Portfolio: Journalism and Other Writing

Though my undergraduate degree is in Creative Writing, I quickly approached writing from the perspective of a professional journalist after learning from career sports journalist Alan Natali at California University of Pennsylvania. Years later, My writing style is still built on process, technique, subject matter research, and audience research. I know how to adjust the way I write to suit the target audience, and I know how to conduct scholarly research and face-to-face interviews.

Character Dialogue
Studio Archcraft

The Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is a turn-based RPG developed for the Nintendo DS by Canada-based Studio Archcraft. I was 19 when a member of the Studio Archcraft team saw a sample of my writing online and offered me my first paid writing contract. I developed a portion of the dialogue for player characters, non-player characters, and populated towns with NPCs. The game was officially released in 2009.







Freelance Contributor
Fight! Magazine

Fight! Magazine exploded onto the MMA scene with high-quality photography and content rich issues. The presentation was slicker than anything else on the market, and the magazine quickly established dominance over its competition. For my part, I queried the Editor-in-Chief with a story idea and was invited to contribute regularly to the magazine.




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Freelance Contributor
Ultimate MMA Magazine

Ultimate MMA Magazine, formerly known as Ultimate Grappling, was the original MMA magazine and was the primary source for MMA news in a world that had not yet made the transition to going online for videos and for breaking coverage. As an undergraduate, I queried the Editor-in-Chief of Ultimate MMA with a story idea and went on to write multiple articles for the magazine, one of which was a two-part cover story on UFC Champion BJ Penn.


Articles:
  • Grappling a Ghost- March 09 Issue (Cover Story) and April 09 Issue (Part 2)
  • "Brah, You've Got Cauliflower Ear"- April 09 Issue
  • Passion for Fighting: MMA In Hawaii- August 08 Issue
  • BJ Penn: The Warrior King- July 08 Issue


Freelance Contributor
The Escapist

The Escapist is a well-trafficked online video game news site. When I saw an upcoming martial arts themed week on their editorial calendar, I sent in a proposal that was later accepted. The article was featured in one of their weekly issues.






Clip:
  • Stepping into the Ring: Martial Arts in Video Games- March 23, 2010

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