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Writing Portfolio


Here's a selection of the writing I've done for clients and publishers in recent years. This is a representative sample rather than a complete list.
Books & E-Books
Published Writing (selected) PDF
Rowman & Littlefield: publisher
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Coming Soon ... ​Biomedical Science Professionals: A Practical Career Guide
Ghost Writing for Clients: E-books, self-published books
Clients names are withheld per confidentiality agreements for these projects:
  • Fresh and Saltwater Fishing rewrite
  • 10 miniguides to U.S. states (California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas)
  • Sports Tips: Basketball and Golf rewrite
  • The Beginner’s Guide to Yoga rewrite
  • The Secrets of Latin-American Dance rewrite
  • Your Guide to Health and Fitness rewrite
  • Learn to Draw rewrite
  • Learn to Paint rewrite
  • Putting the OPP in OPPortunity
  • The Residual Cash Plan: How to Make Money Online
  • Internet marketing glossary
  • The (Almost) Stress-Free Guide to Moving
Marketing & Business Writing
Bios and Profiles
Carlos Galvan, chair, arts organization
Meg Petersen, distinguished teaching award
​Muriel S. , CPA
Profiles in Excellence (distinguished university faculty and staff)
Wendy Palmquist, distinguished teaching award

Marketing & Advertising Copy for print or web
American Cleaning (copy)
​Camerata New England (copy and site design)
CybarWorks 
spiff sheet and postcards text
Hefty Headlines
"How to be a Testing Hero" (advertorial)
The Budget Expert (web copy including bio)
Trusted Property Solutions basic brochure/web text

Product Descriptions
​Jamie Oliver Glass
Bella Cookware
​A19 catalog copy for lighting fixtures

Video Scripts
​Swimming pool cleaning product
Energy systems companyenergy_systems_video_script.pdf
Journalism & Other Writing
ArtYop! Blog
  • Lucia LaVilla-Havelin’s Family Stories, April 1, 2019
  • Makeba Kedem-DuBose: In the Red, March 1, 2019
  • May the Bluebird of Happiness Make a Nest in Your Hair: Cilla Sheehan, February 8, 2019
  • “Donna Dodson and the Match of the Matriarchs,” July 28, 2018
  • "The Child, the Dove, and Jerry Saltz," May 21, 2018
  • “Rooms of Their Own: Jerry Russo's Artist Studio Project,” April 8, 2018
  • “Carole Groenke and Her Water, Her Future,” March 3, 
  • “Dayna Talbot: Taking Hold of Right Now,” January 12, 2018
  • “Positive Defiance: Abiu Daniel Benavides,” November 26, 2017 
  • “What I Wish I’d Said,” November 3, 2017

Artscope Magazine
"Functional or Fanciful? Pete Brown's Sculptural Conglomerations," September/October 2018
“Jong-Yoon Kim: On the Border of 2D and 3D,” artist profile, March/April 2018
“Shandra McLane: The World in Glass,” artist profile, May/June 2017
“It’s Only Natural: Debra Claffey Waxes Poetic,” artist profile, May/June 2016
“Gail Smuda: Don’t Judge a Book,” artist profile, March/April 2016
“Photography Is Just the Beginning: Lia Rothstein at Aidron Duckworth Museum” review, May/June 2015 
“Mystical, Meditative, Mirthful: CoSo's New Members Are for Real” review (cover story), January/February 2015
“Medley: Derryfield Goes for the Gold” review, November/December 2014 
“Time, Transformation, & Tactility” review, September/October 2014 
“You Can Get There from Here: An Art Tour of I-93 in New Hampshire” art tour of New Hampshire, May/June 2014 
“Art and Play: Studio 550 Says ‘Relax!’” featured art center, January/February 2014 
“A Center Is Born: Kickstarting the Fulcrum Arts Center in Brattleboro” featured art center, November/December 2013
“Hands On Nature: Laura Morrison’s Organic, Procreative, Fiber Sculptures,” artist profile, November/December 2013 
“This Is Water,” review, September/October 2013
artist profile, July/August 2013
“Word and Image,” review, May/June 2013
“13 for 2013: Annette Mitchell” artist profile, March/April 2013

Other Arts Writing
Curator’s Statement, “A Little Abstracted,” Twiggs Gallery, April–May 2017
“An Interview with Elizabeth D’Amico,” artist profile, August 31, 2017 (WCANH blog)
“Alumni in the Arts,” Plymouth Magazine, Winter/Spring 2014
Curator’s Statement, MOMMA exhibition, Silver Center for the Arts, Karl Drerup Art Gallery exhibitions program, Plymouth State University, February 2014

Other Journalism
“The Value of a View” article on research into perceptions on the value of a view conducted by the Center for the Environment at Plymouth State University, Plymouth Magazine, Spring/Summer 2013
“Empty Nest Syndrome” article in Bird Watchers’ Digest, May/June 2010
“Untangling the Web of Eating Disorders: PSU’s Eating Disorders Institute presents 7th Eating Disorders Clinic,” article, 2016
“The Museum of the White Mountains” article on new museum at Plymouth State University for Plymouth Magazine, Winter 2012/2013 
“Another Way to Serve” article on Iraq veteran founding organization for veterans at Plymouth State University, for Plymouth Magazine, Fall 2012 
“Plymouth State University: A University for the Heart of New Hampshire” Heart of New Hampshire Magazine, December 2004

Some of my favorite stories from Plymouth Magazine (as editor 2000-2007)
“Bringing Libraries into the Internet Age” (with Christopher M. Williams) cover feature, Winter 2007
“Renaissance Woman” cover feature Sara Jayne Steen, 14th president of Plymouth State University, Fall 2006
“Solar Mates,” Fall 2006
“A Win-Win-Win Situation” cover feature, Fall 2005
“The Education of Leo Sandy” cover feature, Spring 2005
“Chair-Man of the Beach,” Summer 2004
“A Trunk Full of History,” Summer 2004
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