Kathryn's Other Writing

Kathryn has been writing for as long as she can remember. The truth is that she'd probably write even if she never got paid to do it, but she makes sure that she gets paid to do what she loves to do. Her work has been published online and in print for various publications. Today she works primarily as a blogger. She has worked as a blogger for leading sites in technology, social networking, family, relationships, travel and other topics.. You can learn more about this work and see it via links at the blog page of this site.

Most of the links on this page are from Kathryn's previous work. She has worked extensively in music journalism and travel writing. She has also done work on various aspects of San Francisco life, general fasihon and beauty information, design and architecture articles, finance and real estate writing and reviews for everything from books to gadgets. The links that follow are just a sample of this work. Additional samples are available on request since Kathryn is always happy to share her work.

Technology articles:

• VoIP Buyers' Guide, Virtual PBX Explained and Remote Collaboration Buyers' Guide for PC World

Samples of fashion, beauty and trends writing:

Kathryn was the San Francisco editor for Shecky's until they ended their SF site. She did themed "hot lists", blog posts and other writing. Samples include:

• Nightlife: Three Top Casinos, Two's Company themed list, Salsa Clubs themed list, SoMA neighborhood
•  Fashion: Spotlight on Jenni Kayne, Rachel Roy, Lingerie Class Event Announcement
• Beauty: Paul Labrecque, Where's Our Water?, Say Goodbye to Cellulite, Doll Face

Samples of music writing:

• Reviews for Sure Shot Magazine: Vasi, Miggs, State of Man, 3 Kisses, Stacie Rose, The Crash Moderns, The Majestic Twelve, Monogroove, Crystal and the Wolves and Cedarwell
• Articles for Diminished Seventh: Interview with Lourds, feature on Tower Records
• Indie-in-Tune Reviews: Tracy Johnson, Puppies, Tanya Pluth
• Vintage Rock Reviews: Poison reissue CD, Synchronicity review
• Reviews posted or quoted on individual musician's sites: Tanya Pluth, Luke MacNeil, Blue Moon Harem, Alex Voegele, Cinema Cinema
• Live Music Blog contributions: Carbon Leaf, Dresden Dolls, Chicks of Coachella, Ladies of Langerado, Babes of Bonaroo
• Other music writing: Joshua Tree Festival preview, Paid Dues preview and review

Reviews:

• Techzoogle - Kathryn has done gadget reviews including a WebCam/USB review, a camera review, and an iSound Spa review
• Book review at Oysters and Chocolate (warning this site may have adult content)

Miscellaneous:

• ScrapHouse article - Kathryn reports on the interesting ScrapHouse experiment that took place in San Francisco for d/visible design magazine.
• Articles and photography for San Francisco Underground Travel - Cliff House restaurant, SF Flower Mart, Castro nightlife, BART travel info, and Nob Hill Hotel

List of Print Publications:

• SKOPE music magazine, staff writer
• 13 Minutes magazine, horoscope and article writer
• Latingo University Magazine and Latino High School Magazine, horoscope writer
•  Latino y Style, Feature and Review writer