Writing, Editing, and Publishing Portfolio

To view samples of my work, follow the links below and in the column at the right. Most of these links lead to other websites.

Work that I do as a ghost writer isn't linked to on these pages. Contact me to see more writing samples.

Writing samples: websites and email newsletters

See the Writing page at this site for details about my writing.

Keywords in titles, headings, and content help search engine crawlers as well as people access web pages. Since people tend to skim and scan online more than they do when reading print material, headings and a reader-friendly layout are also key.

Articles for websites and email newsletters

• HostingTech Feature Article: Writing and Editing Web Content
  "A three-part article in which we discuss effective web writing, edit a page, and examine mistakes in mechanics." About 3400 words.
• HostingTech Featured Host — Aussie Hosts
  A profile of Aussie Hosts and one of its co-owners, Gary Meadows. About 2000 words.
• Can Cats and Dogs Live Together?
  Choosing cats and dogs to share a home, introducing a new pet to the household, helping pets adapt to each other. About 800 words.
• Animal Rescue Organizations: Where Hearts Keep on Giving
  What animal rescue organizations do, differences between animal rescue organizations and animal shelters, and how you can help. About 700 words.
• The T3 Story
  An explanation of how T3 (a thyroid hormone) works. About 1100 words.

Information pages for websites

• 4Design.tv About Us pages
  Web design services with an artistic approach.
• Arbutus West Animal Clinic
  The content describes this Vancouver veterinary clinic in detail and shows how it can meet clients' needs.
• Posting Guidelines
  Posting guidelines for the alt.support.thyroid newsgroup.
• Vancouver Bicycle Club home page
  A scannable overview of the site and links from this page directly to the most-viewed information.

Writing samples: articles for print publications

• Bicycling (and) Politicians
  Written for the Vancouver Bicycle Club's April 2003 Dynamo. About 750 words.
• Power, Drugs, and Living Well
  Written for print publication but published only at this site. About 1800 words.

Editing samples

See the Editing page at this site for details about the editing I do.

• Ride Leader Guidelines
  I made the categories of existing guidelines clearer, changed the wording in places, and added links and bolding.

Contact me for samples of my editing that aren't online.

Publishing samples

See the Publishing page for details about the web publishing services I offer.

Websites

Easily accessible content was a priority when I designed and organized these sites.

• Arbutus West Animal Clinic
  The template for this Vancouver veterinary clinic makes the clinic's focus, key information, and page links easy to see on each page.
• Alt.Support.Thyroid Newsgroup Website
  More than 90 pages and almost 300 external links, all in categories so that site visitors can find what they're specifically looking for.
• Wordsweave.com (this site)
  Lots of headings, subheadings, bulleted lists, and tables for data to make the pages easy to skim and scan.

Email newsletters

• Odor Destroyer Newsletter
  When the website template for odordestroyer.com changed, I created a new newsletter template to coordinate with the site.

Print publishing samples

Contact me to see samples of print newsletter, brochure, and event information publications I've created.