John Clausen

John Clausen is a 30-year veteran editor and freelance writer whose clients have included: The Christian Science Monitor, Hearst Magazines, USA Today, Penthouse magazine, Computerworld, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adventure Journal, World Press Review, The New York Daily News Sunday Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Animals Magazine, Harper's Weekly, Mother Earth News, Golfweek, Sport, Nation's Business and several other national and regional publications.

His book "Too Lazy to Work, Too Nervous to Steal: How to have a great life as a freelance writer" was the Writer's Digest Book Club Main Selection and is still available in bookstores and the Internet.

He has worked as a reporter on weekly and daily newspapers in Arizona and Kansas, edited several magazines, owned a California-based advertising agency, taught classes in journalism and advertising and worked as a ghostwriter. He is a regular contributor to Bold Life magazine, as well as to Fine Books & Collections magazine. He holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Arizona, as well as a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio.