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Who we are
May E. Vinnedge

Principal

Mary Vinnedge, the principal editor/writer at EditorForRent.com, has a journalism degree from Texas A&M University and has been working as a professional journalist for 30-plus years. She is well-versed in Associated Press style and has held editing and writing positions at newspapers including The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Times Herald and Charlotte Observer. Mary was the editor of Design NJ, a regional home and design consumer magazine, for five-plus years.

Her freelance clients include SUCCESS, American Way, Design NJ, Where to Retire, Rebecca's Garden, Romantic Country and Southwest Airlines Spirit magazines. She regularly contributed to the eHow website in its early days.

In her most recent day job, Mary has worked as a marketing communications specialist for the Texas A&M Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for Texas A&M University academics and student leadership programs.

Her awards include Garden Writers Association of America award for best newspaper writing, Texas Watermark Award for writing about water conservation issues and International Association of Business Communicators awards for Spirit, the Texas A&M Foundation magazine.

Mary also has worked as a technical writer and technical editor, and has edited publications for a health-care services contracting company. She has a passion for the environment and gardening.

A resident of Bryan, Texas (near Houston), you may contact her at info@EditorForRent.com or by calling 979.774.7827.

Mimi Eckstein

EditorForRent.com Associate

Elizabeth “Mimi” Eckstein is a senior associate with EditorForRent.com. Her clients and work experience include the Dallas Times Herald, The Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, Southwest Airlines Spirit, Design NJ and Southern Living.

For 20-plus years, she has created press materials for clients in all types of businesses, with a specialty in entertainment public relations. She has worked as a copy editor, book editor and proofreader, freelance publicist, and television, travel and

screenplay writer. She was founding editor of austinwoman magazine and consults on magazine start-ups.

She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in print journalism from Southern Methodist University. Her passions include Southwestern archaeology and classic Hollywood films.

Elizabeth works from her home office in Dallas, Texas. Her web site is www.iNeedWritingHelp.com.

Our network of professionals

EditorForRent.com has a network of talented freelance writers and editors on call when large rush projects occur. All have many years of professional experience working with varied content, including marketing materials (news releases, brochures, presentations, speeches, advertising copy), feature and news articles, bulletins and reports, research papers, newsletters, books and all other types of communications.

Bland Smith

Webmaster

Bland Smith is the creator of the EditorForRent.com website and is its Webmaster. He previously was a senior director in information technology for Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal before opting out of the corporate world in favor of a work-life balance.

In previous jobs, Bland worked with a range of software. He is currently in charge of all technical support for EditorForRent.com, Blue Baker restaurants (www.bluebaker.com), and Ovagenix. He dabbles in software development from his home in Bryan, Texas. Email him at webmaster@EditorForRent.com