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Michelle Moro Parkerton

Experienced freelance copywriter with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment and real estate industries. Strong media and communication professional skilled in journalism, magazines, newspapers, AP Stylebook, and storytelling. 

My Services

My content as a professional writer and editor has appeared in print media, on social media, in marketing materials, and on websites such as Parade.com. Sunny Shelly Ink’s range of services includes:

• News Stories
• Press Releases
• Employee Biographies
• Advertising Copy
• Line Editing
• Proofreading
• Entertainment Reporting 
• Feature Interviews/Human Interest Stories/Book Reviews

Under my New Jersey minority certification (SBE/WBE), I am approved under the NAICS code 711510: Independent Artists, Writers, Performers.

About Me

I am a freelance writer and editor based in New Jersey with over 25 years of experience in consumer entertainment, online content, and copywriting. My diverse background includes reporting and editing under tight deadlines, overseeing national advertising campaigns, conducting celebrity interviews, and producing photo shoots.

The Krazy Coupon Lady •

Cheap Pumpkin Patch Near Me: 2022 Deals|

Googling pumpkin patch near me? You’re not alone. It’s pumpkin season, and everyone’s in search of a local pumpkin patch. I don’t know about you, but I love everything about this time of year. From pumpkin spice products to watching It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown with my kids. You know what else I love? Spending a crisp, fall afternoon at a local pumpkin patch with my family to pick out that perfect gourd to decorate our front porch.

But spending a day at a pumpkin patch can get costly.
Soaps In Depth •

Chad Duell Opens up About His Split From Courtney Hope

For five years, Chad Duell (Michael, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and Courtney Hope (Sally, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) were soapdom’s real-life supercouple. Fans followed them on social media as they took hikes with their collective dogs, built a beautiful home together, got engaged, and then got married on Oct. 23 in a lavish, red-and-black gothic-themed affair. Then, sadly, less than two months after they tied the knot, the couple quietly separated, leaving their fans crushed and understandably wondering
Soaps In Depth •

Maurice Benard Opens up About Adopting His Daughter, Heather

The most recent guest to sit down with GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Maurice Benard (Sonny) on his weekly State of Mind YouTube series was one who is very special to the actor: his daughter, Heather. Back in 2008, the GH star and his wife, Paula, adopted Heather (who was then 15) after her and Paula’s mother unexpectedly passed away. During the candid father/daughter chat, Heather opened up about her life before she came to be part of the Benard family — and her dad tearfully recalled the “most beautiful”
Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays •

BookTok Alert! Why Author Colleen Hoover Is Trending on TikTok—And All the CoHo Books That You Should Read!

If you are a reader of contemporary romance, young adult, or women’s fiction, then there’s a pretty good chance that you have read at least one book by author Colleen Hoover since she self-published her debut novel, Slammed, back in 2012. Since then, Hoover has become one of the industry’s most prolific authors, publishing more than 20 books in multiple genres in less than a decade, repeatedly landing on the New York Times Best Sellers list, and earning numerous Goodreads Choice Awards nominatio
Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays •

Everything You Need To Know About Christmas Card Etiquette—Like How to Make Your Last Name Plural!

Christmastime is here! That wonderful season where we deck the halls, trim the tree, watch endless corny made-for-TV holiday movies, and put Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” on repeat! Oh, yes, and send out Christmas cards!

The time-honored tradition of exchanging Christmas cards with family and friends is one that many of us enjoy. It’s a thrill like no other to go to the mailbox each day in December and see those glorious card envelopes instead of just a pile of junk mail. We
Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays •

All Your Elin Hilderbrand Questions Answered—Why She's Retiring, How Many More Books She’ll Write, and Her Books In Order!

The book lovers of the world let out a collective gasp when best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand—considered the queen of “beach reads”—revealed that she would be retiring from book writing in 2024. After all, Hilderbrand has been publishing a winter book and a summer book each year for the better part of a decade, each one as deliciously decadent as the last, full of imperfectly perfect characters, intrigue, drama. Typically set in the author’s beloved Nantucket, Massachusetts, or some other tro

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