Samples

The writing samples linked below include marketing copy, corporate and healthcare-related writing, and general nonfiction. Note: Most of the links will open PDF files, so you will need Acrobat Reader to view them. Chances are, your computer already has the reader. If not, it's available free at this site.

Click the cover photo below to read samples of my writing produced for a hospital newsletter. I have written and/or edited copy for consumer health publications, clinical best practices documents, healthcare-related business proposals, and other related materials.

My most recent book, Stylized: A Slightly Obsessive History of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2009, on the fiftieth anniversary of the classic guide for writers. Click the cover below to read the introduction. To learn more about Stylized, visit this site.

I occasionally write opinion pieces. The op-ed linked from the image below appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

I was the editor of Writer's Market for three editions and the supervising editor for three more. I did a lot of writing for WM during those years. Click the image below to read a short sample.

Ableton AG is a German manufacturer of software used in the creation and performance of music. Since 2005, I have helped Ableton create and polish copy, from product-box text to web content and other marketing-related copy. Click here to see a brief sample of text on which I collaborated with Ableton's marketing team. Click here to read an artist profile I researched and wrote for Ableton's website.

This feature article about a now-defunct Cincinnati bowling alley and its aging proprietor appeared in Cincinnati Magazine. It won an award from the American Bowling Congress. Click the picture to read the story.

This feature article, written with a collaborator, appeared in The Oxford American magazine. It was awarded an honorable mention in Best American Travel Writing, 2000.

I write various kinds of copy for businesses of all sizes. Click here to read a brochure I wrote for a Cincinnati accounting firm.

BOOK JACKET COPY

Mastering Digital Printing is one of hundreds of books I've had an editorial hand in during my career in publishing. I have often been involved in writing promotional copy for the books as well. Click the image below to read jacket copy I wrote for this book.