Laurie

Writer, editor, webmaster, I do it all.

I believe in grammatically correct writing and standards-compliant, accessible websites.

But I also believe you need to have a lot of fun while you're doing it.

Throughout my career, my focus has been on finding my happy. I've worked in an eclectic array of industries from romance to finance, insurance to telecommunications, and retail to education, I've written newsletters, annual reports, manuals, business proposals, internet and intranet copy, retail flyers, brochures and buckslips, and press releases and announcements. I've edited romance novels, technical manuals, legal texts and newsletters. And I've created websites that not only look pretty, but function well also.

I'm also big on the school thing, I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, and I've earned a post-graduate diploma in Book and Magazine Publishing and a post-graduate certificate as a Webmaster.

Create.

I write copy that gets you noticed. I've written newsletter articles, annual reports, manuals, business proposals, internet and intranet copy, retail flyers, brochures and buckslips, and press releases and announcements and cover copy for romance novels.

Blog posts of note:

Writing Samples:

  • Wal-Mart Baby & Wedding Registry Ad
  • CGU Sets Sail - article, The Grapevine
  • National Technical Services Odds & Ends - Morneau Sobeco Employee Newsletter
  • Scandalized by Lori Foster
  • Too Sexy for Marriage by Cathie Linz
  • Kidnapped political aide discovered
  • Good samaratin stabbed in murderous rampage
  • Commuters stranded by surprise strike
  • What's reflected in Cheney's glasses?
  • Keep your wireless connection protected
  • Goodbye gimmicks, hello health
  • Are you eating faux food?
  • Four-year-olds fabulous fibbers
  • Engagement ring vanishes into thin air
  • Texas mayor charged with dognapping

Design.

I've recently opened a web design company, Elle Media.

Elle Media is a full-service web design company specializing in standards-compliant, accessible websites. But we don't just design websites that follow the rules. We also design websites that look good, too.

Please visit us at www.getelle.com

Samples of my web design work:

Damasking

KB Alan

  • Project: KB Alan, Romance Author
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress
  • Visit site: www.kbalan.com

Eilis Flynn

  • Project: Eilis Flynn, Romance Author
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS
  • Visit site: EilisFlynn

Michelle Rowen — http://www.michellerowen.com

  • Project: Michelle Rowen, Romance Author
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress
  • Visit site: www.michellerowen.com

Elle Media — http://www.getelle.com

  • Project: Elle Media
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress
  • Visit site: www.getelle.com

Greater Seattle Romance Writers

  • Project: Greater Seattle Romance Writers
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript
  • Visit site: www.gsrwa.org

Just Choose Results

Shelli Stevens

Laurie M. Rauch V.1

  • Project: lauriemrauch.com v.1
  • Work: Design, HTML, CSS

Polish.

I am known in many circles as a complete and total grammar geek. From finding typos to filling plot holes, I can take your copy and help you make it awesome.

I am available for:

  • Substantive editing
  • Copyediting
  • Line Editing
  • Proofreading
  • Manuscript evaluation
  • Content management

Please check out some of the books I've edited:

  • Heat of the Storm, Elle Kennedy
  • Jealous Lover, Brandi Michaels
  • In Plain Sight, Marie Harte
  • Scythe, MK Mancos
  • Anybody but Justin, Shelli Stevens
  • Terms of Surrender, Becky Barker
  • Theirs to Capture, Shelli Stevens
  • Heat of Passion, Elle Kennedy
  • Witches Anonymous, Misty Evans
  • Carolina Wolf, Sela Carsen
  • ParaMatch.com, MK Mancos
  • The Ghost Shrink, Accidental Gigolo and the Poltergeist Accountant, Vivi Andrews
  • All Bottled Up, Christine d'Abo
  • Going For It, Elle Kennedy
  • Tea for Two, Shelley Munro
  • By a Silken Thread, MK Mancos
  • Weaving Words, Kim Knox
  • Unholy Promises, Roxy Harte
  • Kabana Heat, Tatiana Ladley
  • Duncan's Descent, Marie Harte
  • La Queue-de-Cheval, Michelle de Lully
  • Midnight Encounters, Elle Kennedy
  • The Pearl at the Gate, Anya Delvay
  • The Passion-Minded Professor, Natasha Moore
  • The Role of a Lifetime, Jennifer Shirk
  • Temptation Unleashed, Kari Thomas
  • Take a Stranger No More, Beth Kery
  • Tempting Adam, Shelli Stevens
  • Call and Response, Sara Rustan
  • Night of the Cereus, Anya Delvay
  • Dance of Seduction, Elle Kennedy
  • Shifting Passions, Xakara
  • Capture Her Heart, Cynthia Breeding
  • The Valentine Effect, Bonnie Dee
  • Like a Thief in the Night, Bettie Sharpe
  • Erotics Anonymous, Veronica Wilde
  • Enjoying the Show, Marie Harte
  • Dangerous Grounds, Shelli Stevens
  • 7% and Rising, Kim Knox
  • The Ride of Her Life, Natasha Moore
  • Dark Waters, Gabriella Hewitt
  • Unholy Vows, Ciar Cullen
  • To Summon a Demon, Kim Knox
  • Trust and Dare, Shelli Stevens
  • The Seraphin: Setheus, Rene Lyons
  • The Last Thing I Wanted, Heather Rae Scott
  • La Ceinture, Michele de Lully
  • Nimue's Price, Kim Knox
  • Sacred Revelations, Roxy Harte
  • Cade's Challenge, Becky Barker
  • Nightswimming, Rebecca James
  • Tempting Darkness, Rene Lyons
  • La Bonne
  • The Zebra Wore Red Stockings, Pepper Espinoza
  • Mad World, Pepper Espinoza
  • Torrid Teasers - Lord of Blackwood and Lord of the Forest, Susan M. Sailors
  • A Witch in Time, Robin Danner, Darragha Foster & Xandra Gregory
  • Torrid Teasers - Shadows over Sea View and Midnight in his Garden, Susan M. Sailors
  • The Pumpkin House, Pepper Espinoza
  • Sacred Secrets, Roxy Harte
  • Welcome to the House of Fun, Susan M. Sailors and Billet-Doux, Eva Gilchrist
  • Torrid Teasers - The Zebra Wore Blue Jeans and The Zebra Wore Leather, Pepper Espinoza
  • Point Blank, Julia Cambria

Contact.




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