How bylines sold me on a writing career.

In my many years as a writer, I have completed hundreds of individual assignments, but my writing career really began with magazines. Although the following list is not complete, it gives you a feel for my range and versatility.

General Publications

• Bible Truth
• Discovery Magazine
• Family Weekly (now Parade)
• Hearthstone
• Kalamazoo Review
• Mechanix Illustrated
• Plant Engineering (ghost written)
• Senior Exchange
• Seventeen Magazine
• Straight
• The Argus

Travel/Outdoor Publications

• Alaska Magazine
• Bicycling
• Bike World
• Camper Coachman
• Camping Journal
• Carefree Days in West Michigan
• Community Voices (biweekly travel column)
• Family Motor Coaching
• Guide to Cross Country Skiing
• Michigan Out-of-Doors
• Michigan Sportsman
• Milepost (Alaska Magazine‘s Guidebook)
• Trailer Life
• South County Commercial Express (publication of the Kalamazoo Gazette – five years of weekly travel columns)
• Trails Away
• Travel/Holiday
• Wheels Afield
• Woodall’s Trailer & RV Travel

Education Publications

• American School & University
• Education Digest
• Instructor Magazine
• Kentucky School Journal
• Learning Magazine
• Michigan School Board Journal
• School Management
• Teacher Magazine
• The Creative Teacher
• The Educational Informer
• Today’s Catholic Teacher
• Today’s Education
• Wisconsin Journal of Education

Classroom Materials

• Dealing with Emergencies
• Geographic Awareness
• How to Fill Out a Job Application
• Job Interview: Step by Step Procedures
• Pet Care
• Poison Prevention
• Practical Reading Skills
• Social Environment (People)

Books

• Directory of Unique Museums (Oryx Press)
• Hanging by a Thread: The Erosion of the Golden Rule in America (Ghost written – Advantage Business)

But magazines were only the beginning …

As you can see from the list below, I have also written for companies with products and services in a very broad range of industries and markets. Such wide experience means I have a huge database of interconnected knowledge and expertise.

General Industries

• Automotive
• Aviation history
• Avionics
• Building materials
• Commercial and consumer spray equipment
• Commercial floor maintenance equipment
• Consumer products
• Economic development
• Financial services
• Gas and electric utilities
• Industrial machines and equipment
• Industrial pumps
• Industrial robots
• Marine accessories
• Paper recycling equipment
• Recreational vehicles
• Tourism
• Transportation seating
• Vending equipment
• Wire and wiredrawing equipment

Health Care: Patient Education materials

• Alopecia Areata
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Dental Medicine
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Navigated Surgery
• Surgical Spine
• Wellness
• Women’s Health

Industrial: Steam Specialty Equipment

• Compressed air drain traps
• Condensate recovery equipment
• Heat transfer equipment
• Humidifiers
• Pressure and temperature controls
• Refrigeration equipment
• Steam system testing and monitoring equipment
• Steam tracing equipment
• Steam traps
• Strainers
• Water heaters and temperature control equipment