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Yuwanda Black
Riverdale, GA, USA
Member since: 8/29/2008


Credentials

Professional Profile

Yuwanda Black is a freelance writer, self-published author and web entrepreneur.
She is the publisher of InkwellEditorial.com: The Authority Site on How to Start a Successful Freelance Writing Career.

Ms. Black has been in the publishing industry since 1987. She owned and operated Inkwell Editorial, an editorial staffing agency in New York City, from 1996-2004. She repositioned the business as an online information portal for freelance writers and other creative professionals in December 2004.

In 2000, she wrote and developed a Chicago-style copyediting course, which was attended by individuals and Fortune 500 executives alike. Ms. Black also wrote and taught a web development and marketing course at Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City in 2001.

Writing Credentials

Yuwanda has published 10 e-books, a freelance writing e-course and hundreds of articles on small business, real estate, freelance writing and marketing. Ms. Black wrote and self-syndicated a small business column to eight on- and offline outlets in 2002-2003, including Greater Diversity News; The Mississippi Link; The New York Christian Times; Houston Style; Caribbean Life; and UrbanVoicesOnline.com. 

A serial entrepreneur, Yuwanda has been featured in magazines, newspapers and online outlets nationwide, among them: Entrepreneur.com's small business magazine Be Your Own Boss and The Wall Street Journal's RealEstateJournal.com.

Education

Yuwanda holds an AA in English (MCC, Bradenton, FL); a BA in Sociology (Hunter College, NYC); and completed one year of course study towards an MA in Criminal Justice (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC).

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