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Marianne Scott’s writing has elicited these editor comments:
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“Marianne Scott is literate, entertaining and always professional. She's every editor's dream free-lancer.”
Daniel Spurr, editor-at-large, Professional BoatBuilder; research editor, Good Old Boat; former senior editor, Cruising World; former editor, Practical Sailor; and book author.
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“I’ve worked with Marianne for over four years, first as editor of Pacific Yachting and currently as editor of Mariner Life. In that time she has stood out as one of those writers who makes an editor’s job easy: She has an eye for good story angles, a knack for digging up interesting details and an ability to make subjects come to life on the page. Combined with an impeccable record for delivering clean copy on time, what editor could complain?”
Simon Hill, editor, Mariner Life; former editor, Pacific Yachting
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“Marianne is a wonderful writer. In her work for Diabetes Dialogue, she consistently manages to transform often dry medical facts into interesting and engaging prose that our readers can not only understand but also apply to their lives. I’m very pleased to have her as a regular contributor.”
Elizabeth Garel, editor, Diabetes Dialogue
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Marianne Scott, author, photographer
Fourteen months. Twelve-thousand nautical miles.
Nearly a decade
ago, Marianne Scott crossed the Pacific Ocean on a 35-foot sailboat with her husband, David. |
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This adventure changed the focus of her extensive writing experience—today, she concentrates on sea-related topics, people and places.
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The yachting and travel magazines that carry Marianne’s work are published in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. Some of her many profiles of people with lives connected to the water are featured in her book, Naturally Salty — Coastal Characters of the Pacific Northwest, published by Heritage House’s Touchwood Editions in 2003.
Her nautical profiles appear regularly in Good Old Boat, International Yachtsman, Dinghy Sailor, Northwest Yachting and Pacific Yachting. Marianne’s marine articles cover such topics as life aboard Capt. Cook’s Endeavour, watch keeping, hitching rides on other people’s yachts, boat maintenance, hypothermia, electronic charts, ecological cruises, marine insurance and boating safety. She’s also met and interviewed scores of people influential in the boating industry, including renowned yacht builders, designers and naval architects.
Her megayacht reviews appear in Showboats International, Yachts International, Boats International USA and UK, and the coffee table book, Megayachts USA 2004.
Although Marianne focuses on marine and travel-related writing, other subjects regularly pique her interest. She contributes a column as well as research features to Diabetes Dialogue. Recently, she wrote about Tania Miller, the youngest Canadian to conduct a major Canadian orchestra, the Victoria Symphony.
Marianne has taught dozens of workshops on clear writing, plain English, grammar and punctuation. She is also the former editor of Home Business Report, a magazine for home-based businesses.
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Marianne moved to the United States in her teens, and then to Canada two decades ago. She has also resided in France and is fluent in English, French, and Dutch. She earned her B.A. and M.A. from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from Michigan State in French language and literature. Her graduate training and multiple language skills are helpful in researching articles and meeting people around the world.
Marianne is a member of Boating Writers International and the Canadian Association of Journalists.
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| Sunday afternoon in the Gulf Islands. |
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| Vancouver’s Yaletown, once a warehouse district, now attracts a fashionable crowd. |
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See no evil.
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| Saturday market on Salt Spring Island. |
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| A modern barbershop Indian. |
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