"Always grab the reader by the throat in
the first paragraph, sink your thumbs into his windpipe in the second,
and hold him against the wall until the tag line."
- Paul O'Neil
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Hello, gentle reader. I'm Phil
Elmore, the owner of this page and the publisher of the online
self-defense and survival magazine The Martialist.
I've been a full-time technical and freelance writer for fifteen
years. I can write anything you require, from a
biography to an advertisement to a novel to an editorial, from an
operations and maintenance manual to a poem or a
screenplay. If you wish to collaborate on a
project, I can
help you. If you need a ghostwriter because you have an idea
but
can't put it into words, I can help you. If you've written
something but need it edited and proofed, I can help you. My
rates are completely flexible and I am willing to work around your
schedule, provided you can work around mine.
I write fiction and nonfiction on topics ranging from humor and philosophy to current events, technical reference, and the martial arts. I also write a weekly technology column for the conservative website WorldNetDaily called Technocracy. My work has been featured in, but is not limited to, such publications as Concealed Carry Magazine, The Journal of Modern Combatives, Filipino Martial Arts Digest, RealFighting, the Electronic Journal of Martial Arts and Sciences, Weekly Extra, KnifeForums Magazine, Scott Sonnon's Circular Strength Training Magazine, Martial Direct, MartialTalk Magazine, and Dolfzine. Descriptions of my book-length published works are available through the link at the left.
I publish reviews of any and all materials submitted to me, including instructional media. Contact me to find out more.
Take a listen to our podcast sometime; you might
like what you hear.
My role is that of communicator. There is no project I will not consider -- and no communication task with which I cannot help you. I am available for media appearances as needed. Please contact me via e-mail to inquire about rates, writing assignments, joint projects, and any other writing services in which you are interested.
I'm a real person, not just an algorithm running on some remote server on the Internet. Yes, I am politically a conservative/libertarian, philosophically an objectivist, spiritually a mystic, and emotionally a curmudgeon. What I'm not is some sort of crackpot. I'm a happy, direct, and reasonable fellow. I'm glad to talk to you and I treat everyone with the respect they offer. When a man puts his opinions in the public sphere, it's only natural that some people will disagree and even be offended. I guarantee you, however, that if something I've written has made you angry, I'm probably not the person you think me to be. If, instead, what I've written has made you think, held your interest, entertained you, or made you laugh out loud, so much the better.
You may call me at any time at 315.391.1626. I look forward to hearing from you.
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