My name is Maya. I'm a writer and editor with extensive experience in publishing, marketing, and advertising. For the past 20+ years I've done a little (and a lot) of just about every word-smithing activity imaginable: book editing, magazine writing, web content development, copywriting, and more. I even adapted a television show screenplay into a children's picture book. Along the way I earned a masters degree in writing, literature, and publishing at Emerson College.

Services I Offer

• Book content development and editing

• Web content development

• Copywriting (online, print, multimedia)

• Copyediting

• Proofreading

• Specialty areas include: crafts (especially needle arts), consumer products, B2B, higher education, health, lifestyle, children's literature

Former Roles

Books content editor // F+W Media/Interweave Press
Create section editor // VenusZine Magazine (RIP)
Assistant editor // Crochet Today Magazine (RIP)
Editor/writer // Harvard University Division of Continuing Education
Copywriter // Campbell-Ewald Advertising
Copywriter // Beyond Interactive

Past Work

A few of the books I’ve edited include:

I’ve written a number of articles, blog posts, and various short pieces for magazines, some of which you can read at my Samples page.

As a copywriter, I created many print ads, brochures, advertorials and more. Visit my Samples page to see PDFs of some of this work.

I’ve created knit and crochet designs. In particular, I designed several crochet patterns for Crochet Today, including a popular baby bib and bobble-covered chair cushions.

I am a playwrite. My youthful one-act play, Feather Weather, was produced in the first annual One-Act Play Festival at Alma College in 1999.