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When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I'm a writer. Then they typically say: "Really? What do you write?" I usually get about three words out of my mouth before they bust in with something like, "You know, I'm SO glad we ran into each other because people ALWAYS tell me I should write a book because my life has been so FASCINATING that you just wouldn't BELIEVE it and the stories I could tell you, we REALLY need to get together SOON and, and, and ..." Uh huh. Or they say the most dreaded statement of all: "HEY, I wrote a book a while back but haven't done anything with it, maybe you could read it over and let me know what you think!" 

Let me assure you that when I hear either of those statements
, I know it is time to 
R  U  N  !

So, back to me. I'm a contract author for several major publishers of nonfiction educational books. If you want to take a look at some of the books I've written, check this out. But be warned: there are lots of color photos so if you connect to the Internet through a dial-up connection, the page may not finish loading until sometime in 2025.

Oh yes, I almost forgot another book in my history called Grand Rapids: The City That Works, for which I was the profile writer. 


My work is mostly books but it isn't all books. Here are some other things I've written over the years:

newspaper articleshere are a few (you'll need the acrobat reader; if you don't have it click here to download it).

career profiles:  

advertising
 
attorney
banking

chef

computer animator
(featuring Dylan Brown from Pixar)
CPA

electrician

environmental conservationist
horticulturist 
metal casting
pilot
pipefitter

physician assistant
police officer
sports announcer
(featuring Brent Ashcroft of WXMI FOX-17)
radio personality
(featuring my dear sister-friend and BFF, Britta)

adshere are a few:
Foremost Insurance

I've also written too many of these to count:
newsletters
radio commercials

corporate brochures and case studies
direct-mailers
press releases and other PR materials
executive speeches and presentations

What? You bothered to read all the way to the bottom? I am truly impressed!