people, travel, food, music and theater, computers and technology
As a freelance writer, I work for print and
online publications worldwide, with a specialty in food criticism and
travel. I focus on writing about people; my work deals with the human
condition and reaches out to connect with the reader.
My plays have been produced across the US and in two countries. I am co-owner of
The Burry Man Writers Center, an award-winning worldwide community of writers,
the social network for creative artists called Inked-In,
and tINKer, a social network for
teen writers.
I operate Convention Eats, a
restaurant recommendation service for convention planners;
Spice Maven Press,
iPhone app and pocket guides for cooks; and produce Jazz On Edge, a
festival of new music in Central Florida.
If it's of interest, I write about it. Restaurant reviews and critical essays on theater and movies. Profiles of jazz musicians and leaders in the
business community. Traveling - and eating - in Italy and New Orleans. My piece on the environmental impact of sushi (in 2001, years ahead of the "green" media) was
distributed online internationally and featured as a
newspaper cover story in several cities and two countries.
Expanding on Genius
In 1902 artist, designer and businessman Louis Comfort Tiffany began construction on a multimillion dollarestate on the western shore of Cold Spring Harbor in Long Island, N.Y. He named it Laurelton Hall and designed every aspect of the 84-room house, from its copper roof to its furniture to the silverware on the dining room table. Taking three years to complete, it would become a testament to his immense and wide-ranging talent. It also was considered Tiffany's greatest work. read more► (Winter Park Magazine)
Rivers' Edge
Musicians call sheet music a chart. Like a diagram or a map, it’s
designed to help them get somewhere; specifically, it leads them through
the changing chords of a particular tune. When you’re a musician in the
18-piece RivBea Orchestra, the charts written by jazz-saxophone legend
Sam Rivers are maps of a very convoluted road. read more► (Orlando
Magazine)
If You Knew Sushi
Had raw fish lately? If not, it's because you've consciously avoided it. The recent explosion of sushi bars, from boutique restaurants like Roy's to the fish counter at Publix Supermarket, has made sashimi (the actual fish; sushi refers to the rice) the new hot ticket. read more► (AlterNet; Edmundton VUE Weekly; Tampa Weekly Planet; Orlando Weekly)
Nicola Griffith Finds Her Place
When asked what kind of writer she is, Nicola Griffith
responds frankly, "Determined. Convinced of my own worth." Her work shows
proof of that conviction. Her first novel, the paperback original
Ammonite (Del Rey, 93), won the James Tiptree Jr. and Lambda
Literary Awards, and the ecologically-oriented Slow River
(Del Rey, 95) was winner of the 1997 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the
1996 Lambda Award. Her Yaguara won the 1996 Nebula for Best
Novella. read more► (January Magazine)
I'm a travel writer, theater and music critic, feature writer and tech-head.
Run several websites and an online social network. As a trained chef, I can
write about the front of the house as well as the kitchen of a restaurant
with equal expertise. I am available for feature articles and
copywriting assignments, by contract or on staff.
Food and Restaurant critic:
Food writer/restaurant critic for Orlando Magazine and the Orlando Weekly.
Former James Beard Foundation judge, trained chef, and avid, but not snobby, advocate of good wine.
As a writer on assignment, I've traveled to Italy, Scotland, England, New Orleans, California and, of course, New York City. I've become a go-to writer for all things Orlando.
I'm available for location and pure research pieces on a wide
variety of angles.
Eyewitness Travel Guide Walt Disney World Resort & Orlando (Dorling Kindersley 2005)
The Orlando Citybook, Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce
New to Central Florida, SunTrust Bank
plus: Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando; Follow the Rabbit; Industry;
TimeTravel-Britain.com;
VisitFlorida.com; St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau; Aging With Style; Moments Aboard Spirit Airlines; TripMatcher.com; Venture Woman; Orlando Sentinel
Features & Entertainment:
Whether a story about Arts & Crafts houses in Florida or new styles in computers, a
Mounted Police squad or alien abduction insurance, I've done it.
Environmental issues, music, movie and theater reviews and in-depth conversations with legends
in jazz. Interviews and personality profiles are my specialty.
Fast, clean and appealing ad copy for print, online and collateral, for a
diverse range of clients from real estate and state tourism bureaus to industrial
security companies and shopping malls.
The Boardwalk Group; Triplehop Technologies; Walz Tetrick Advertising; Miles Media Group; Florida Association of Realtors; HOUR Media
My plays have won awards and audiences across the country and in the UK. Being a playwright means I bring imagination and a keen observation of human
behavior to any assignment.
A LITTLE CRAZY
Finalist, ATC Fall 2003 Contest for Original Full-Length Plays
Bill Whitney Senior Players, Portland, OR 2003
Orlando International Fringe Festival 2002
Staged reading Eyewitness
Theatre, Manchester England 2001
AFTER TWO
Workshop, Lake County Repertory Theater, Lower Lake, California, 2004
Finalist, "Playing by the Lake" Script Writing Festival 2003
A GOD IN ASPECT
Charade Drama Group, Bristol, England 2004
IF I HAD MY WAY
Winner, United Arts Professional
Development Grant 2009
Recipient, Galati Research Grant 2007
(supporting original non-fiction research of artistic, historical and
cultural importance to the history of Orlando and Florida.)
THE PLANETS ALIGN IN THEIR SINISTER DESIGN
Reading, Chapters on Park (with David Amram) Orlando FL 2004
The Jazz Gallery, NYC 2003
Atlantic Center for the Arts 1997
SLOW RIDE
Reading w/music by Christopher Watkins, benefit for Kerouac House, Orlando FL 2006
SOLOS
Orlando International Fringe Festival 2004
WEST FARMS
Bronze winner, Telly Awards, 2008
VisionTV, Orlando FL 2007
Valencia College Black Box Theatre, Orlando FL 2007
Subject, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Critical Writing Competition,
San Antonio TX 2006
Theatre Downtown, Orlando FL 2006
The Jazz Gallery, NYC 2003
Atlantic Center for the Arts 2000
I build websites for musicians, artists and small companies, where passion and a personal touch are an integral part of doing business. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Front Page and Expression Web. Use of RSS feeds and SEO. Photoshop image manipulation and, of course, copywriting for the Web.
Brian Groder:
internationally acclaimed musician, composer
"Top 10 finalist" Independent Music Awards, band website design category
Brian Groder:
internationally acclaimed musician, composer 
Allan Jaffe: musician, composer
The Plays of Joseph Reed Hayes
Jazz On Edge new music festival in Orlando, FL
Villa Accetta vacation rentals in an historic Italian villa
English Gardens
ConventionEats restaurant recommendation service for convention planners
Jennifer Greenhill-Taylor writer, editor
Spice Maven Press (coming soon)
