Joy Parks has nearly 30 years of experience in writing reviews, interviews, profiles and articles for magazines, newspapers and other publications. In addition, for the past two decades, she has worked in marketing communications as a copywriter and branding strategist, as both a freelancer and in senior creative staff positions at graphic design studios, publishing houses, communications firms and advertising agencies. Her work has been recognized with local, national and international awards. Other gigs include working as a senior copywriter at the in-house agency of a major software developer, and editor and promotions manager at a children's publishing company. She has ghost-written c...