Rian Murphy - Non-Technical Writing Samples
Scroll down or follow one of these links for samples for the following types of Documents:
Content Samples
How to Buy a Haunted House
A sample I wrote for another content provider. The topic they gave me was "real estate".
Children's Stories
Ruggles Takes a Bath ... Almost
A story I wrote (but did not illustrate) for a children's magazine, with the reader's name inserted into the text -- addressing a common children's fear
Michael, Catch That Cake!
A short story to be inserted into the magazine for the child's birthday, with his/her name inserted. Again, I take credit for the words, not the pictures.
Michael and the Garden Secret
Another rhinocerous story from a children's magaine -- I created the stories, not the pictures
Michael and the Missing Mittens
Another rhinocerous story I wrote -- the magazine was printed with the child's name added to the text.
Children's Science Content
Spin Power
Short article about the applications of "spin power", the properties of spinning objects.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Discoveries in Matter and Energy
An audio-visual script commissioned by Ripley's Believe It Or Not, reviewing inventions related to heat, electricity, magnetism, and nuclear energy.