Lisa Howard

Background

About Lisa Howard

I'm a freelance editor and writer who enjoys using all aspects of my language background—writing, editing, teaching, translating, presenting, and language-learning—to help authors express their ideas with clarity and style. As someone who's been both the editor and the writer being edited, I'm sensitive to the needs of authors as they hone their ability to communicate clearly and effectively with their target audiences, whether that involves creating accessible and thought-provoking non-fiction or crafting novels with characters and plots that will keep readers up all night. I also work with corporate e-learning projects as an instructional designer. Areas of Expertise • Food & cookbooks (from culinary arts to food politics and everything in between) • Health & wellness • Personal development • Relationships • Travel • Culture & anthropology • Art history & archaeology • Works in translation • Sustainability & environmental • History in general, particularly prehistorical times and Renaissance/medieval eras In addition to my editorial work, my love of travel coupled with my background in food and culture has led me to develop a wellness career emphasizing quality over quantity (no need to count calories when you're enjoying fresh, natural foods!) and discovering how easy it is to cook innovative, simple meals in your own kitchen. Along with developing and testing recipes for magazines, culinary marketing firms, and individual clients who have specific dietary needs, I give food/health talks in various community and company settings and offer group and individual cooking classes. I'm also a food writer with two cookbooks to my name thus far: Healthier Gluten-Free and The Big Book of Healthy Cooking Oils. Additional work includes consumer magazines (print and digital), custom publications, and ghost writing assignments along with contract technical writing projects for corporate clients.