Writing experience
ATTN: Anyone visiting here from/for the Mt. Hermon
Christian Writing Conference... Greetings! I realize this page
doesn't tell you much about my current writing (or even link to my
blogs/sites)... but it will. The year 2010 marks the beginning of "moving
forward" with the many writing projects that have lain dormant, scattered
around the Net or my hard drives in various stages of completion. In
the meantime, this summary of my past experience may give you a few
pieces of the picture.
. . .
Expressing myself in writing has been a love of my life since childhood. I regaled my teachers with stories. Every employer since age 14 has gained the benefit of my corporate writing skills, in one way or another. I've published Web content since 1995.
Traditional freelance submission to print publications has not been my primary pursuit, but I'm starting to pursue those opportunities as I develop content that belongs in that medium.
See my freelance writing resumé for details (MS Word or PDF) and enjoy the samples below.
Newsletters
I've enjoyed contributing to and/or publishing newsletters of various types. One of my favorites was the CIA (Change In Action) e-newsletter I wrote at SureWest Communications during my time as a business process analyst.
- Issue 1: The Manifesto
- Issue 2: Partners & Dangerous Learning
- Issue 3: The 5 Why's
- Issue 4: Do you need to sharpen your ax?
- Issue 5: The Power of Choice
- Issue 6: How clear is your future-vision?
- Issue 7: Loyalty to the truth
- Issue 8: Creative Tension
Article writing
Non-fiction how-to articles, informational pieces (generally Internet-related), personal experience articles. I have published articles online, in print trade journals and magazines, and in local newspapers.
- Keys to Successful Internet Marketing - The Forum, 2000
- The Smart Executive's Guide to Internet Trends - The Forum, 2001
- Search Engines vs. Directories: What's the Difference?
- PlacerWeb.com, 1999
Marketing copy
Print and online business marketing materials, scripts for spoken material
Technical writing
Software manuals, online help, procedural documentation, process specifications
Product Reviews
These computer game reviews were published in a computer gaming e-zine.
Other
- Fiction - Short stories, novel(s), comic and movie scripts
- Poetry - Free verse and form poetry (sonnets, etc.), greeting cards
- Songwriting - Worship songs, children's songs
More examples will be added to this page eventually. For now, please email me if you are interested in a particular writing skill.