About P.D. Yoko

Words do matter. When used effectively, they have the potential to move people to action, or paralyze them with fear. For this reason, words have been a passion for P.D. Yoko since elementary school. It was her fourth grade teacher who recognized her ability to convey a story with the emotion and imagery far beyond her years. Her teacher advised Ms. Yoko's parents, ‘much of what she is able to convey is purely intuitive and can not be taught.’

With over twenty years of experience, P.D. Yoko utilizes her intuitive writing and editing skills to assist individuals and companies with their writing needs. Her abilities have earned her the reference “quick study” by her clients, editors and publishers. Her expertise to understand a company's methodology, product and services or to recognize a publications’ target audience is a respected trait that her clients value.
 
Such publications as The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Focus Magazine, The Tennessean, The Daily News Journal, and Sustainable Land Development Today Magazine, just to name a few, have utilized her journalism skills in producing articles that inform and educate, as well as inspire and even amuse.

Ms. Yoko also writes novellas, short stories, essays and some poetry published under a pseudonym. Her work has appeared at several Writer's Conferences in the United States.  Many of her opinion editorials have been presented in various news publications.  She is also the contributor to three blog sites.

When she isn’t writing, she enjoys her family and their passion for hiking, golf, dogs, historic architecture preservation and classic automobiles.

Achievements

  ►  Alumni of Memphis State University (University of Memphis), Memphis, TN with a BFA in Arts/Communications.

  ►  Member of the National Writers Union.

  ►  Media coordinator/ ghost writer for country music and Christian recording artists.

  ►  Creative work has appeared numerous times at the Midwest Writer’s Conference, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

  ►  Former online writer/moderator for Catholic Online on Sanctity of Life issues.

  ►  Accomplished computer skills include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9, Microsoft Expressions Web and Wordpress.