I have edited and written dozens of newsletters for corporations and non-profit organizations. My work includes creating editorial lineups (in consultation with the client), writing articles, assigning articles and consultation with production staff.

I was the contract “Supplements Editor” for five years. In this position I was responsible for hiring all writers (I wrote some of the articles) for as many as 20 reports a year. Topics were as diverse as banking, investment, health, economic development, legal issues, logistics, personal finance, technology, management consulting, human resources, manufacturing and franchising. Each of the supplements was at least 16 pages (8 editorial), while some had page counts as high as 32. I assigned/edited all articles and worked with the art department and production departments. On these projects, I had to adhere to extremely strict deadlines.

As a contract editorial consultant, I edited and "Canadianized" articles on legal and business issues for this web site. This included editorial suggestions as to topics and sections to be included. In addition, I also wrote dozens of articles for the web site.

My role included editorial suggestions for special reports and specific articles. My writing included many cover stories (e-commerce, venture funds), but I also acted as contract interim editor for two issues when the full-time editor left. This was extremely challenging in terms of maintaining editorial schedules already set in place.

As a Contributing Editor, I wrote as many as 15 features and columns yearly. These included profiles, banking articles, features about specific issues such as licensing or branchising (including an excerpt from my book Franchising: The Complete Guide for Canadian Buyers and Sellers, published by Key Porter Books Ltd.). I wrote articles on topics as diverse as credit, taxes, legal trends and issues in small business and even wrote post- mortems (analyzing why a company failed).