Author, Editor, Educator, Enthusiast
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I am the author of four non-fiction books (Operation Storm; Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow; When Giants Ruled the Sky; and White Elephant Technology) with a fifth under contract as well as written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on a variety of subjects for various publications including The New York Times and WIRED magazine.
Editorial Consulting Services
I provide editorial consulting services including manuscript development and commercial assessment to first-time as well as established authors. Whether you need a commercial assessment of your novel, memoir or non-fiction book; an editor to polish your manuscript; or a ghostwriter to help tell your story, I bring nearly 30 years of professional writing experience to your editorial project. With four non-fiction books to my name, hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles in print, years working in the book-publishing, newspaper, and magazine industries (not to mention my experience as a university writing instructor), my personal, hands-on approach can help you achieve your writing goals.
My past clients include a senior Wall Street Journal reporter, winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurant in America Award, the Chief Foreign Correspondent for CBS News and many, many first-time authors. I’ve also helped place books with leading literary agents and top 5 publishers and teach a twice-yearly Zoom class on How To Get Your Book Published sponsored by Book Passage, northern California’s leading independent bookstore. See the “Editorial Services” tab above for details.
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Upcoming Events
Click here to visit the Upcoming Events page for details on John’s classes, courses and talks.
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