LINDA TANCS
Writer ◊ Editor ◊ Ghostwriter ◊ Content Strategist ◊ Photographer

Career Summary: Linda Tancs is an established writer for print and online media on a wide variety of subjects, such as travel, business, law, theology, health and science. An author and contributing writer for top publishing houses, she is familiar with AP and Chicago manual styles. Her proficiency with online platforms includes WordPress and social media management via Facebook and Twitter. She is also a photographer, iStock contributor and lyricist.

Representative Experience:

Freelance Writer/Editor: Work includes books, magazines, newspaper stories and website content. Established ghostwriter in the nature of marketing documents such as résumés, cover letters and profiles for career professionals and corporate communications for businesses. Creator of company names, product/service names and taglines as well as writing, editing, generating ideas and contributing to overall corporate communications strategies.

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). These books are now published by Thomson Reuters.

From Brand X to Brand Rex: 5 S.M.A.R.T. and Easy Steps to Create a Cult of Personality for Your Brand and Increase Sales (November 2013, Lulu).

Fiction: The Best Words Ever (December 2010, Lulu).

Magazine Credits: New Jersey Lawyer Magazine; 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); Job Search Letters for Dummies (Wiley, 2013); PR News Writer’s Guidebook (Vol. 1)(2014).

Photo Credits: Book contributor (farm photo, CD insert), Great Destinations NJ (The Star-Ledger); exhibitor, NJ Performing Arts Center (photo: Spice of Life/India). See my iStock by Getty Images portfolio. Content is updated regularly.

Memberships: American Society of Journalists and Authors; Authors Guild; Mystery Writers of America; Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators; BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.).

Additional Interests: Script/show consultation; film/TV production.

Continuing Education:
MediaBistro course, Community Management.
MediaBistro course, Understanding Web Analytics.
MediaBistro course, Understanding Social Media Metrics.
MediaBistro course, Copywriting.
Certificate, Organizational and Executive Coaching, New York University.
MediaBistro course, Travel Writing.
Ed2go.com course, Advanced Proposal Writing.
Ed2go.com course, The Craft of Magazine Writing.

A list of testimonials is available on the Services page.

Clips are available on request, or visit the following sites for samples:
Clippings.me/lindatancs (law and business).
Lindatancs.pressfolios.com (travel writing and expert quotes).

Twitter: @latancs

Facebook: /writerlindatancs

Wattpad: @ltancs.

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Conventional wisdom says that childhood often reveals one’s life passion. Linda Tancs discovered that for herself when she opened a treasure chest full of childhood mementos. Among the artifacts was a book created in the second grade. The so-called book was fashioned out of a single sheet of construction paper, bearing the simple title Books of My Own, complete with a homemade Dewey decimal call number. The desire to create was apparently very strong, for what followed during those tender years was a script based on the book He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown for a backyard production directed by the author. And then came the design of a flag and the writing of a national anthem for a fictional country as part of a sixth grade social studies project. But childhood interests have a tendency to bow to the rigors of adult life and ambition. Linda’s path was no different. She pursued a career in the law and silenced her muse except for the writing of an occasional career-related article for a magazine or trade journal. In the end, though, the sirens of creativity lured her back. And that’s just fine with her. After all, a famous quote reminded Linda to go out on a limb because that’s where you’ll find the fruit.

Drawing on her experience providing practical advice to laypersons, Linda wrote three books for Oxford University Press on the subject of intellectual property. Those books were subsequently acquired by Thomson Reuters. These and another business book complement her skill sets related to branding and marketing.

With an equal love for children’s fiction with an international flair, she published The Best Words Ever, a story following a young boy who stutters as he readies himself for a big performance on Children’s Day in Norway. That book is also available in audio format, narrated by an award-winning broadcaster. She indulges her passion for other cultures by writing a travel blog, Travelrific® Travel Journal, which is syndicated through Newstex.

Linda’s other interests include script and treatment writing. She continues to seek TV/film production work as a script consultant in her areas of expertise.