Credentials

Allen Stark
Paper Bridges Executive Director, Editor, Published Author

Credentials
  • B.A. in English
  • Secondary and Special Education at the Masters Degree level
  • LVN Degree
  • U.S. Army Medic

Experience
  • Teacher of Language Arts/Creative Writing/Poetry
  • Teacher of Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E.); Parent Advocate for the California Association for the Gifted (CAG) State Parent Council (82-84)
  • Newspaper Reporter for two newspapers
  • Syndicated Columnist (“Echoes”)
  • Weekly writer of Digging Deeper Devotions for Southwest Community Church in Indian Wells, CA and published on the Internet
  • Director of “Total Living Choices,” (involved written and verbal communication, and computer literacy)
  • Demonstration Grant writer
  • Writer of articles for “Circles4Success” in Atlantic, IA (2009-12)
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Program and Curriculum Development
  • Facilitator of the Southwest Iowa Writers Guild (2008-12)

Publications
  • Balloons for Breakfast – self-published story about youth dealing with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Walkout – a religious novel dealing with two mega churches in southern California – published by Tate Publishers in 2012
  • Newspaper articles
  • Weekly “Echoes” columns
  • Published in the bimonthly “Our Iowa” magazine


Why should you hire the Paper Bridges Editing staff?

When you choose to work with the Paper Bridges Editing staff, you will be working with those who have extensive backgrounds in editing, copywriting, and have been successful as authors. They have developed the ability to ensure that your message is communicated in a clear, concise, and compelling way. Whether you need a professional editor, copywriter, or proofreader, you can count on us to give you our very best, while at the same time making sure your experience is educational and enjoyable.

The document we will be assisting you with has undoubtedly taken you a significant amount of time to get it to the final stage. Our job is to now make sure it will be an accepted professional submission when in the hands of a publisher.

The goal of Paper Bridges Editing is to help you achieve your goal. Communication between the author and our staff is the key to success. Our editing plan facilitates and accomplishes this.