Lorinda Newton's Curriculum Vitae
Employment/Volunteer/Life Experiences
2016–present: Lorinda’s Ponderings blog (WordPress and Substack).
2023: Edited website pages and supplied a biblical worldview resource list for Academy Northwest.
2019–2023: Wrote a monthly blog on homeschooling topics for Academy Northwest.
2018–2019: Volunteered at the Pregnancy Care Clinic in Langley, Washington.
2018–present: Volunteer as Operation Christmas Child coordinator at church.
2018: Volunteered to copyedit website for Academy Northwest, Seattle, Washington.
2018: Spent a week volunteering for Sacred Road Ministries with my daughter on the Yakama Reservation.
2017–2018: Performed first-pass edit of high school student essays and reports for Arrow Academic Center’s English teacher Stacy Gray, Bothell, Washington.
2017–2018: Volunteered to copyedit several book manuscripts for local, Amazon Kindle-published sci-fi novelist Julie Rollins.
2015: Hosted a Ukrainian teen orphan in July through Window to Hope.
2014: Copyedited website copy for Orca Beverage, Inc., Mukilteo, Washington.
2013: Hosted a Ukrainian teen orphan in July through Window to Hope.
2009: Adopted our daughter at age 6 from India.
2008–2009: Taught a newsletter class for junior highers at Heritage Homeschool Co-op, Bellevue, Washington.
2006–2007: Facilitated homeschool program during women’s Bible study at Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington.
2004–2023: Homeschooled children and facilitated several homeschool co-op classes.
2003–2014: Volunteer as summer Sunday school snack prepper at Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington.
1998: Became a mom; son born.
1996–1998: Foster care parents for pregnant teens through Bethany Christian Services, Shoreline, Washington.
1996–1998: Newsletter editor for Life Line, the newsletter of Life Choices of King County, and copyedited the S.H.A.R.E. curriculum by Carrie Abbott.
1995–1997: Copyedited for The Acts at Northshore newsletter published by Northshore Baptist Church, Bothell, Washington.
1994–2003: Editor of the Northwest Christian Author newsletter, the publication of the Northwest Christian Writers Association.
1995–1999 wrote the Membership Profile
1995–1997 wrote the CyberWriter column
1997–1998 wrote the Meet the Author column
1993–1998: Self-employed DBA Englishworks editing and desktop publishing, and freelance writing, Kirkland, Washington.
1992–1994: Administrative assistant to interior designer Karen Funk, Lynnwood, Washington.
1992–1994: Worked as an advertising copywriter for the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Lynnwood, Washington.
1991: Married Doug Newton.
1989–1991: Data Entry and Special Orders, Morgan’s Bible and Music bookstore, Lynnwood, Washington.
I started working at age 10, dusting the furniture store where my dad worked as a manager. Held several different jobs off and on through college.
Education
2008: Certificate of Achievement for Spell to Write and Read Advanced Seminar (24 hours of teacher training).
2008: Certificate of Achievement for Spell to Write and Read Basic Seminar (14 hours of teacher training).
1991: Fundamentals in Manuscript Editing, University of Wisconsin, extension independent study course.
1991: Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading text.
1989: BA in English (minor in Political Science) from Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington.
1985: Newport High School, Bellevue, Washington.
Publication History
2016–present: Lorinda’s Ponderings blog (WordPress and Substack)
2019–2023: Wrote a monthly blog post on homeschooling topics for Academy Northwest.
2007–2009: Homeschool resources reviews, REACH Out newsletter.
2006–2009: Homeschool resources reviews, HOME newsletter.
2004: Contributed an article to The Write Start: Practical Advice for Successful Writing, a book published by the Northwest Christian Writers Association.
1997: Coauthored and edited the Beginner Writer’s Packet for the Northwest Christian Writers Association. This was the forerunner of The Write Start mentioned above.
1997: Self-published a 17,600-word collection of family stories with a fictional element, More Than a Toy.
1996–1998: Author profile column in the Christian Library Journal.
1994–1998: Published articles, profiles, and book reviews in
Washington Citizen (The Washington State insert for Focus on the Family Citizen Magazine)
The Standard (Baptist General Conference)
Celebrate Life
The Lookout
The Gem
Power for Living
Covenant Companion
Church of God Evangel
Church Libraries
Christian Library Journal
Christian Educator Counselor
Advanced Christian Author
The Christian Communicator
Writer’s Connection
Christian Writer's Fellowship
Exchange
Fellowscript
Northwest Christian Author
The Acts at Northshore
Speaking Experience
June 1997: Gave a multimedia presentation on electronic publishing with husband, Doug, at the Northwest Christian Writers Association.
April 1997: Led “Internet for Writers” micro workshop at the Seattle chapter of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators.
July 1995: Spoke on the “Breaking In” panel at the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Conference about newsletter writing.
June 1995: Gave a short panel presentation on Christianity Online on AOL at the Northwest Christian Writers Association.
March 1994: Gave short presentations at the Northwest Christian Writers Association on desktop publishing.
Awards
June 1997: Took third place in the Byline Magazine Inspirational Article Contest.
May 1997: Received Special Honorable Mention for Byline Magazine List Article Contest.
Updated December 2023