Carlie L
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Carlie began writing professionally in 1991. She spent five years at a mid-sized daily newspaper, beating deadlines on a daily basis while covering politics, entertainment, and sports. She's written for monthly magazines, weekly blogs, and academic publications. Educated at The University of Oklahoma, Carlie holds BAs in Journalism & Mass Communication, and Film & Video Studies, as well as, a Master of Regional & City Planning. She owns a business continuity consulting firm and a creative firm that specializes in SEO web copy, including blogs and articles. Carlie authored nine titles in the Mason Crest Publishing book series "Hip-Hop & R&B: Culture, Music, and Storytelling" and the book series "Infamous Jailbreaks," introduced in 2022. She also authored "Careers With Earning Potential Web Developer."
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Construction
Finance
Entertainment
eBook
Cryptocurrencies
Business
Book
Insurance

Specialties

Specialty genres include: legal, including the verticals of environmental law and oil & gas law; finance; business, including the business improvement, business continuity, and hazards planning verticals. Carlie also covers sports; entertainment; politics; fashion and beauty; travel; pets. She writes SEO blogs, articles, SEO landing pages, SEO splash pages, SEO website text, and catalog content. Trained in effectively using:
- Clearscope
- Surfer SEO
- Market Muse
- Frase.

Interests

American football, cooking, hiking, travel, reading, music, guitar, animals, especially cats and dogs, and the positive thinking process.

Education

University of Oklahoma

Carlie completed a double degree during her undergraduate years at the University of Oklahoma, covering the major aspects of communications at that time. Both degrees also delved into the then relatively new public Internet, whetting her appetite for the subject.

University of Oklahoma

My speciality area is environmental planning. My thesis examined the droughts and wildfires in Oklahoma during 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the mitigation responses.

Business

2,087 Projects Completed

Carlie has written bylined and ghostwritten blogs on business, finance, and technology for online and print publications. She's well-versed in keyword research and SEO writing.

Entertainment

1,542 Projects Completed

She authored nine books in the Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling series for Mason Crest Publishers.

Finance

1,164 Projects Completed

Carlie has covered financial and business topics for daily newspapers, magazines, and online publications. Recently, she authored bylined finance articles for the Goalry brand of finance websites, focusing on the gig economy, wealth-building, startups, young people's finance, and retiree's finance.

Construction

1,021 Projects Completed

Carlie authors both web copy and blogs for construction clients. This includes general contractors, union groups, and tradespeople, including plumbers, electricians, carpenters, floor layers, tilers, masons, architects and landscape architects. She also writes on the topics of post-fire and post-flood cleaning and restoration plus mildew and mold abatement.

Insurance

994 Projects Completed

Carlie has authored articles for insurance industry publications, including the NAIFA blog, and for various insurance companies that need the nitty gritty details of policies explained in everyday language to their potential clients.

Cryptocurrencies

200 Projects Completed

Carlie writes blogs, articles, and e-books on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. She also writes whitepapers for blockchain startups and conducts much of their ground floor research, including competition analysis.

Blog Post

10,059 Projects Completed

Carlie authors blogs for a diverse set of clients, including those in the online and mobile video field, medicine, law, and insurance. She's held bylined positions at two entertainment blogs and at one business blog.

Book

51 Projects Completed

Academic
High and dry : institutional impediments to effective drought management and relief in the 1995-96 and 1998 Oklahoma droughts (2001)
Emerging Energy Technology Survey: Oklahoma State Agency Interests (2007)

Mass Market
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Post Malone (2019)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Travis Scott (2019)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Nicki Minaj (2019)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: John Legend (2019)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Lil Wayne (2019)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Migos (2020)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Alcia Keys (2020)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Gucci Mane (2020)
Hip Hop & R&B: Culture, Music & Storytelling: Meek Mill (2020)
Careers with Earning Potential: Web Developer (2020)
Infamous Jailbreaks Frank Abagnale (2023)
Infamous Jailbreaks El Chapo (2023)
Infamous Jailbreaks The Texas Seven (2023)
Infamous Jailbreaks John Dillinger (2023)
Infamous Jailbreaks Ted Bundy (2023)
Infamous Jailbreaks Alcatraz (2023)
Dream Cars: Tesla: The Feeling Is Electric (2024)
Dream Cars: Rolls Royce: Innovation and Aspiration (2024)
Dream Cars: Range Rover: The Ultimate in Luxury (2024)
Dream Cars: Bentley: The Best in Its Class (2024)
Dream Cars: Alfa Romeo: A Legacy from Milan (2024)
Dream Cars: Maserati: Italian Style and Performance (2024)

eBook

17 Projects Completed

Carlie L. has authored 16 e-books, also published as hardcover books, as an author for Mason Crest Publishing. She writes the series, Hip-Hop and R & B: Culture, Music and Storytelling, and the "Infamous Jailbreaks" series.

She also authored an e-book on Oklahoma state agencies' interests in renewable industries and technologies. It was published by The University of Oklahoma.

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