Hi. My name is Shaun.

Actor/musician Jack Black once berated me for a really bad joke that fell flat during a phone interview. That was how my professional writing career began.

Thankfully it didn’t end there.

For more than a decade, I worked as an award-winning journalist, covering just about every kind of story possible. From drug-related homicides to elementary school talent shows, I burned shoe leather for front page headlines.

But a chance to try my hand at something else and follow my interest in cars led to working in PR and advertising.

I’ve been fortunate enough to work on accounts for Ford Motor Co. and GMC, as well as automotive suppliers and the state of Michigan’s travel and economic development offices.

When I’m not working, I enjoy painting, writing short stories and finding new reasons to buy old books and records.

Samples of ghost-written articles

• HOW DEALERS CAN CAPITALIZE AS ON EXPRESS SERVICES AS MORE AMERICANS DRIVE OLDER VEHICLES

• CYBERSECURITY, MADE IN MICHIGAN

Below are a few samples of my work as a journalist:

• KETTERING UNIVERSITY BUYS 25 PARCELS FROM LAND BANK; INTERESTED IN 70 MORE

• GM UNVEILS WELDING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE WEIGHT, IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY

• RAPE CASE GOING TO TRIAL DESPITE INCONSISTENCIES

• KID ROCK FOR ROMNEY

• FREE AFTER 42 YEARS IN JAIL

• THREE-HOUR STAND WITH PONTIAC POLICE ENDS IN TEAR GAS

• PONTIAC HAUNTED BY HEALTH-CARE AND PENSION OBLIGATIONS TO RETIREES

• “I DON’T THINK I’LL EVER GET OVER IT”