Janel Shoun-Smith

One of my biggest joys is crafting writing that will move people to appreciate a new part of the world. I see my writings as my mission to help bring all people closer together. I love learning new things myself, and I can’t wait to share those new discoveries with others in my writing.

Editing

12th September 2019

NASA's Christine Darden Visits Campus

This is an example of typical editing for an article to be posted to the university's website.

3rd September 2019

Michaela Kirk Paves the Way

This is an example of typical editing for an article to be posted to the university's website.

Dr. Gallaher Feature • 28th July 2019

Investing 101: Alumni pay back Dr. G

I edited two speeches to create this alumni-targeted feature on a beloved professor's bout with cancer and the campus response.

Kinesiology • 24th August 2018

Kinesiology and alumnus collaborate to fight brain cancer

This article was originally written by an intern. It needed to be updated, and the focus shifted for later publication in the health sciences magazine.

Lipscomb • 31st August 2018

Nashville has changed in five years

This is an example of typical editing for an article to be posted on the university's website.

Lipscomb Now • 31st August 2018

Commencement behind bars celebrates nine LIFE graduates

This article, written as a breaking news story, needed to be re-written to become a feature in a magazine published well after the event took place.

The Script • 31st August 2018

Examining the drug abuse crisis from different angles

This article was originally written in very academic style. It was re-written to appeal to a mass audience.

Imagine • 31st August 2018

Imagine 2017 celebrates story of redemption

This article was written as a breaking news story by another author. It needed to be edited and re-written for feature publication at a much later date.

Lipscomb Academy • 24th August 2018

Lipscomb Academy Annual Report 2017-18

An example of the typical proof-reading and editing I do on the drafts of publications.

Lipscomb Now • 24th August 2018

Lipscomb Now Summer 2018

An example of typical proof-reading and editing I do on the drafts of the magazines.

School of Nursing • 24th August 2018

School of Nursing launches RN-to-BSN program

This article was edited from a press release to a news brief in an alumni magazine published at a later date.