Various Publications, from magazine articles to blog posts to contest mentions and wins

• 2002 – two devotionals in a ladies’ magazine.
• 2005 – nonfiction short story in Faith Writer’s Teen Truth section.
• 2006 – third place Editor’s Choice themed contest winner. Promise with a Letter published in Faith Writers anthology Come Away with Me.
• 2013 – writing internship with Answers Magazine. Three publications: Online Promotional for July-Sept. 2013 issue and two editorial articles for the Impact section of the Oct.-Dec. 2013 issue.
• 2013 – write-up in PCC’s Update about my professional writing internship.
• 2014 – finalist for and won PCC’s Original Narrative Fiction Commencement Contest, a short WWII historical fiction story, “Puddle of Remorse.”
• 2014 – nonfiction personal essay highly commended for July’s Faith Writers Writing Challenge.
• 2015 – WWII historical fiction short story “Puddle of Remorse” published in PCC’s student literary publication Fountains.
• 2015 – placed number fifteen in Faith Writers Page Turner Fiction Contest (To Protect, WWI novel).
• 2017 – mentioned on author David Rawlings’s website. (Author of The Baggage Handler, Christy Award 2019)
• 2017 – “Obsession of 130 Hats,” a nonfiction personal essay in Fountains. (Purchase copies at the Campus Store.)
• 2017 – “Graze in Security,” a devotional for the Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Summer Network News. 
• 2017 – “Three Steps to Start Your Freelance Business,” an article for PEN Tips Blog.
• 2017 – “Working Deadlines Through the Holidays,” an article for PEN Tips Blog.
• 2018-Current. Blogger for Almost an Author, under The Picky Pen. Website named Writer’s Digest Top 100 Websites. Various topics on self editing. Fiction and nonfiction.
• 2018 – guest blogger for several websites, including Heroes, Heroines, and History, Kathleen Denly, Historical Fiction and HIStory Thru the Ages.
• 2018 – wrote back-cover and marketing copy for Planned from the Start devotional, companion to Unplanned, the major feature film coming nationwide to US theaters March 2019.
• September 2019 – contributed nonfiction essay “The Meaning of an Heirloom” in The Horse of My Dreams: True Stories of the Horses We Love, available from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
• 2019 – line edited blog post article, Redemption Press Editing Offers Competitive Edge to Authors.

 Interviews & Conference Speaking

• September 2018. Write NOW! Workshop Podcast, host Kitty Bucholtz, Editing with Style. https://podcast.writenowworkshop.com/098i-self-editing-style-interview-tisha-martin/.
• October 2018. Two breakout sessions at Breathe Christian Writers Conference, Just Beginning: Self-Editing Your Way to Success and Moving Along: Navigating the Psychological Mysteries of Self-Editing.
• February 2019. Two breakout sessions for FlourishWriters Online Writers Conference. Self-editing for Writers.
• May 2019. Co-taught Author Bootcamp 1.0 with managing editor of Redemption Press. Elements of Great Writing: Microstructure and Macrostructure. Nonfiction.
• June 2019. ACFW Indiana Chapter meeting. First Page Editing Panel. LIVE Evaluation.
• August 2019. Two breakout sessions for FlourishWriters Online Writing Conference, Encore Presentation, one week only. Self-editing for Writers. *In 2019, the FlourishWriters conferences reached over 20,000 writers.*
• October 2019. Co-taught Author Bootcamp 2.0 with managing editor of Redemption Press. Elements of Great Writing: Microstructure and Macrostructure. Fiction and nonfiction.
  January 2020. Breakout session for FlourishWriters Online Writing Conference. Self-Editing Your Fiction Writing.
• June 2020. Breakout session for FlourishWriters LIVE Conference. Finding the Felt Need. 
• June 2020. FlourishWriters LIVE Conference. Presented two manuscript evaluations: fiction and nonfiction. First Five Pages.
• June 2020. ACFW Indiana Chapter. Online meeting. Escape the Slush Pile. First page review.
• June 2020. Podcast guest for The Professional Writer Podcast, Laura Christianson at Blogging Bistro. Recipe for An Almost-Perfect Manuscript and Three Ways A Professional Editor Provides Value.
• April 2021. Presentation to Professional Writing college senior graduates. Risk & Reward of Freelance Editing.
• November 2021. ACFW Indiana Chapter. Online meeting. Panel: Development Editing.
• Upcoming … 2022. ACFW Indiana Chapter. TBD

Clients Who Have Placed in Prestigious Writing Contests

• Cathryn Swallia, writing as C.F. Gannett. Historical romance, ACFW’s First Impressions. 2018; Historical fiction, third place in West Coast Christian Writer’s Conference First Page contest. 2019
• Brianna Tibbetts. Children’s, fantasy, Realm Makers. 2020
• Michele McCarthy. Picture Book, Selah Awards finalist. 2020
• Jolene Saunders. He’s Worth the Wait. Nonfiction memoir/devotional. Selah Awards finalist. 2020
• Christine T. Rose. Life Beyond #MeToo: Creating a Safer World for Our Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters & Friends. Finalist in the Best New Nonfiction category of the International Book Awards. 2021

My Three Professional Portfolios: Fiction/Children’s Editing; Nonfiction Editing; Back-cover Copy

• Take me to all three portfolios