About FLR Communications

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FLR Communications, founded in 1998 by freelance writer and marketing communications professional Faye Rapoport DesPres, M.S., M.F.A. (also published under the byline Faye Rapoport), is dedicated to providing the highest quality creative communications services for businesses, organizations and writers nationwide. Faye does writing, editing and proofreading for creative and professional book manuscripts, PR materials, newsletters, blogs, marketing pieces and more. Faye also handles social media marketing campaigns for clients (Facebook and Twitter), and is available for one-on-one tutoring sessions, or to teach classes, on using Social Media to promote your business, book and/or writing career. She is also part of a network of creative freelance professionals who can combine their talents to meet organizational clients' needs.

FLR's current and recent/past work includes:

Freelance journalism (including articles published in The New York Times)
Editing a memoir by author and Congressional candidate Donald Hussey, which was published as "Ticket to Ride: The Promise of America"
Line-editing a memoir by paralympic cyclist Paul Martin, which was published as "One Man's Leg"
Writing weekly blog posts on a variety of topics for an eco-friendly home cleaning company and a kitchen and appliance company
Writing press releases for a nationally franchised home cleaning company and numerous other businesses
Spearheading the social media marketing efforts of Aetrex Worldwide, an international pedorthic and comfort footwear company, and producing a weekly e-newsletter for Aetrex titled "The Pedorthic Newswire"
Tutoring in social media
Teaching adult education courses on "Writing the Personal Essay" and other topics related to creative writing
Proofreading multiple website pages on a variety of health-related topics for a major health care agency in New York City
Creating and maintaining Twitter accounts and Facebook pages for a gifts company and a lighting company
Proofreading a 30-page business plan for a local client to eliminate typos and grammatical errors
Producing website content for local businesses
Editing notes into prose format for a book being penned by a prominent psychologist
Writing headlines and summarizing major news stories on a daily basis for Smartbrief, a Washington, D.C. company that produces daily industry association e-newsletters

Operating near Boston, Massachusetts, FLR Communications has worked with clients throughout the United States, from New York to California. The results speak for themselves: we have happy clients who return with new projects time and again. Please contact Faye Rapoport DesPres at "fayerd (at) gmail.com" for more information.