You are welcome to browse the files and links presented below. Standard disclaimers about non-endorsement, blah, blah, apply.

Assorted Files:

• Personal resume — February 2020
• Professional photo — January 2016
• Journalism portfolio
• Manual of Usage, Syntax and Style — white paper, version 9

Blog/Site Links (alpha order — author blogs with an asterisk represent members of the Grand River Writing Tribe):

• Adventures of a Lego Spaceman — my friend Duane’s blog
• Andrew Ronzino — the writing blog of Andrew Ronzino*
• Diction Dude — my writing consultancy
• Ecce Signum — the blog of my friend John
• Gillikin & Associates — my business
• Jason’s Books & Coffee — my bookstore
• Journalism Associations and Centers (via ASBPE)
• Lakeshore Literary — the publishing company I founded in early 2020
• Lakeshore Literary Foundation — the non-profit writers’ charity I founded in 2023
• Law Firm Networking — the professional law blog of my friend Tony
• Melanie Meyer Writes! — the writing blog of Melanie Meyer (a/k/a, “Mel”)*
• Midwest Independent Publishers Association — a small-press networking group
• MJ Adgate — the writing blog of MJ Adgate*
• morgueFile (free, high-quality stock images)
• Most Popular Free Fonts
• Music and Fiction — the writing blog of my friend Miles
• Grand Rapids Region for National Novel Writing Month
• Grand River Writing Tribe — the best writers’ group in the area!
• Poynter Online (journalism education)
• Society of Professional Journalists (the pro organization for the media)
• Summerland Sushi — the book-review blog of my friend Brittany*
• Writer of the Future, Today — the writing blog of Robert Charles Kubiak*
• Writing Competitions and Opportunities (via The Writers Bloc)
• Writing Contests, Grants & Awards (via Poets & Writers)
• Writers & Editors (tips for freelancers)

Useful Article Links:

• Building Books with Markdown Using Pandoc
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Book Sales But Were Afraid to Ask (by Lincoln Michel)
• First Novel Survey Results (by Jim C. Hines) Part I, Part II, Part III
• How to Self Publish a Book (by Bryce Beattie)
• Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (by Gabriel Weinberg)