Linda Tancs
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Featured testimonial:
"I had the pleasure of working with Linda on three separate – but related – books for Oxford University Press, and found each experience to be an absolute pleasure. The three titles, Understanding Trademark Law: A Beginner's Guide, Understanding Copyright Law: A Beginner's Guide and Understanding Patent Law: A Beginner’s Guide, which are part of the Legal Almanac series, are professionally written, easy to understand, and thorough. Linda is knowledgeable, professional, an absolute pleasure to work with, and -- that which is most important to an Editor -- ON TIME. I wish her luck in all her writing endeavors, and hope our paths have the chance to cross again!" -- Eleanor C. Bru, Editor 
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Biography
LINDA A. TANCS
Writer ◊ Editor ◊ Ghostwriter Career Summary: Attorney-turned-established writer for print and online media on a wide variety of human interest and business-related issues. Computer literacy and an understanding and appreciation of online resources in an increasingly technologically-oriented society. Author and contributing writer for top publishing houses. Familiarity with AP and Chicago manual styles. Consultant in the nature of career coaching and brand management. Freelance writer/editor: Work includes books, magazines, newspaper stories and Web content. Topics include travel, business, family and social issues, law, education, technology, and entertainment. Established ghostwriter in the nature of marketing documents such as résumés, cover letters and profiles for career professionals and corporate communications for businesses. Book Author Nonfiction: Understanding Trademark Law: A Beginner’s Guide (April 2009, Oxford University Press); Understanding Copyright Law: A Beginner’s Guide (October 2009, Oxford University Press); Understanding Patent Law: A Beginner’s Guide (March 2010, Oxford University Press). Fiction: The Best Words Ever (December 2010, Lulu). Editor: Seton Hall Law Review (1992). Magazine credits: New Jersey Lawyer Magazine; Garden State Woman; New Jersey Family. Newspaper, trade and journal credits: The Star-Ledger (Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper); Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Northeast edition); New Jersey Law Journal; New York State Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal. Contributor: Cover Letters for Dummies (Wiley, 2009). Online works: Writer/editor for Travelrific® travel blog (www.travelrificjournal.com) and podcast (www.travelrificradio.com); author of Guide to Applying for a Patent, Work.com, http://www.work.com/applying-for-a-patent-97 (September 2006); copywriter for online retailer Wanderful Places Travel Shop (www.wanderfulplaces.com); contributor to various blogs (e.g., CareerBuilder) on career and business issues. Writing Award: First Prize, Meritorious Paper on Copyright Law Submitted in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition at Seton Hall University School of Law. Academic Papers: It's the Same Old Song: The Ongoing Battle Between Artists and Politicians Over Use of Musical Works in Campaigns; Limitation of Liability Under the Communications Decency Act: Does Sorry Seem To Be the Hardest Word?; Procedural Jurisprudence in the United States on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Foreign Defendants Pursuant to the New York Convention: Has An Internationalist Vision of Predictability and Order Given Way to Incoherence? Photo Credits: Contributor (CD), Great Destinations/NJ; exhibitor, NJ Performing Arts Center (photo: Spice of Life/India). Memberships: American Society of Journalists and Authors; Authors Guild; Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators; Public Relations Society of America; New York Women in Communications. Related website: www.getsmartconsulting.com. Previous Employment: Teaching: Fairleigh Dickinson University; Middlesex County College. Law Practice: intellectual property, corporate and technology law. Education: LL.M., with honors, Columbia Law School (intellectual property issues, particularly related to entertainment and publishing). J.D., with honors, Seton Hall University School of Law. B.A., with high honors, Rutgers College, School of Communication and Information (concentration in public relations and media writing). Continuing Education: MediaBistro course, Understanding Web Analytics (4 weeks, 2011). MediaBistro course, Understanding Social Media Metrics (4 weeks, 2011). MediaBistro course, Copywriting (8 weeks, 2010). Certificate, Organizational and Executive Coaching, New York University (2009). MediaBistro course, Travel Writing (8 weeks, 2008). Ed2go.com course, Advanced Proposal Writing (24 training hours, 2006). Ed2go.com course, The Craft of Magazine Writing (24 training hours, 2005). A full list of testimonials is available on the Services page; clips are available on request. |
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