Portfolio

Some projects to share

Here are some samples of work that demonstrate the diversity of subject and tone Trudy can bring to projects. These materials are protected by copyright and may not be reprinted without the copyright owner’s permission. Please do not reproduce or reprint these stories anywhere without contacting Trudy first.

Articles

Trudy writes for a variety of print and online publications on a wide range of subjects including agriculture, co-operatives, business and travel. Here are a few samples of her articles:

Canadian Cattlemen, Oct. 22, 2019 issue: New branch-rooted alfalfa cultivar hits the market

Canadian Cattlemen, April 5, 2019 issue: Leaving the grass – and the carbon – in the ground

PulsePoint, December 2018 issue: Diversifying weed control strategies for pulse growers

Canadian Cattlemen, Jan. 8, 2018 issue: Legumes are best, but …

Top Crop Manager, November 2017 issue: Improving the adaption of winter wheat

Drainage Contractor, May 17, 2016: Meet the Maxwells

Experience a billion years of Earth’s history, travel article written for Stonehammer Geopark

From the Atlantic Co-operator, March/April 2013 issue: The Fence Post: Co-op shares support local food production (re-printed with permission of the Atlantic Co-operator).

Book Projects

Chip and Crystal Experience Energy

Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark commissioned Trudy to research and write Chip and Crystal Experience Energy, a children’s book about the history of energy in New Brunswick that was distributed to all grade 4 students in the province in 2017.

Prose to Go: Tales from a Private List

Trudy is one of 18 writers from across Canada featured in Prose to Go: Tales from a Private List, a collection of non-fiction stories published by Bridgeross. Her story was about a trip to Moncton, New Brunswick, to see a Rolling Stones concert.

Editor of Heaven Help Hope: Our Decade Battle With ALS by Rev. Ernie D. Eldridge.

Editor and co-author of Independent Writers’ Guide to Government Action, an electronic publication written with Tracey Arial for the Professional Writers Association of Canada.

Co-editor of PWAC Guide to Roughing it in the Market: A Survival Toolkit for the Savvy Writer by Angie Gallop

Marketing Materials

Fundy Trail Parkway Brochure

Provided iNk Graphic Design with writing and editing services for Fundy Trail Parkway brochure.

Hampton Economic Development Materials

Trudy worked with the Town of Hampton’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee of Council to create marketing materials aimed at attracting business to this New Brunswick Town. She did the writing and served as liaison between the committee and the graphic artist who designed the materials. A page of this project can been seen at Hampton Economic Development materials. (Reprinted with permission of the Town of Hampton, NB.)

Hampton Community Guide

Trudy worked with the Town of Hampton’s Leisure Services Department to create the 2011 Hampton Community Guide, a listing of the programs, services and other offerings within this New Brunswick Town. She oversaw collecting the information from various stakeholders and did all editing and some of the writing, photography and layout of the guide. A taste of the project can be seen at 2011 Hampton Community Guide. (Reprinted with permission of the Town of Hampton, NB.)

Royal LePage Marketing Brochure

Trudy wrote content for marketing brochures for Royal LePage Atlantic, Moncton, NB, office, in 2007 and 2008. Here is Gilles Essiembre’s Brochure.

Read Gille’s testimonial about Trudy’s work on his brochure project on the testimonial page.

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