what's in a good writer?

A blend of clinical expertise (kinesiology / physiotherapy / occupational therapy), business acumen (MBA), creative skills (writing, graphic design, coding / web development / desktop publishing) and deep political-economic knowledge.

• Executive thought leadership. Creating memoirs, crafting superior lessons.
• Narrative consulting. Articulating stories, refining messages.
• Medical tourism. Authoring high-level English content paralleling elite facilities:
  1. I have institutional credibility;
  2. I understand hospital operations, clinical workflows, administrative bottlenenecks and medical terminology; and
  3. I am intimately familiar with the operational stresses of the Canadian health care system, the particular pain points they impose on Canadians and the orientation of Canadians resulting from this protracted situation, including their particular demands.
• Letters of dispute. Because some things need to be in writing:
  1. For the record, in case it goes to court;
  2. For a record of what has transpired to-date in the dispute itself;
  3. To allow time for tempers to cool to avoid verbal exchanges which could antagonize dispute resolution efforts; and
  4. I have knowledge of commercial and contract law:
     • I know that laws can be selectively enforced or not enforced;
     • I understand government and corporate responsibility, transparency and accountability;
     • I know the extent of corruption and malfeasance in Canada, having lived experience with them and having prevailed; and
     • I know when it is necessary to engage a member of the legal community.
• Long-form pieces.
  1. Business today is a knowledge game, and the same for the voluntary sector (i.e., not-for-profits);
  2. If your potential customers and donors are browsing your organization's web site prior to purchasing or while considering donating, they're doing so because they have particular questions they want answered;
  3. A properly-prepared long-form piece will meet your potential customers' and donors' knowledge needs;
  5. Portable in e-book or mobile-friendly PDF format, they will read it at their leisure and refer to it again;
  6. As something of value your organization gives its potential customers and donors, a long-form piece will be remembered; and
  7. A long form piece with heart – one which touchers its readers – is particularly effective.
• News/media releases. For control of what goes out there.
• Newsletters and user guides. Sprinkling design on the narrative.

And custom packaging it all for global timely delivery:

• PDF (standard or mobile-friendly);
• E-book (epub file);
• Web ready (HTML/CSS); and
• Word processor (docx, pages), markdown (md), other.

As a global contractor I take payment:

• As direct deposit in most countries and in most currencies;
• Through PayPal and Square; and
• With an ITIN if necessary.