Welcome
Explore my professional and creative writing work throughout my college experience at Missouri State University.
About
My name is Gabrielle Burns
I am a Professional Writing major and an English minor at Missouri State University. I enjoy improving documents to ensure accessibility for their readers by providing concise content and thoughtful design. I am set to graduate in the Spring of 2026 with certificates in workplace writing and scientific writing. I hope that you enjoy my work!
Professional Writing
Proposal to Alzheimer's Foundation of America
This proposal was completed during my grant writing course in October 2025. This showcases my ability to conduct accurate research and persuasively present it. This proposal follows a letter format, and this was a new concept to me. I am proud of this piece because of the professionalism it carries while evoking emotion.
Information Interview Memorandum
This memorandum was created to showcase the content learned through conducting an information interview for my Career Focused Writing course. This piece highlights my abilities to properly format a memorandum, effectively translate information, and organize content appropriately. This piece was completed in October 2025.
Document and Audience Analysis Memorandum
This memorandum is from my professional editing course and was completed in November 2025. I chose this document because it highlights my ability to analyze documents and audiences. My writing courses have taught me the importance of these skills when editing documents.
Editing
Stylesheet
This stylesheet was completed for my Professional Editing course in April 2025. I chose to include this because it is important to be familiar with how to use styles to ensure consistency in the format. Stylesheets allow companies to have cohesive documents, regardless of who writes them.
Index
This index was created in my professional editing class in April 2025. I chose to highlight this document because it showcases my ability to create an index. This skill requires the ability to identify key terms and maintain consistency.
Editing Agreement
This editing agreement was created in February 2025 for my Professional Editing course. This skill enables me to connect with clients and have an established agreement before editing the document.
