't shut up and take dictation, she'd find someone else to nag."

While my skill set and depth of knowledge have benefited clients and news audiences for years, the heart and soul of me is a teacher whose passion is to impart the knowledge and inspiration of all that I love to others who will give it life in their own personal and professional endeavors. Sure, I'm an experienced professional writer, news reporter and website designer, but more exciting and energizing than sitting at my desk to do to these things is to break away for the insightful presentations and workshops that I develop for the benefit of others. That's more than 'accomplishment'; that's true joy." ~Nora Firestone, on teaching and mentoring others in media relations, writing for business and DIY website design.
Presentations & Workshops

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Coming soon: The $10,000 Apostrophe
  • How to avoid some of the most common errors in your public business messages, and why it's essential to do so
  • Being "media-friendly": An insider's guide to effective media relations and outreach
  • Writing for the Web, including for websites and search-engine optimization
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Writing and Editing Tip of the Day

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Nora Firestone's writing and editing tip April 24, 2015

Especially for Authors

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Business and Author Services

"You're amazing. I'll help you prove it."

Writing, proofreading, freelance journalism and more:
  • Website content and marketing copy: What's better than having a professional writer with SEO knowledge and journalism expertise write, review or edit it for you?
  • Professional press releases written in the language that members of the media recognize and speak will help get you noticed for your expertise and professionalism.
  • Freelance reporting is my specialty, with more than 1,200 published professional newspaper and magazine articles and counting.
  • Special-assignment marketing projects for ad agencies and client publications.
  • Help for aspiring authors looking to publish.

Websites and website-related services:
  • Get online and stay there with an attractive, affordable, easy-to-manage and search-engine-optimized professional website. Let members of your target market find you. Let's get started!
  • Weebly website customization, review and redesign.
  • Content review, editing and writing.

Training Presentations and Workshops

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The right knowledge, tools and professional insight for success:
  • Writing and media-relations/outreach presentations, customized to your timing and topic needs, bring professional insights about writing effective public business messages of all kinds, effective media relations and outreach, and being what I call "media-friendly" with your material, website and more. 
  • Design, Build and Manage Your Own Website workshops and presentations, in-person and online, prepare you for website ownership and empower you with the knowledge, tools and guidance you need to design, build and manage your own professional and affordable website on one of today's best consumer platforms. Consider me your "DIY website coach." 
  • DIY home-improvement design presentations and related Step-by-Step learning materials will empower you to amaze yourself!
  • Free Step-by-Step tutorials online for do-it-yourselfers of all levels--even the most intimidated!
"This is the grand slam of all press releases! Thanks!" ~Pastor Charles Leavell, Open Hands Christian Fellowship Church, Suffolk, Va.
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"She laughs because it sounds so cliche, but we all call her 'the queen of DIY website building'."
~Timothy James, New Port Richey, Fla.

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