From 1998 to 2005 I wrote as a contributor, and then assistant editor, for GIE Media's "Lawn & Landscape" magazine. Writing for "Lawn & Landscape" was my first big writing break after returning, armed with my journalism degree, from Ohio University . I learned technical writing, reporting, and how to speak as an industry expert on industries of which I had little prior knowledge before working for "L&L"; experience that I've tapped countless times over the years. Cutting yards for old ladies as a teenager doesn't exactly equip you for writing about the green industry, but you get up to speed fast the first time an interview subject calls you out on your lack of knowledge. A sample of some of that writing can be found after the break.
