Alanna Klapp

My blogs

Gender	Female
Occupation	Freelance Writer/Editor/Speaker
Location	Akron/Cleveland, OH, United States
Introduction	The Chipper Writer has moved to www.alannaklapp.wordpress.com. Alanna Klapp is a freelance writer, editor and writing teacher. She's a regular contributor for Profiles in Diversity Journal (www.diversityjournal.com) and Lingk2us (www.lingk2us.com). She's published web and print articles in The Suburbanite, Hope for Women Magazine (www.hopeforwomenmag.com) and the Cuyahoga Falls Patch (www.cuyahogafallspatch.com). She also served as the Social Media Manager for Hope for Women Magazine, and as a guest host for The Writing Show, a podcast that provides information and inspiration for writers (www.writingshow.com). Alanna placed second in the Lea Leever Oldham Essay Contest in 2005 and second in the Procrastinating Writers Blog essay contest in 2010. She's taught twice at the Western Reserve Writers Conference & Workshop on "How to Build Your Platform with Pinterest" and "How to Jump Start Your Writing Life." If you'd like the handouts from these presentations for free please email alannaklapp@gmail.com. Alanna has a degree in fashion merchandising from Kent State University with minors in writing and marketing.
Interests	books, writing, blogs, fiction, essays, poetry, articles, freelancing, podcasts, NFL football, Cleveland Browns, NBA basketball
Favorite Books	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, Paint it Black by Janet Fitch