Ashly Moore Sheldon

Writer and Editor

Seattle, Washington

• Excellent copywriter and editor with 10+ years experience • Comfort managing multiple projects and competing deadlines • Experience in print, desktop, and web publishing • Familiarity with several style guides, including AP and Chicago • Adept with MS Office Suite, Google Docs, WordPress, and more • Quick to synthesize complex information for publication

Ashly Moore Sheldon

Writer and Editor

Seattle, Washington

A Culture of Kindness
There are many for whom the holiday season is not a time of joy and plenty. In fact, the collective focus on togetherness and abundance may magnify feelings of grief, loneliness, and scarcity for those who have lost someone, lack a social network, or struggle to make ends meet. This is why, despite the often demanding pace of the season, it is important to find ways to support those in need, whether through charitable giving, volunteering, or simply supporting a friend in need.
Thriftbooks
I'll Have What She's Having
It's arguably the greatest rom-com ever made! When Harry Met Sally, written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner, first hit the screens 30 years ago! We decided to revisit some of the quirky characters and hilarious moments from this beloved film. Along the way, we learned some fascinating details about the lives of the talented people who created the iconic movie.
ThriftBooks
Newsletter: NZTA Boosts Safety and Efficiency with Bay Link
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) sets the bar for other agencies as our first Forevergreen Member. NZTA’s Baypark to Bayfair Link Upgrade is our featured project this month. We are also excited to spotlight one of our newest STPs and invite you to come see us at next month’s APWA PWX conference.
Greenroads International
Greenroads Press Release: 23rd Ave Improvements
This project is the 45th Greenroads Project certified in the world, 25th in Washington State, and the 6th for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The 23rd Avenue Corridor Improvements Project includes upgrades to 23rd Avenue S from E Roanoke Street to Rainier Avenue S.
Greenroads International
Town Hall Event Descriptions
These are a handful of favorite event descriptions from the hundreds I wrote for Town Hall Seattle during the 2016–17 season. I posted all events to Town Hall Seattle’s WordPress website and to Facebook. In each case, I worked to craft resonant and authentic descriptions in keeping with Town Hall’s matter-of-fact voice and brand, using a combination of author/artist promotional materials and my own independent research.
Town Hall Seattle
Confessions of an overstimulated parent
On a recent Sunday, I was working in my yard, marveling at all the charming little buds and bulbs of early spring. I was listening to This American Life on my iPhone, when I heard a text ding through. It was from Isaac who was inside the house. Our daughter is in her first year at college hundreds of miles away.
My Semi-Empty Nest
Lately, I’ve been having those dreams where I’ve lost track of the baby. It’s been too long since I fed her and I can’t remember where I put her down. I am panicked. Where is she? Why isn’t she making any noise? What if it’s too late? I wake up sweaty, pulse racing, as I gradually remember that she’s not a baby anymore.
ParentMap
How Sarah Moore of Pacific Science Center's Tropical Butterfly House Makes It Work
As life sciences manager at the Pacific Science Center (PSC), Sarah Moore cares deeply about all the creatures she oversees, from mealworms to naked mole rats to — perhaps the most well-known aspect of her job — the butterflies at Pacific Science Center's Tropical Butterfly House. At the core of her work is a passion for promoting respect and understanding for all living things.
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How Chef Edouardo Jordan Makes it Work
Meet the chef who is thrilling the taste buds of local critics (and kids!) Chef Edouardo Jordan has plenty of reasons to smile. He has been described as a rising star in Seattle’s culinary scene. Salare, his Ravenna restaurant has been attracting rave reviews, not to mention a robust business (Salare’s foyer is often packed with people happy to wait 30 minutes or more for a table).
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Can Making Kids Curious About Food Change American Eating Habits?
Health and Development | Education | Child Health + Development | Nutrition | Food. How the Pure Food Kids Foundation is turning kids into "food detectives" — and changing their eating habits for the better. On a crisp November morning, Katherine Hinn’s fourth-grade science class at TOPS K-8 School in Seattle is alive with the thrum of energy created by 28 wriggly 9- and 10-year-olds.
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Meet Sarah Cassidy, Organic Pumpkin Farmer and All-season Educator
At Oxbow Farm, fall fun includes popcorn, heirloom pumpkins and living lessons about sustainability and restoration. With her tiny, muscular frame, effusive smile and cropped white-blond curls, Sarah Cassidy commands attention. Even more striking is her booming, husky voice and infectious laugh that inevitably draws smiles from all in her presence — especially the multitudes of kids who tour Oxbow Farm, the 25-acre certified organic farm where Cassidy serves as education manager.
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Exploring 'Genius' at the Frye Art Museum
Groundbreaking (and free) 14-week exhibit shows kids that creativity has no limits. The fact that the Frye Art Museum, located on Seattle's First Hill, offers free admission and parking seems nothing short of a miracle in our ever-more-expensive city. But despite a price tag that invites browsing and many other attractions (a wonderful founding collection of 19th and 20th century art, a peaceful, immaculate space) — the museum has yet to be discovered by many families.
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About

Ashly Moore Sheldon

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

Fundraising

Project Management

I graduated from Wellesley College and have earned certificates from the University of Washington in editing (2015), memoir (2009), and fundraising management (2001).

With experience as a communications manager, development officer, teacher, facilitator, birth doula, administrative assistant, and more, I’ve worn many hats in my career. My favorite part of any job has centered around creating engaging communications, compelling narrative, and coherent documents. I am devoted to preserving the integrity of the written word. I have experience writing and editing a wide variety of publications including websites, event descriptions and calendars, marketing materials, fiction and memoir, case studies, annual reports, grant proposals, fundraising appeals, biographies, how-to/manuals, newsletters, flyers/advertising copy, catalogues, client experience stories, movie and book reviews.