In addition to writing fiction, I’ve also worked at writing various forms of non-fiction since 1992. This page highlights that work and includes some writing samples from each area.
- My resume (PDF)
- My LinkedIn profile
- My Elance profile
Features Writing
While I worked as an editor at the Raleigh News & Observer, I also wrote some feature stories for the paper, including the following samples:
- An Homage to Black Baseball, a preview of a Negro Leagues exhibit (PDF)
- This Joke’s For You, an overview of comedy clubs in the Raleigh area (PDF)
- The Trip to a New World, the nuts and bolts of hockey for southerners (PDF)
- When Talent and Vision Overcome Youth and Inexperience, a book review (PDF)
Online Articles and Related Work
- The Hardest Part at the Bull Spec website (writing yourself into a corner, and getting out of that corner)
- Homework Every Day at the Black Gate website (writing stories editors want)
- 10 Tips to Better Productivity at the Black Gate website (how to get your butt in the chair and avoid distractions)
- Tips for Readers at the UnWrecked Press website
- Trees and Saplings at this website
- Rolling Down the Roads at this website
- Free Fiction Friday posts at this web site (excerpts of my stories, which were free for a week and are now on sale as ebooks)
Website Content
In addition to this website, I also wrote the content for the following websites:
- UnWrecked Press
- In Maps & Legends (with Niki Smith)
Tutorials
While I was creating ebooks of my novels, stories, and the digital comic I created with Niki Smith, I took copious notes so I could put together the following how-to books:
Feel free to contact me if you would like to review either of the above ebooks in its entirety, as a PDF, ePub, MOBI, or DOC file.
Technical Writing
I’ve done work for Lenovo, Siebel, NetIQ, and a software startup called Visitar, to name a few, as well as contract work at GlaxoSmithKline, Tech Resource Group, and IBM. Below are some samples of my technical writing work:
- Module Builder user guide (PDF)
- Release Notes for VoIP-integrated software (PDF)
- VoIP-integrated software administrator’s guide (PDF)
- eAuction user guide (PDF)
I have also created extensive online Help systems for standalone user interfaces as well as merged Help for larger, enterprise-level software. Feel free to contact me for samples.
Press Releases
At various points in my fiction-writing career, I had to create and send out announcements in the form of press releases. Here are a couple samples:
- Sixth Issue of Groundbreaking Digital Comic IN MAPS & LEGENDS Releases (PDF)
- Award-Winning Area Writer to Read from and Sign Copies of His Story from Acclaimed Anthology (PDF)
Teaching Fiction Writing
I’ve taught live courses as well as online courses focusing on how to write and sell fiction. Here are some sample courses:
