Hello and welcome to the website of Michelle Locke, an independent writer and editor based in the San Francisco Bay area.
A journalist for 25+ years, I've covered everything from deadly tornadoes in Texas to California's Death Row. I've interviewed the famous -- California Gov. Jerry Brown, director Rob Reiner -- and the almost-famous, like the Woolworth family descendant I found living on food stamps on the California-Oregon border and La Tigressa, the scantily clad logging protester who for a while ran a one-woman "Striptease for the Trees" to save redwoods. True story.
These days I work as a freelancer, writing about topics as diverse as the developments in K-12 curriculum and breakthroughs in biofuels research. My stories appear in magazines and online and I'm often to be found in the pages of major newspapers such as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to covering breaking news and generating news features, I work as a copy editor and take on commercial projects, including case studies, web content and white papers.
Looking for lively, engaging copy? Need someone to whip a piece of existing writing into shape? Drop me a line or call my office at 510-848-9223.
A journalist for 25+ years, I've covered everything from deadly tornadoes in Texas to California's Death Row. I've interviewed the famous -- California Gov. Jerry Brown, director Rob Reiner -- and the almost-famous, like the Woolworth family descendant I found living on food stamps on the California-Oregon border and La Tigressa, the scantily clad logging protester who for a while ran a one-woman "Striptease for the Trees" to save redwoods. True story.
These days I work as a freelancer, writing about topics as diverse as the developments in K-12 curriculum and breakthroughs in biofuels research. My stories appear in magazines and online and I'm often to be found in the pages of major newspapers such as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to covering breaking news and generating news features, I work as a copy editor and take on commercial projects, including case studies, web content and white papers.
Looking for lively, engaging copy? Need someone to whip a piece of existing writing into shape? Drop me a line or call my office at 510-848-9223.
