Brian Kluepfel
Bilingual author of 20+ travel guides since 2006, spanning the Americas. International wordsmith of hundreds of articles. Persnickety proofreader; careful copyeditor. Columnist for my 2 fave hobbies, birding and music.
- Role
- Writer Correspondent at Lonely Planet
- Location
- Ossining, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Kluepfel
Travel Writer:Lonely Planet/Fodor’s: Updated more than 20 titles across the Americas. In 2019 I completed my third assignment for LP\'s most popular guidebook (Costa Rica) and wrote two sections of Global Chocolate Tour. In 2018, I wrote up Connectictut and New Jersey state profiles; in 2017 I completed contracts in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and New York/New Jersey. Wild Blue Yonder (Frontier Airlines inflight magazine), 20••••05, city profiles and general articles. Technical writer:15 years experience in medical, avionics, and software fields. Nature/Environment:Birdwatching magazine, Dec. 2017, feature article on endangered Blue-throated Macaw. 2018, feature on Black-breasted puffleg. Saw Mill River Audubon, chapter newsletter editorExaminer News, monthly column, 2011-present, “For the Birds” Music: Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Folk Roots, Living Blues, and Guitar magazines. Higher Education:Faculty profiles for Fordham University and Columbia Teacher’s College publicationsSports: Beat reporter for San Jose Earthquakes (Major League Soccer), 20••••05 Blog, “Sixty Days on the Road,” Major League Soccer, 2001, visiting all 12 ML stadia. FIFA World Cup (Japan-Korea 2002) and Copa America (Paraguay
Experience
Writer Correspondent
Jan 2006 — Present
Updated guides to 20 + titles across the Americas. 4-8 weeks of \"on the road\" research encompassing all aspects of local culture, from the Amazon to the Andes. Edited content for the larger South America on a Shoestring, and contributed to LP coffee-table book, Amazing and Secret Places (pub. 2017) and Global Chocolate Tour (2020)Titles include Eastern USA, New England, Ecuador (two editions), Bolivia (three editions) and Costa Rica (three editions).
Education
University of San Francisco
MFA, Writing and Literature
1995 — 1997
University of San Francisco
Master's degree, MFA
1994 — 1997
Fordham University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General
Wordpress Developer
WordCamp 2019 NYC, various classes
2019 — 2019
Fordham University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters
Skills
- Editing
- Editorial
- Writing
- Project Management
- Framemaker
- Technical Writing
- Publications
- Blogging
- Web Content Writing
- Research
- Publicity
- Social Media
- Creative Writing
- Newsletters
- Feature Articles
- Freelance Writing
- Journalism
- Proofreading
- Copy Editing
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