Neil Moran
Freelance Writer
aka, "The Blue Collar Writer"
I don't wear a hard hat and carry a
lunch pail to work. But I show up for
the job of writing every day and
hammer out stories and meet deadline
after deadline. If you're looking for a
writer, I may be your guy.
Freelance Writer
aka, "The Blue Collar Writer"
I don't wear a hard hat and carry a
lunch pail to work. But I show up for
the job of writing every day and
hammer out stories and meet deadline
after deadline. If you're looking for a
writer, I may be your guy.
Neil Moran
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
AUTHOR'S RESUME'
BOOK AUTHOR:
Author, North Country Gardening, Simple Secrets to Successful Northern Gardening, (Avery
Color Studios, Marquette, MI, 1995). Practical advice on gardening in cold climates. Currently
being sold in northern U.S. (from North Dakota to Maine) and Canada. Distributed to
bookstores, nurseries and gift shops. Numerous positive book reviews including the Detroit
Free Press and Duluth News-Tribune.
FREELANCE WRITER:
Regular contributor to Michigan Country Lines (circulation: 210,000) and Activity Connection,
Past contributor to Pool & Spa News, Gardenguides.com, Evening News (our local daily) and
Above the Bridge Magazine. Other Credits: UP. Horse News(1986-1990); WildBird,
BackHome, Family: A Catholic Perspective, New Writers, Bylines, Peace Journal and Organic
Gardening.
Notable Associations/Experience
President, Northern Wild Plant and Seed Cooperative. Volunteer, The Nature Conservancy.
Speaker in demand on the subject of gardening, horticulture and writing. Special Note:
featured speaker at the 1996 New England Spring Flower Show, Boston Massachusetts.
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
I currently teach horticulture in a career technical education center. Classes are taught in
introductory horticulture, greenhouse management, landscaping, pest management,
floriculture and landscape maintenance utilizing several acres of land for flower beds and
landscaping.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCES:
Horticulture Trades Instructor in a Career and Technical Education Center. B.S. in
Psychology from Lake Superior State University, 1984. Ontario Diploma in Horticulture from
the University of Guelph in Landscape Design. Certified Master Gardener, Michigan State
University and Certified Nurseryman and member of the Michigan Nursery and Landscape
Association. Certified in Integrated Pest Management by the Michigan Department of
Agriculture. Also, past instructor for the MSU Master Gardener program. Avid gardener since
childhood.
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