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RiverwoodWriter’s Portfolio

I’ve been writing for clients and for personal pleasure much of my life. Below are samplings:

My own Blog: Heartspoken.com

Heartspoken: Keys to unlock your Heartspoken life. From my reading and studying, I share tips for building faith, connection & community, and self-knowledge, sprinkled with inspiration from nature. I am also on a mission to revive the art of personal note writing, because I believe it is such an effective personal and professional connection tool.

Books

Contributing Author: The Gratitude Project: Celebrating 365 Days of Gratitude (First edition: December, 2010). Amazon Bestseller: 12/15/12

#1 in Health, Mind & Body — > Self-Help –> Success. Surpassed Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
#2 in Motivational
#7 in Inspirational
#230 overall

 Contributing Author: The Gratitude Project: Celebrating Moms and Motherhood (April, 2011)

Contributing Author: The Gratitude Project: Celebrating Personal Heroes (September, 2011)

Articles, Columns, and Guest Blog Posts

Elan Magazine, February 2020, “Slice of Life” column: “Pine woods give up their winter secrets.”

Virginia Episcopalian, The Quarterly Magazine of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Spring 2017

“Do You Know Your Neighbor?” pages 10-11

“The Message of the Mustard Seed: Grant Fund,” page 18

Mountain Courier (formerly Bryce Mountain Courier)

“Feng Shui: Add a Little ‘Woo Woo”‘to Your Home,” April 2015

Book reviews, June and August, 2015

Donna Martin’s “On the Write Track” blog’s Writerly Wisdom Series:

“ACTION CALL TO AUTHORS: Get Visible, Get Known, and Get Sales! Eight tips for building an author platform with online tools” December 2013

The Future of Ink blog:

“10 Essential Steps To Take Before Publishing Your Digital Content” October, 2012

SeniorCorrespondent.com:

“It’s never too late to reinvent yourself!”  July, 2012

Northern Virginia Daily

“Let’s revive the lost art of note writing!” May, 2012

“How to write a sympathy note” June, 2012

“Never be afraid to try something new” August, 2012

“Are you making these gift-giving mistakes?” December, 2012

The Word Shark blog:

“ A Mother’s Gift: Connection” May, 2012

“TrustCloud: Harness Technology to Build a Reputation” January 2012

Letters From Your Wayward Sister blog (no longer online):

“Don’t let growing up destroy your inner child” October, 2012

“De-cluttering isn’t just for closets and inboxes” April, 2012

The AvoLead blog (for senior executives):

“Change is Good: You Go First!” September, 2011

“What men can learn from women about leadership” August, 2011

“Meta-Analysis Evidence: Behavior is the Best Predictor of Leadership Effectiveness” April, 2011

“Can Gaming Really Change the World?” April, 2011

“Is Your Nonprofit Organization LinkedIn Yet?” March, 2011

“Professional Networking: LinkedIn Groups” February, 2011

“Let Go to Move Forward” February, 2011

“Strategy Lesson from History: Be Ready to Adapt” January, 2011

“Leveraging LinkedIn: Powerful Profiles” September, 2010

“Are You An Artist?” June, 2010

“Rethink your use of PowerPoint” May, 2010

Book Reviews

For Leadership Innovations, Inc.: Review of Boundary Spanning Leadership by Chris Ernst and Donna Chrobot-Mason

I have reviewed well over 100 books on Amazon.com and GoodReads. There are also many book reviews and posts about books and reading on my blog: Heartspoken’s Reading Room.

Scientific Publications

Engineering

While working for Applied Concepts Corporation and Virginia Technology Associates (same owner), I wrote grant proposals and grant reports on accessibility research done by our company’s engineers for government contracts from the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Biology/Anatomy

Cottrell, Elizabeth H., G. H. D’Addamio, M. F. Vidrine, M. S. DeRouen, E. E. Storrs, G. P. Walsh and H. P. Burchfield. “Liver and Spleen Weights in the Nine Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, Linn.): Normal vs. M. leprae Infected.” Leprosy Scientific Memoranda, L-631, 1974.

D’Addamio, G. H., E. H. Cottrell, M. F. Vidrine, M. S. DeRouen and E. E. Storrs. “Effects of Age on Armadillo Organ Weights.” Laboratory Animal Science (“Brief reports”). 26:96-97, 1976.

Walsh, Gerald P., Eleanor E. Storrs, H. P. Burchfield, E. H. Cottrell , M. F. Vidrine and Chapman H. Binford. “Leprosy -Like Disease Occurring Naturally in Armadillos.” Journal of the Reticuloendothiel Society. 18:347-351, 1975.

Walsh, G. P., E. E. Storrs, H. P. Burchfield, M. F. Vidrine, E. H. Cottrell. “Final Results of First Four Armadillos Inoculated with Viable M. leprae. Leprosy Scientific Memoranda, L-592, August, 1974.

Van Hook, R. I., Jr., and E. T. Herbert. “Effects of Gamma Radiation and Temperature on the Biological Assimilation and Retention of 137Cs by Acheta domesticus (L.)” Health Physics. 21:845-850, 1971. [Note: Herbert was Elizabeth’s maiden name]

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Elizabeth Cottrell, aka RiverwoodWriter

Elizabeth H. Cottrell

I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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