A writing adventure

Writing just happened to me. Looking back writing was always in my veins. When my post-graduate supervisor, Professor Kramer, used to say, “Your papers are very well written”, I didn’t think anything of it. A few years later, writing became my work.

I've generally written for magazines and clients in the adventure / running / outdoor industries but I'm keen for new challenges - writing content on other topics.

I'd never considered myself a 'ghostwriter', yet writing media releases for clients is very much ghostwriting because my name rarely appears on published releases, whether in print or online. 

I recently wrote a number of blog posts for a client. These appear under their name, not mine. And I love it! There's a satisfaction in looking through their blog and picking out the pieces that I've written. 

At the moment, I'm changing my focus and putting out feelers for writing-only and copy editing commissions. If you're in the market for a writer, please drop me a note.

You'll find examples of my writing as well as services, rates and contact details on my 'writing stash' website - adventurelisa.wordpress.com (note the wordpress address).

Looking back - over a 20-year period, I have written:

• Scientific papers (cell and developmental biology)
• Voice-over scripts (for Drifter Adventure Zone on Supersport)
• This AdventureLisa blog (over 1,100 posts!)
• Blog content for clients
• Website content – news stories for www.AR.co.za and FEAT (www.featsa.co.za) (hundreds and hundreds of posts)
• Newspaper articles
• Newsletters – hundreds of them!
• Product specifications and descriptions
• Product reviews
• Magazine columns (for GoMulti and Runner’s World SA magazines)
• Magazine features
• Gear Editor for Runner's World SA
• Magazine supplements – for Runner’s World as well as the running section of the Men’s Health Buyer’s Guide
• Book co-author with Jacques Marais of ‘Adventure Racing’
• Content contributor for Jacques Marais' book, ‘Trail Runner’s Guide’
• Text content for Wouter Kingma's large-format, coffee-table book, ‘2008 Abu Dhabi Adventure Race’
• Event reporting – website content and media releases in the role as media director of the event and visiting media
• Media releases – products, events, athletes and brands
• Website editor and designer (I am proficient in HTML, CSS and WordPress)