Writing Samples

The following links give only a sampling of my writing, and they are not in chronological order. If you have any questions, or if you are interested in seeing a more extensive collection of my writing, contact me at jmroesler@gmail.com, or fill out the contact form below.

The Emily Program:

This is the post I composed about Eating Disorders in Older Adults for The Emily Program in my current role as project manager.

Studio Eight

My position at Studio Eight encompasses both editorial and project management roles. For now, I am providing only the pieces that reflect my editing (and occasional writing) skills. For the links that bring you to a PDF, simply download the PDF onto your machine to view the edits in Acrobat. Keep in mind that I edited full children’s books, internal documents, blog posts, catalogs, brochures, and more. This is just a very small sample of the work I’ve done at Studio Eight.

• Editing:
  1. [Original] Studio Eight blog post
     • [Published] Take a Break and Get Creative
  2. [Original] Educational children’s book—Awesome Animal Powers
     • [Published] Beavers: Construction Experts
  3. [Original] Educational children’s book—MLB’s Greatest Teams
     • [Final round] Pittsburgh Pirates
  4. [Original] Text for a request for proposal
  5. [Original] Campaign storyboard

• Writing:
  1. [Original] Allsteel® Aspect® brochure
     • [Published] Aspect® brochure
  2. [Original] Storm Creek catalog copy
     • [Final round] Storm Creek 2019 Corporate Catalog
• Blogs: 
  1. Catalogs
  2. Color Retouching
  3. All That Glitters
  4. The Low-Down in Low-Light
  5. Photographing Food

Faribault County Register:

The links below will bring you to another screen displaying a self-formatted PDF version of the story. All stories appeared in the print version of the newspaper, and those with an asterisk appear on the Faribault County Register website (click the asterisk (*) to view the story online).

• Features:
  1. Hobbyist reveals antiquarian book collection *
  2. From green screen to SMART Board 
  3. Bevcomm looks to Walz for broadband support 
  4. Elmore man remembered nearly 100 years after death 
  5. Farming of the past becomes way of the future 
  6. Zambian farm becomes flourishing Ag Centre 
• Foreign exchange student profiles:
  1. Unexpected start for German exchange student *
  2. From Florence to Faribault County *
  3. Denmark student thrilled with American experience *
• News:
  1. Citizen concerned over surprise tree trimming *
  2. County gets new comp plan after 48 years 
  3. Three Elmore women face felony theft charges 
  4. Sheriff: Keep AIS out of 8 county lakes *
  5. BECF looks to citizens for support and new ideas *
• Sports
  1. USC announces Triple “A” Award winners *
  2. Buc boys tame Mustangs, hunted by Huskies *
  3. Buc runners beat personal best at Grizzly Invite *

Mankato Magazine:

The links below will also bring you to another page that displays a PDF version of the story. Click on the subheading to view the issue as it appears on the Mankato Magazine website. After each article title listed, you will see the corresponding page number in parenthesis.

• August 2014
  1. Transforming junk into gems (p. 13)
• July 2014
  1. Serving up a whole new Yu’s (p. 18)
  2. Keeping clients secure (p. 18)
  3. Business that’s heating up (p. 24)
  4. A place to relax (p. 26)
  5. Just what the customer ordered (p. 28)
  6. Gateway for getaways (p. 35)

Red Line Editorial:

As for the nonfiction children’s books written while working for Red Line Editorial, I have provided the Amazon links where each title can be found. Three of the titles, marked with linked asterisks, will bring you to a new page containing images of my writing. Unfortunately, I cannot provide full writing samples for all of the books on my website, so if you would like to see more, please contact me using the email address listed above.

• Eyewitness to World War II series
  1. Eyewitness to Japanese Internment *
  2. Eyewitness to the Navajo Code Talkers
  3. Eyewitness to the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
  4. Eyewitness to the D-Day Invasion *
  5. Eyewitness to the Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Tech Smarts series
  1. Online Gaming: 12 Things You Need to Know
  2. Your Digital Footprint: 12 Things You Need to Know *
  3. Online Identity and Privacy: 12 Things You Need to Know
• Asking Questions About Media series
  1. Asking Questions about Violence in Popular Culture