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CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS: - In the last two years, I have
done some editing of non-fiction books (three fiction, at least two dozen non-fiction). I was pleased to learn that my newspaper/magazine-editing
skills translated well to fiction.
- I've written two
books on auto racing (Racing Families: A Tribute to Racing's Fastest Dynasties, Beckett 2000; and I Remember
Dale Earnhardt, Cumberland House 2001). Cumberland House contacted me in August 2007 and asked me to update I Remember Dale Earnhardt for 2008; the name has been changed to Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The book
was released on March 1, 2008.
- I wrote comic-book scripts
in the early 1990s for Vortex Comics out of Toronto. It was a great experience, since I learned to write visually.
- In 1994, I wrote the first cover story for Beckett Racing Monthly.
It was on Dale Earnhardt, someone I've since written about extensively.
- I'm one of the few people to have written freelance articles for Sports Illustrated, The Sporting
News, the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, and The (Baltimore) Sun. Who knows?
I may be the only person to have written for that group of publications.
- When the Winston Cup Series ended in 2003, the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal ran a special tab commemorating
NASCAR's top series. I wrote seven stories for the tab, including some of my best work ever. Some of those stories are
on this web site in the Clips section.
- In September 2006, I had
one of my biggest highlights. I wrote all six stories in the Winston-Salem Journal's special section
on Wake Forest University's 50-year history in Winston-Salem. Here's the link: http://specialsections.mgnetwork.com/index.cfm?siteid=wsj&project=wfuhist.
- I no longer write regularly for the Journal, but it
allowed me to be versatile. As far as I know, I'm the only person to write for the Journal's Sports, News,
Zones, Features and Niche Publications departments. I've written about everything from a man who fought in the Battle
of the Bulge to the best wine lists in Winston-Salem. And I wrote a Features story on guys shaving their heads ("Smooth
Operators") that's on this web site under Clips.
- The Journal
has done special sections on the Healthy Living Expo the last few years. One year, I got to talk to and write about the featured
speakers, Olympic gymnastics champions Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci. The next two years, I interviewed Olympic speedskating
champions Joey Cheek and Dan Jansen.
- For many years, I was a copy
editor/writer at newspapers. In fact, every time I took a copy-editing test, newspaper editors tried to turn me into a copy
editor. Why? Solid editorial skills, an ability to fix and improve copy, terrific headline-writing skills, and a knack for
page design.
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