Published Works
Ghostwriting Projects
Full-length books written under my clients' names. Every one finished, every one published.
The Secret Source: An insider’s secrets to sourcing and manufacturing products
Elyse Daniels
This first-person book includes comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on how to find and contact the right factories, create a prototype, shipping, pricing, marketing and much more! But this book is not only about success -- it also details the pitfalls and the traumas that one can encounter when dealing with the Chinese culture. Not only does Elyse share these difficult stories but she also points to successes (such as how she had Justin Bieber wear her product without spending a cent).
The Girl Within: Healing a Broken Heart
M. E. Fraley
Madison thinks she is leaving the traumas of her childhood behind when she enlists in the U.S. Army, believing she is on the road to living her best life. But her journey is turbulent. Some men aren't what they appear to be. And her heart is burdened, both spiritually and physically. Madison's future, and those of her children, is too often at risk.
Divorce Storm: A father’s story of grit in dealing with his darkest days of a custody battle
Curt Guss
Offering a story that is as old as time, but with modern-day twists, Curt provides an uplifting account of what it’s like to fight hard for your children when the marriage has gone wrong. It also shares with you how technology can help you hold the bad actor accountable.
Mr. Lee’s Publicity Book: A citizen’s guide to public relations (PR Museum Press)
Ivy Lee
Ivy Lee is considered one of the original founders of the modern field of public relations. For years, experts had maintained that Lee had never drafted a book. These experts were wrong. Commissioned by the PR Museum in New York, I second-authored Lee's unearthed manuscript. Here's the PR Museum's description and a related piece from Platform magazine.
You've seen what I've helped others finish. Now let's talk about yours.
Other Book Projects
Books I've written or edited under my own name across corporate, academic, and crisis-related subjects.
Public Relations in Times of Dissensus(Bloomsbury Press)
Newly Released
Interdisciplinary case studies on how public relations can evolve to operate amid political polarization, digital framing, and competing values — moving beyond the field's traditional pursuit of consensus. More information & purchase >
Communicating Climate Change: Making Environmental Messaging Accessible (Routledge)
Case studies and practical frameworks from U.S. and international contributors on how to communicate climate change effectively to the public, stakeholders, and institutions.
Cases in Public Relations Strategy (SAGE)
The only PR book built entirely on first-person accounts of real campaigns, with more than 50 contributors reflecting on what worked and what didn't. Named by Book Authority as one of the top public relations books to read in 2019.
Personalized News Communication and Media Trust in the Modern Era (Palgrave Macmillan)
Original research, including interviews with journalists, PR professionals, and citizens across the U.S., on how reporters are building trust in an era of growing skepticism toward mainstream news.
The Global Foundations of Public Relations: Humanism, China and the West (Routledge)
An exploration of the humanistic turn in public relations and its deep parallels in classical Chinese philosophy.
Public Relations and the Corporate Persona: The Rise of the Affinitive Organization (Routledge)
The first book-length study of how U.S. corporations craft narratives to present themselves as human-like companions to the public rather than just businesses. Finalist for the AEJMC Tankard Book Award (2018), only the third public relations book ever to earn the honor.
Crisis Communication and Crisis Management: An Ethical Approach (SAGE)
Twenty-one crisis communication case studies, each examined through an ethical lens — an approach no other book in the field has taken.
Pathways to Public Relations: Histories of Practice and Profession (Routledge)
A collection of public relations histories drawn from a wide range of eras and regions, surfacing the roots of the profession in unexpected places. Finalist for the AEJMC Tankard Book Award — one of the first PR books to receive the distinction.
News with a View: Essays on the Eclipse of Objectivity in Modern Journalism (McFarland)
Nineteen scholars, many of them former journalists, examine how the ideal of objectivity is disappearing from modern news reporting.
Public Journalism 2.0: The Promise and Reality of a Citizen-Engaged Press (Routledge)
Seventeen observers, many former journalists, on how newsrooms are reshaping their storytelling as audiences turn away from traditional media.
Press Professionalization and Propaganda: The Rise of Journalistic Double-Mindedness, 1917–1941 (Cambria Press)
A historical examination of how the emerging public relations industry reshaped U.S. press practices between World War I and World War II.
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