Like many authors, I have “another
job” – however my other job is also as a writer going by the name of Chelle Cordero. I’m a freelance journalist and
I have a few regular clients. Aside from having more income opportunities in a
career I love, working on a variety of projects in any given week is also a
terrific way to beat writer’s block; when I am stuck on what word to write next
I merely switch projects and the creative juices start flowing freely again.
Such is the writer’s life.
As a novelist I write romantic
suspense, a few novels centered around EMS mystery and most recently paranormal
suspense. As a journalist I write about little black dresses, home furnishings
and repairs, gardening, auto dealerships and finances – and a few more topics.
I also write a monthly column about New York State Emergency Medical Services
issues for a trade paper. These are my fairly regular gigs. On occasion when I
get lucky I manage to get an assignment for a random publication as well. All
these topics can get pretty confusing when I jump between topics, but it also
presents lots of strange events which get written into my fiction.
I won’t deny that I love seeing my
byline, it’s an ego thing. I also love to see my name on the spine of a book or
at least listed next to a title at an online book retailer. Every so often I
get a random phone call from a distant friend or an email from a reader asking
if it’s the same Chelle Cordero that writes spicy novels and articles about
senior dating and green living; I write for a syndicated service that provides
special supplements to newspapers throughout North America so I never know
where my articles will pop up.
In addition to the myriad of topics
that I enjoy researching, I have the privilege to work with some pretty great
editors and the chance to hone my style for each publication. By now I am sure
you have heard the heaps of praise I have for my managing editor at Vanilla
Heart Publishing where most of my fiction comes from; I also have huge respect
for the other editors I’ve been lucky enough to work with. It’s no wonder I
love my career.
I would love to hear from you
whenever you read something I’ve written - like I said, it’s an ego thing. For a
complete list of my books, take a look here, for a complete list of my writing credits go here. And to see samples of my books or some samples of my articles.
(P.S.: I sure won’t mind if you let
my editors know how terrific a writer you think I am...)
