While experimenting my way through organic chemistry and physics in college, I never dreamed that a few years later I’d begin a career writing about wine, food, home and garden for national magazines and websites. Slated to enter medical school at the University of South Dakota, my life took a different turn late into my senior year of college. I must have been writing too many papers for my English courses, because I decided to become a writer instead of a doctor. Of course, I always thought as an M.D. I’d be penning pieces for the New England Journal of Medicine, so life hasn’t dealt me a completely different set of cards. Besides, gardens are biology, and cooking and wine are definitely part science. Now I happily spend my working hours tasting wine, writing stories, and creating recipes for publication instead of prescribing antibiotic for the fifteenth ear infection of the day. A lot of people say they can't believe I get to do this for a living. Sometimes I can't believe it either. A complete list of credits and clients  | what's new
September 2010: This month I'm writing articles for GreenWise and corporate clients, and editing a newsletter for a non-profit. Check out my new corporate communications website, B2CWriter.com, which showcases all the work I've done for businesses trying to reach their consumer audiences.  Fall 2008: I'm a contributor to The Wine Enthusiast Food & Wine Pairings Cookbook.
April 2010: I spoke on a panel for the American Society of Journalists and Authors about specializing your writing, and moderated another panel on organizing. December 2008: Save money on everything this Christmas, including wine. Read Denise Schipani's story in Woman's Day, which quotes me giving advice on boxed wine. June 2008: Want to go to wine country? Check out my Q&A on gogirlfriend.com for everything you need to know about pulling off your dream wine vacation. April 2008: I'm speaking on a panel for the American Society of Journalists and Authors called "Full-time income in part-time hours." January 2007: Want to break into food writing? Read Kristine Hansen's MediaBistro article (with recipe development advice from me). October 2006: Who writes for your favorite magazines? Watch me on the local NBC's Style Show September 2006: Want to go freelance? Read author and writer Kay Day's article (featuring advice from yours truly) Conferences & Education February 2009: I won a fellowship for the 2009 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, at the Meadowood Resort in Napa. March 2009: I passed the introductory course of the Court of Master Sommeliers. Next up: Certification. Time to bone up on blind tasting, esoteric knowledge, and service skills. |
