Lois Baron, Baron Editorial Services

Lois M. Baron
Baron Editorial Services
Content. It's blog posts, articles, nonfiction books, white papers, web copy, reports, brochures, Facebook posts, novels, product descriptions, case studies, press releases, newsletters, annual reports, and anything else read in print or online. It's long and short. It has different tones and different vocabulary for different audiences.

Whether you need it produced, rearranged, or cleaned up, you’ve come to the right place. I make you look good.

Bonus: I’m calm and fun to work with.
Skills
If it involves words, count on me to get it right.
Feature & News Writing
Reporting and writing articles.
My writing has appeared in such print and online publications as the Washington Post, Psychology Today, Women'’s Day, and Discovery.com.
Editing
Making sure your meaning is clear and all the mechanics—punctuation, usage, grammar—are correct. I’ve worked on magazines, reports, white papers, academic and trade books, brochures, newsletters, catalogs, websites, memoirs, annual reports, and more.
Copywriting
Persuading people to engage with a company. Online content is a specialty. Websites I've written include YogaForYou.strikingly.com, NovaCyclingSensei.strikingly.com, and
BaronBakery.com.

Technical Skills
Chicago, Associated Press, New York Times, GPO, MLA, and APA styles
InDesign
Photoshop
MS Office
Social media platforms
Canva
Content management systems
Recommendations
The word around town.

Lisa McCormack
Consultant
“I've relied on Lois for the past two decades to edit projects ranging from an award-winning magazine to the annual reports to Congress for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. We nicknamed her ‘The Goddess’ because, quite simply, Lois is the best.”
Stephen M. Lovett
CEO, Softwood Lumber Board
“We very much appreciate your excellent work.”
Scott Westcott
Co-founder, Corporate Practice Leader
"Great work—as usual!"
Experience
Some of the publications and organizations I’ve worked for.

Washington Post
Freelance Writer
Food, Real Estate, Weekend, Outlook, Magazine, Style
Discovery.com
Freelance Writer, Columnist
Lifestyle articles, column on working with a nutritionist
Washingtonian,
Europe, Mortgage Banker, ProSales
Temp Managing Editor
Long-term temporary assignments
Institute for Medicaid Innovation
Writer, Editor
Compendium of best practices, obesity tool kit
Softwood Lumber Board
Copyeditor
Newsletter

Georgetown University Press
Copyeditor
Academic books

Potomac Books
Editor, Ghostwriter
Trade books

Military Times
Copyeditor
Weekly newspapers
Download Résumé
More details on work experience. Or contact me for more info.
The résumé
Let’s Chat
I’d love to help with your project. Let’s talk about how your needs and my skills mesh.
Arlington, Virginia
703-919-8101
703-919-8101
baroneditorial@gmail.com
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Lois ​M. Baron

Baron Editorial Services

Skills

If it involves words, count on me to get it right.

Feature & News Writing

Editing

Copywriting

Technical Skills

Recommendations

The word around town.

Lisa McCormack

Consultant

Stephen M. Lovett

CEO, Softwood Lumber Board

Scott Westcott

Co-founder, Corporate Practice Leader

Experience

Some of the publications and organizations I’ve worked for.

Washington Post

Freelance Writer

Discovery.com

Freelance Writer, Columnist

Washingtonian,Europe, Mortgage Banker, ProSales

Temp Managing Editor

Institute for Medicaid Innovation

Writer, Editor

Softwood Lumber Board

Copyeditor

Georgetown University Press

Copyeditor

Potomac Books

Editor, Ghostwriter

Military Times

Copyeditor

Download Résumé

More details on work experience. Or contact me for more info.

Let’s Chat

I’d love to help with your project. Let’s talk about how your needs and my skills mesh.

Stay in Touch

Lois M. Baron

Washingtonian,
Europe, Mortgage Banker, ProSales