Rodney J. Moore

Rodney J. Moore is an author, freelance journalist, ghostwriter and writing coach who is passionate about the art and craft of writing.

As a freelance writer of 20 years, Rod has hundreds of articles in print and online and he has been published in such national publications as The Wall Street Journal Online, Advertising Age, and Home Office Computing. A former contributing writer for B-to-B Magazine, he now writes regularly for trade publications and specialty newsletters. As a journalist, he has covered everything from The Super Bowl to regional business growth in Middle Tennessee.

His first book, Design Secrets: Layout, (Rockport Publishers) is about marketing and corporate communications projects for Fortune 500 companies and global brands. He is shopping several book ideas and proposals.

Prior to pursuing writing full-time, Rod worked as an assistant producer and researcher for a daily cable television program, an editor and publisher of a bi-monthly publication for entrepreneurs, a special projects editor for a regional publishing house, and finally a senior copywriter for the in-house marketing division of a national bookstore chain. He was also editor and publisher of Outsource Digest, a monthly national newsletter for entrepreneurs.

He holds a Master of Arts in Journalism and a Bachelor of Science in Communications. He is the founder of a national business magazine reader's group in Nashville and he is a member of The Author's Guild and The American Society of Journalists & Authors. Rod is also a charter member of the Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission.

A former writing instructor for the University of Phoenix Online, Rod has also been a guest lecturer at Western Kentucky University's School of Journalism & Broadcasting in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Living the world he covers, Rod is an explorer, an avid mountain biker, and a novice fly fisherman. He is also a part-time certified personal trainer who works primarily with baby boomers.