Articles by Nora Firestone
By the time I started reporting as a correspondent for The Virginian-Pilot newspaper in 2006 I'd cultivated a fair writing and design background, dating back to studying writing and commercial (advertising) art in college, to writing scripts and song lyrics for children's television in the mid-1990s, to owning my own small business as a professional decorative painter beginning around the turn of the 21st century. In 2012 I began transitioning from a nearly full-time freelance reporting schedule to a much lighter one, focusing more intently on teaching others about writing and media relations for business and do-it-yourself home-improvement and website-building projects. While I still keep a hand in reporting and writing a regular column and special projects for Inside Business news journal and a few other publications, I thrive on the ability to balance a schedule of journalistic assignments with developing my own projects to benefit other small-business people through unique insights and educational instruction. I also provide writing services to ad agencies, corporations, nonprofits and private clients for marketing, Web-related and publicity/media-outreach purposes.
Many of the articles I've written are "feature-type" articles; they're more timeless and universal, less date- and location-specific, than standard daily news stories. Therefore, the concepts and information remain relevant and interesting for years--maybe decades--after initial publication.
Many of the articles I've written are "feature-type" articles; they're more timeless and universal, less date- and location-specific, than standard daily news stories. Therefore, the concepts and information remain relevant and interesting for years--maybe decades--after initial publication.
Some of these articles have been relocated to NoraFirestone.com. Click a topic below to access many of the 1,200-plus articles I've written for The Virginian-Pilot newspaper, Inside Business news journal and other print and online outlets, as well as for visitors seeking more:
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Business, writing and media-relations articles and columns include specific news stories and general topics of interest for new and established business people, including marketing and media-relations and outreach. Most contain unique and original insights from a professional journalistic perspective, and many also pertain to writing website pages, professional articles, email campaigns, blog posts, TV and radio scripts, press releases, ads and more.
Home and real estate: Home, real estate and lifestyle articles written for The Virginian-Pilot newspaper.
DIY Home-Improvement Blog: Original tips and advice pertaining to specific elements of home-improvement/design projects and more.
Gratitude: (Coming soon) Since 2008, I have written extensively about the power of the virtue of gratitude. You'll appreciate and want to share these insightful articles.
Other subjects: These articles cover an array of miscellaneous topics.
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Articles are the intellectual property of Nora Firestone and/or the publishers and may not be republished without my written permission. To inquire about affordable republication/distribution of any article listed here, or to inquire about other published articles by the author, please contact me.
