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Will's Writing
I
began working as a freelance writer in 1998, after having been contracted by
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine to write a few product reviews for
the magazine. After receiving a tip from a friend regarding a publisher that
was looking for authors, I decided to contact them to discuss any open
opportunities they had. I had plenty of experience writing lengthy research
papers from college, where I studied history and psychology, and figured I
could handle writing book chapters fairly well. I've authored eight books,
though I am now on hiatus from authoring tech books for at least the time
being. I've also done tech editing on
a number titles.
Books
• Microsoft Exchange
Server 2003 Training Kit • Implementing and Administering a Windows 2003
Server Active Directory • Exchange 2000 Administration Exam Cram My initial contact with Coriolis brought a couple of projects, the first of which was writing the practice exams for the A+ Exam Prep book they had in the works. A couple of months later I tech edited the A+ Exam Cram. By 1999 I had started writing books for Coriolis, but I still did tech editing from time to time. Books I tech edited include: • The Ultimate
Repairing and Upgrading Your PC Little Black Book I also tech edited the "core four" practice exams product Coriolis released, which included content from each of the four core Windows 2000 certification exams. Later I tech edited several Windows 2003 and various Information Technology related titles for Pearson Technology Group (Que/New Riders/Prentice Hall PTR). Editing doesn't pay as well as authoring, but it also doesn't have the same time commitment!
When I first got into freelance writing, it was writing articles. The first project I worked on was non-paid, I had been a regular on the discussion forums for Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine for awhile and was approached about writing a FAQ for the forums by the magazine's senior editor. I recruited some other forum regulars to help out, and we did a pretty nice job on the FAQ. After that MCPmag gave me the opportunity to do some paid work, which started out as writing a couple of product reviews for the magazine. Later I participated in writing a monthly column for the magazine. After Penton Media bought out then MCSE Live! (became CertTutor.net, now Windows IT Pro forums), where I am a "forum pro" (the title for moderators), I had the opportunity to do some writing for them, and wrote an editorial column every six weeks or so for a year that went out to thousands of email subscribers. Penton decided after about a year to cut back on their email newsletters, and the one I worked on was one of the ones that got the axe. In early 2001, Transcender (the makers of the most popular line of test prep software) contracted me to help launch the Tech Center on their website. My role consisted of contributing technical articles, and over the course of the 15 months the project lasted (Transcender pulled the plug due to economic struggles with the company) I wrote almost 50 paid tech articles for the site. In September 2002 I was contracted to write 100 Exchange 2000 practice exam questions for CramSession (Brainbuzz), one of the most popular IT certification sites on the Internet. Here are about 50 of my articles from Transcender, Penton, and an interview I did for a magazine a couple of years ago (I don't remember which unfortunately): Book: Beginner's Guide to a Successful IT Career Penton Newsletter Commentaries Transcender Technical Articles Find this useful? Sign our Guest Map and let us know! Will's Music Will's Writing Will's Dad Theology Will's Photography Meli's Mother APC AIMBooks Authors Music Christian Resources Fish Fish Resources Homeschool Homeschool Background Homeschool Resoources Trips Projects Sleep Apnea Inside Corner Guest Map Asperger's Asperger's Resources Step Diet Duncan Rebekah Dave will willis donna duncan Kid Games |
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