Here are some selected samples of my professional writing work.

Blogging

I write regularly for the following sites:

• Lifehack: Technorati Top 100 blog devoted to personal productivity and related topics. (My posts)
• Outright Entrepreneur: Information and advice for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers.
• The Writer’s Technology Companion: A site offering product reviews, tips, and advice for writers.
• Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology: The major anthropology blog on the Web. Chosen as a Top 20 Science Blog by Science in 2006. (My posts)

I’ve also written guest posts and other material at:

• Freelance Switch: Working in the Shadows: Ghostwriting, Freelancing, and Work Without Recognition
• Freelance Switch: Blogging Without Giving It All Away
• Freelance Switch: Online Bookkeeping for Freelancers that Won’t Cost an Arm and a Leg
• Huffington Post: 10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Anything
• Lindsay Pollak’s Blog: Don’t Be Stupid
• Problogger: Write Reviews That Add Value and Solve Readers’ Problems
• Problogger: Nine Signs of an Effective Blog Post
• Smashing Magazine: 7 Essential Guidelines For Functional Design

Magazine Articles

• Non-Fiction Reviewer for Publishers Weekly (June 2008 – Present)
• 2009. “Into the Fire: PW talks with Timothy Egan“. Publishers Weekly 8/10/2009.
• 2009. “How to Set Goals That Lead to Success“. Productive Magazine #2: 8-9. [PDF]
• 2008. “Build Your Virtual Office: Ten Great Online Tools for Writers” . Byline Magazine #320 (April 2008): 8-10. Cover story. [PDF]
• 2007. “Book Review: Sex and Pleasure in Western Culture”. Archives of Sexual Behavior 36(3): 471 – 472.

Editing and Project Management

• Productive Magazine: I have been a member of the editorial team at Productive Magazine since issue #2, where I assist with editing, copy editing, and article selection.
• Stepcase Lifehack: As project manager at Lifehack, I oversee the editorial functions of the entire site, including selecting and training guest contributors and staff writers; determining the editorial direction of the site; reviewing, editing, and scheduling the work of approximately 30 writers; communicating with vendors and sponsors; recording a bi-weekly podcast interviewing selected contributors to te site as well as prominent figures in productivity, organization, and related topics; moderating comments; and handling other tasks as they come up.

Website Copy

• Stepcase: Wrote all copy, including product information, about us, company history, FAQ, and staff profiles for Hong Kong-based software startup and parent company to productivity site Lifehack.
• Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs: As Web Editor 2001-2, I wrote much of the content of the site, including decks for articles and speech transcripts, link round-ups on current issues, and contributions to site features. Some of my contributions that are still on the site include:
  • Senator Kerrey and the War that Still Haunts Us: My contribution to a round-ta
  • ble discussion on then-current revelations about ex-Senator Kerrey’s role in the Vietnam War.
  • More Resources on Rights and the Struggle for Health: Annotated collection of links related to health and human rights.
  • SPECIAL REPORT: “Reparations for Slavery” Debate: A summary of major themes in the debate over slavery reparations, with related links for further exploration.

Books and Book Chapters

• Book Chapter: 2010. The Uses of Anthropology in the Insurgent Age. In Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency, eds. John D. Kelly, Beatrice Jauregui, Sean T. Mitchell, and Jeremy Walton. Chicago: U of Chicago Press.
• Book/Ebook: 2008. Don’t Be Stupid: A Guide to Learning, Studying, and Succeeding at College. Self-published.
• Book: 2008. Anthropology at the Dawn of the Cold War: The Influence of Foundations, McCarthyism and the CIA. Dustin M. Wax, ed. London: Pluto Press.
• Book Chapter: 2006. “God Gene”. In Encyclopedia of Anthropology. H. James Birx, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Pp. 1093-4.