Scroll down to read about Allen's work in feature articles, commercial copywriting/editing, and fiction, and to learn about his background and professional affiliations.
Feature Articles
Allen's non-fiction work has appeared in print magazines, e-zines, and books. His writing interests include green travel, geo-tourism, sustainable communities, low-impact adventure travel, regional travel and lifestyle, food, the arts, nature and the environment, and the cultural diversity that surrounds us.
To read clips of Allen's published feature articles, click on E-Clips and Downloadable Clips on the menu to the left.
Commercial Copywriting and Editing
Besides journalism, Allen has a career background in customer relationship management, marketing, program management, and quality assurance. He channels his 30 years of experience into a full menu of commercial writing and editing services to help individuals and organizations succeed. He is available to develop, write, and edit:
- trade magazine and newsletter articles
- copy for brochures, ads, direct mail, and collateral materials
- corporate identity and promo materials
- press releases
- business plans
- procedural documentation and flowcharting
- training material
- call center scripting
- b2b and b2c correspondence
- project reports
- annual reports
- executive profiles
- case studies
- proposals and white papers
- speeches
- ghostwriting projects
To see samples of Allen's copywriting work, click on the Copywriting Samples link. Allen will be glad to provide client references upon request.
Fiction
Allen writes literary fiction and is searching for a home for a recently completed novel entitled Salvation, a story of culture clash set in the Yucatan. He is currently at work on a new novel about a community of expatriates set in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Background and Affiliations
Allen's professional affiliations include:
- Pacific Northwest Writer's Association
- International Food, Wine, and Travel Writer's Association
- TravelWriters.com
He has studied travel journalism with Judie Fein, Paul Ross, and Eva Shaw; creative writing with Jessica Morrell and many others; and has studied photography with award-winning travel journalist Paul Ross.
Besides freelance journalism, Allen's professional background is in Marketing Management, and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree.
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