stepUP transitions' Services - Writing & Editing

Charlene de Haan’s journey into freelance writing crept into her life so gradually she didn’t see it coming. Her passion for writing began in elementary school, corresponding with relatives and friends living overseas. In grade seven, her short fiction story, I’ll Never Try that Again! was read to the class as a model. Her first piece of non-fiction was published in THE PROVINCE (Vancouver newspaper) during her university years. For approximately five years, Charlene authored an inspirational column for leaders working with children. While writing workshop curriculum for instructors across Canada, Charlene also served as Canadian Curriculum Consultant, editing both adult and children’s resources. Several articles were published in PERSPECTIVES magazine for club leaders, and her international photos plus a few articles focusing on world issues published in SERVE, a global organization’s national newsletter. Since 2007, Charlene has been writing freelance articles that profile human interest stories. She became a member of The Word Guild in January 2009.

Charlene’s business writing experience includes:

  • Crafting conference brochures
  • Writing press releases
  • Editing employee and procedure manuals
  • Designing paper and electronic surveys
  • Redesigning application papers and reference questionnaires
  • Transposing traditional forms to electronic fillable forms
  • Developing staff evaluation (appraisal) forms
  • Writing and editing website content
  • Copy editing business plans and other manuscripts

To discuss your writing needs, contact
Charlene de Haan
Email: charlene@stepUPtransitions.ca

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
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Christian Week

  • Women Overcome Leadership Challenges (Sept 09)

cmAlliance.ca

Faith Today - A Church You Should Know

Faith Today – Kingdom Matters

  • Medicine in Mongolia (Mar 10)
  • Anglicans Offer Open Door (Mar 10)
  • The Bear Facts (Nov 09)
  • No One Ever Loved Me Like This (July 09)
  • Equipping ‘Deborahs’ in Central Asia (Mar 09)
  • Bus Driver Sees God at Work (Sept 08)

Finishers Canada newsletter

  • God’s Ten-Year Strategic Plan (spring 07)
  • Vacation in Florida or ... (spring 07)

Lausanne World Pulse

PAOC testimony magazine

  • Giving Back .. Reflections from a former Olympic gold medalist (Apr 09)
  • God on the Job .. Bus Driver Sees God at Work (Mar 09)

Peoples Progress: Priority 1 Profiles
(40 articles 2007-09)

"When we combine our energy and passion with our focused vision, we give ourselves direction and power.”
- Dewitt Jones

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“Charlene is an outstanding communicator – coherent, concise verbal and written skills. She is decisive, yet responsive to other people’s input or viewpoints; a highly respected team player. Her excellent organizational skills show through her detailed projects and reports. Motivational skills can’t be missed in observing her personal high energy and intellectual level. Charlene works to her potential and feels a personal sense of satisfaction from a job well done.”
- RJ&MW

Charlene de Haan has been authoring our ongoing series of congregational profiles "A Church You Should Know" since 2008 and also contributing occasional “Kingdom Matters” articles to Faith Today, the magazine of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. She clearly has a heart for God's mission to draw the world to Himself, and her writing shows it. She uses an extensive network of contacts, does careful research and delivers material on time. I gladly recommend her to others who may be able to utilize her writing skills.
- Bill Fledderus
Senior editor, Faith Today