Writing Samples
Here is a sampling of writing projects in various styles, as explained in each brief description. Knowing and understanding your audience and how they wish to be communicated is essential.
A White Paper
The sheer length of long-form content means you can do more with it: explore topics more intensely, tell more compelling stories or share more data — or all three. Based on the numbered list format, this white paper explores seven characteristics of the long form that make it one of the most effective content marketing tools out there. (Around 5500 words.)
READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF Long-Form Content: 7 Reasons Your Organization Should Not Ignore It
An In-depth Article (or Blog Post)
This paper examines the Earth’s atmosphere and the four types of aviation hypoxia experienced during high-altitude flight (above 10,000 feet MSL). Hypoxia is an insidious, low-oxygen condition that can lead to cognitive impairment and an inability to function. Also covered are the basics of pressurization systems, the first line of defense against hypoxia. (Around 5800 words.)
READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF Hypoxia in Aviation: An Insidious Threat to Safety
An Essay
Generative artificial intelligence, or genAI for short, is a category of Limited Memory AI and is something we’re all still trying to get our heads around as it’s becoming normalized at a frightening pace since it was first introduced in 2022 with OpenAI’s ChatGPT software. As a content writer, these are my thoughts on it. (Around 1800 words.)
READ My thoughts on genAI
An In-depth Blog Post (series)
Part one of a three-part series exploring flavor as it applies to practical applications for the home chef. It examines the three physiological components of perceiving different flavors: taste, smell and touch. Parts two and three are available upon request. (Around 2200 words, hyperlinks are turned off.)
READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF The Basics of Flavor Science
A Written Guide
Written guides help readers achieve a result or understand a process, in this case, starting a new business. This guide walks the reader through the process of launching a delivery-only, online food business, from early considerations to staffing and website design. It includes a comprehensive checklist. (Around 6700 words.)
READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF Starting an Online, Delivery-Only Food Business in Your Community