Wendy Weitzel
Writer and editor
About Wendy
Wendy Weitzel is a business news columnist, freelance writer and editor. She's a longtime journalist and former managing editor of The Davis (Calif.) Enterprise.
She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sacramento State, and more than 30 years of editing, writing and design experience.
She loves to help businesses and individuals create clean, clear communications.
Connect with Wendy:
Stewart Savage Photography, 2023
Services
Wendy's hourly fees are competitive and affordable. There are no hidden charges or complicated contracts. Let her help you with:
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Public relations, press releases and other publicity outreach
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Freelance news, feature, business and travel stories
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Proofreading and copy editing of nonfiction works
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Obituary writing
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Photography and photo editing
Experience:
Wendy's worked for daily community newspapers as a columnist, editor, writer and page designer. She's been the front-page editor of The Davis Enterprise, The (Stockton) Record and (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat. She served on an editorial board, meeting with local and state leaders and representing the newspaper at community events. Recent work experience includes press, website and social media communications for the Davis Farmers Market, Davis Downtown Business Association, city of Davis, local nonprofits, UC Davis and local businesses.
Specialties:
Wendy thinks all writing should be clear, succinct and jargon-free. She's great at breaking down technical information into simple terms.
Software knowledge:
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Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign and Photoshop
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Microsoft Office applications, including Word and PowerPoint
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WordPress, Wix, Constant Contact, Mailchimp and other web-based apps
Kudos
I worked with Wendy for many years during her time as managing editor of The Davis Enterprise. Deeply committed to community life, Wendy was receptive, helpful and fully engaged whenever I approached her with an idea or project. She's also savvy and very smart. In my experience, Wendy is a true professional and a delight to work with.
Wendy,
We have found that just about every person we know in Davis reads your column. We've been getting a lot of great response from the nice piece you ran about us, and we just wanted to say thank you again.
Joey and Rachel Vida,
Super Owl Brewing owners
This is outstanding, Wendy. I imagined it to be great, but not this great! Really nice work that you guys did. Good eyes for design!
Autumn Labbe-Renault,
Davis Media Access
executive director
Andre Janitzky,
Landscape artist,
upon completion
of his new website
Comings
& Goings
Business column
Since 2001, Wendy has written the Comings & Goings business column, keeping Yolo County residents informed about the Comings & Goings of local stores and restaurants. It originated when she was managing editor at The Davis Enterprise. In May 2024, it moved to Substack, at ComingsandGoings.news.
Archive Enterprise columns are available here.
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