Top 5 iPhone Apps for College Students

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This was my second article published in The Saint. Stay tuned for more from the NGCSU student newspaper!

Essay: "Trip Reports and Bike Reviews in the Mountain Bike Industry"

This essay was written for my Technical and Professional Writing class during fall semester 2011. Our assignment read:

 Genres of technical or professional writing in a selected field: In a research essay of 3 to 5 pages, describe two or three genres of writing typically encountered in your prospective profession, or in a profession that you choose to research. (Do not write about literature or about resumes, memos, or letters, and do not write about classroom genres like research papers.)

Describe the formats, audiences, purposes, and content of the genres, defining what distinguishes a successful example of each genre.

Selected professions may include law or law enforcement, business, education, medicine, or others.

When possible, supplement your essay with photocopies of actual examples or portions of examples. Document in MLA as necessary. As you prepare the essay, keep in mind you will make a presentation to the class on one or more of the genres.

I decided to write about two of the most prominent genres in the mountain bike industry: trip reports and product reviews.

As you can see, I did well and earned an A!

Dirt Rag Internship

As a few of you may know but many of you may not, I am currently doing an internship with Dirt Rag Magazine this semester and into the summer. So far, I've mostly been doing proofing, fact checking, and background research... but I will probably have my first article in the magazine next issue! (#162)

When you pick up issue #161 (if you haven't already), be sure to read the feature article about riding in the Swiss Alps, the Multitool Microbytes article, and the Rogue Chipotle Ale & Huy Fong Sriracha recommendos... I edited those!  ;)

It has been an honor to be able to work with such a prestigious, yet irreverent, publication. This magazine has been talking about mountain biking since 1988, which is the year I was born. Over the past 23 years they have managed to stay true to the heart of the sport, perhaps more than any other major print mountain bike publication. I've already learned a great deal, and I'm sure that there is so much more to learn... stay tuned, I'll keep you posted on how things progress!

This update originally posted to GregRidesTrails.com.

Lack of Posts

This site has been devoid of updates of late. That doesn't mean I haven't been writing.

Rather, it means I've been writing so much that I haven't had the time to update my portfolio, but I hope to change that in the coming days and weeks. Look for new updates here on GregHeil.com soon, but if you are ever interested in my current writing, be sure to watch Singletracks.com, GregRidesTrails.com, and CranialCollision.com.