Published Writing


Articles
“10 All-Time Great Family DVDs.” MetroKids Magazine, Feb. 2011.
Copywriting Examples
Denton’s Tintin’
JB’s Builders Surplus
High Tech Power Wash
Blog Posts
“Description: Too Much, Not Enough, or Just Right?“ Bucks County Writers’ Group, June 18, 2012.
“Buried In The San Andreas Fault.” Bucks County Writers’ Group, April 2, 2012.
“Levavi Oculos.” Writing Unleashed, June 23, 2011.
“V is for Victimology.” Writing Unleashed, April 26, 2011.
“L is for Location, Location, Location.” Writing Unleashed, April 14, 2011.
“Playground Power Struggle.” Writing Unleashed, February 23, 2011.
“Prose from the Pros #2: Miranda Bliss.” Writing Unleashed, January 21, 2011.
Book Reviews
String Bridge by Jessica Bell. Writing Unleashed, November 9, 2011.
Interviews
Jessica Bell Writing Unleashed, November 10, 2011.

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