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A Novel Friend is the "love child" of Trisha J. Wooldridge. Since her grammar school days of proudly running home to read vocabulary sentences to her mother, Trisha knew that writing would be a major part of her life. She spent high school editing
the school paper, then attended UMass Dartmouth and completed a double Commonwealth Scholar Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and history, adding a minor in Spanish within the 4-year program. When life forced her away from writing studies or careers, she found ways to work in the
magic of words. In retail management, stolen moments were spent proofreading signage and scribbling fiction or poetry on receipt paper. Between customer service calls at a financial |
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firm, she edited company guidelines and contracts, as well as hand-wrote her first fantasy novel.In 2005, she finally followed her heart and moved to a freelance lifestyle. Her first professional publications were stories about the Bay State Equine Rescue (BSER).
These clips and membership in the Editorial Freelancers Association led her to Phoenix Media, where she became a regular food writer for three different publications. By 2007, she had become the head of media relations for the BSER, joined New England Equine Rescues (NEER) as a media relations contact,
and was contracted by Massachusetts Horse as a permanent columnist, advertising representative and proofreader. When not writing about food or horses, Trisha researches local ghost stories and interviews Goth and Metal bands for Withersin magazine.
In fiction, Trisha is currently marketing eight short stories. Her first Young Adult science-fiction novel is circulating among beta readers, and she is finishing final edits on a co-authored urban fantasy thriller before submission to agents.
Trish has always adored science-fiction and fantasy – books, movies, television, or role-playing games. While she regularly writes in these genres, she was particularly delighted when, in 2006, she had the opportunity to edit the text and dialogue for the Dungeons &
Dragons Online MMORG (massive-multiplayer online role-playing game). Additionally, she co-moderates the online writers group and writers’ network, DragonWriters, composed of classmates from the ongoing workshops by A.C. Crispin at Dragon*Con, Atlanta. She is also an active member of Broad Universe, an
organization promoting women’s achievements in speculative and genre fiction.
She rounds out her writing and editing career by tutoring online for Smarthinking.com. where she enjoys sharing her passion for the written word with students of all ages, in both English and Spanish. Currently, she also assists in online course development for Smarthinking and edits course web content.
Trish calls herself
A Novel Friend because she believes that a good relationship is at the heart of any business, but especially when working with writing. Some writers share their soul on paper while others find writing painstakingly difficult. A
Novel Friend treats subjects, assignments, clients and their words as friends--with respect, care and dignity.
