Kathryn Vercillo, Writer
www.kathrynvercillo.com
www.crochetconcupiscence.com
Areas of Expertise
Crafting/ creativity, emphasis on crochet
Self-help, mental health, life-work balance
Travel, emphasis on San Francisco
Writing/ blogging/ social media
Secondary Areas of Expertise
Fashion
Art and Design
Diet and Fitness
Personal finance
Technology, emphasis on mobile phones
Summary of qualifications
- 10+ years online and print writing experience
- Extensive blogging experience on WordPress, Typepad and Blogger
- Professional guest blogging
- Knowledge of social media and online promotion of articles
- Professional editing experience including design and production of a quarterly literary magazine, one-to-one editing of manuscripts and overseeing the ongoing work of a staff of contracted writers.
- Detailed research skills with proper links and citations as needed
Select List of Freelance Clients
2013
- Interweave Crochet Print Magazine Columnist
- Crochet Today, Weekly Blogger
- Sulia, Crochet Expert (Social Media)
- SF Travel (2007 – present)
- Real Deal Technologies (2009 – present)
2012
- Handmadeology
- Mind Body Hack blog
- SF Indie Fashion
- Jordana Paige, guest posts
- Crochetvolution, accepted articles
- Crochet Savvy, interview with the Author
- Inspired Crochet, interview with the author
2011
- Dial-a-phone mobile technology blog (2008 – 2011)
- Vertical Measures SEM (2007 – 2011)
- Financial Highway, syndicated to sites including MSN Money
- Money Smart Life
- Whip Up, guest posts
- Crochet Liberation Front, guest posts
2010
- UK Money Saving Blog (2009 – 2010)
- Quinstreet
- eHow
- Kathika Travel
2009
- PC World Reviews
- Cyclope Series Productivity Blog
- Houzz (2008 – 2009)
- MacWorld Live Blogging
- Pureblogging
- PC World, VoIP SMB Blogger
- The Dating Weblog
- San Francisco Shecky’s Nightlife Blogger
- Downtown Austin Real Estate Blogger
- Outclick Media SEO
- DSL Reports weekend tech news blogger
- SF Metblogs
Print Magazine Publications
Interweave Crochet, columnist, 2012- present
Edibles, 2013
By Hand, 2012
Knit Edge, September 2012
Latina Magazine, 2012
UC Riverside, 2009
Latino University and Latino High School Magazines, 2009
Latino y Style, 2008
Skope Music Magazine, 2007
13 Minutes Magazine, 2006
Books
Visit my Amazon Author page for additional information
Author of Crochet Saved My Life, 2012, self-published
Author of Ghosts of San Francisco (2007) and Ghosts of Alcatraz (2008), Schiffer Publishing
Contributing Author for Encyclopedia of Middle Passage and Hungry? SF Dining Guide
Recognition
IZEA Featured Publisher of the Month, March 2013
Named in Top 5 Craft Blogs, Insider Crochet Magazine, 2012
Runner-Up for Flamie Award for Best Crochet Blog, 2011
WOW: Women on Writing Interview, 2006
1st Place Poetry Prize, Prose-Ax literary zine, 2005
Additional Experience
- AZ Foster Parent, 2003 – 2005
- Intern, AZ Child Protective Services, Sexual Abuse Unit, 2003
- Staff, Therapeutic Group Home, 2002-2003
Education
Integral Counseling Psychology Master’s Program, CIIS, beginning Fall 2013
BAS, Public Agency Service with Community Service Emphasis, Northern Arizona University, graduated 12/03 (Writing-intensive degree requiring extensive research skills, APA formatting knowledge and excellent organizational / deadline-meeting abilities)
AAS, Social Work with Youth Emphasis, Pima Community College, 2002
University High School, Tucson, AZ (1994 – 1998)
