Editing articles on the American Civil War & Slavery. Also successfully placing them in various media.

Editing articles on the American Civil War & Slavery.

Specific Type of Editing:
- Reformatting articles to meet the needs of various media outlets

Assistance with Placement:
- Yes, I need help with placing the edited articles in various media outlets

Timeline:
- Start as soon as possible
- Project will continue for many months
SUMMARY
Seeking a writer to adapt popular and professional articles from the content within www.thomasjacksonletters.com and www.thomasjacksonhighlights.com, then placing appealing articles in a variety of online, broadcast and print media Our objective is to greatly increase visitors to these historical websites and to encourage readers to quote from the newly available first hand reports that the letters contain. (All the originals are now conserved for perpetuity by The Library of Congress.)

Ideal candidate will already have experience formatting historical articles and will be responsible for researching details of what specific requirements (length, illustrations etc) are requested by the different target outlets. Proven experience similar to that of a book agent or librarian will be a major benefit such that that the candidate will already know of, or learn, the wide range of likely outlets that will welcome articles in the fields that the sites cover.

Typically, draft articles will be provided and the candidate will be asked to adjust and craft them into articles customized to meet the needs of different publications. As an example, here are two draft articles that, depending on the length requirements of the different outlets, might be edited and combined to make one. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jnwfi1wam47ouaxbruwjy/h?rlkey=az42e44v05sczhyt0zxn4qp8l&dl=0

Candidate should suggest why they feel well suited to fill this on-going, long-term position and offer evidence if they have already placed historical articles in print or broadcast outlets.