Updated September 3, 2017
My
lance is free and always has been. Whether it's a one-time assignment
or ongoing commitment from a truly professional freelance writer, I'm on
the job. I'm an independent business person who writes, not an
unemployed or wannabe "writer" who is "freelancing" while looking for a
salaried
job. I meet deadlines with professional
copy. Contact
me at 386.658.1586 or janetgroene@yahoo.com. I'm at my desk Eastern
time 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. but may have limited e-mail access when I'm on the go.
This
blog, janetgroene.blogspot.com, is published frequently. It's primarily
a bio but, just for window dressing, I add fresh travel teasers showing
upcoming events
Published Weekly
Solo Woman RV, https://solowomanrv.blogspot.com
Camp and RV Cook, https://campandrvcook.blogspot.com
Boat Cook, https://boatcook.blogspot.com
Published Frequently:
Kevin T Bear (SATW traveling teddy bear) https://kevintbear.blogspot.com
Create a Gorp (pocket snack recipes) https://createagorp.blogspot.com
Here is the Amazon site where almost all my books are listed. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B002880SLS
Recent
Groene "clips".
Janet Groene is a regular contributor to Family Motor Coaching, Compass, Houseboat and Tribune publications including South Florida Parenting and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=groene&target=all&spell=on
See Janet Groene's feature on the Panama Canal in Compass, the hard-cover publication provided in every Holland America stateroom cruising the Western Caribbean this season. Go to
https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/index.php?i=377502&m=27345&l=1&p=1&pre=&ver=html5#{%22page%22:120,%22issue_id%22:377502}
Travel with pets sun sentinel and SF Parenting April, 2016
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/travel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/newsletter
January /sfp-spaaaaah-healthy-and-fun-staycations-20160120-story.html
Houseboat article on outsourcing march 2016 http://www.houseboatmagazine.com/2016/03/living-aboard-passing-the-buck
Houseboart article on allergies march 2016 http://www.houseboatmagazine.com/2016/03/nothing-to-sneeze-at
Current projects, input welcome:
meaningful souvenir hunting worldwide, camp and RV cooking, lifestyle
features for people who live full-time on the go in a boat or RV, travel
the Florida Panhandle, family travel for people who live in South
Florida.
Janet Groene Bio
A
paid, freelance journalist since the age of 12, Janet Groene (GRAYnee)
was a junior high school student when the local weekly newspaper hired
her as a stringer. More than two dozen books and thousands of magazine
features later, Janet is a full-time writer whose lance remains free.
Groene
began freelancing in earnest as a way to work at home and choose her
own hours when her husband, Gordon, was a professional pilot. While
still in their young 30's the couple sold everything, bought a sailing
sloop and left cold winters behind. For ten years, the Groenes were
happily homeless, sailing the tropics in winter and summering in their self-contained, 21-foot diesel RV.
It soon became clear
that Janet’s writing and Gordon’s photography could sustain them in a
new career as professional travelwriters. When assignments began taking
them all over the world to write about sailing and powerboating they
sold their boat and settled in Florida. Gordon died in 2016 and Janet continues to travel on her many assignments.
Recent
credits:
From
the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel newspaper, website and one of its
magazines, South Florida Parenting, published online and in hard copy:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/travel/sfp-ride-round-the-lake-20160801-story.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/travel/sfp-travel-labor-day-fun-20140725-story.html
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/sfp-make-lasting-memories-this-labor-day-20150731-story.html
Family Motor Coaching
magazine every month, Houseboat Magazine each issue. Weekly blogs. Book
in progress on provisioning a camper, boat, cabin, home with food
storage.Scroll down for links to other recent pieces.
Janet Groene holds Active Membership status in
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Boating Writers International
Society of American Travel Writers
Janet Groene Writing Awards
1st Place, Best Consumer-Oriented Online Article ACC/SATW;
Distinguished Achievement in RV Journalism Award;
NMMA Director’s Award (with Gordon Groene);
Parenting Publications of America Gold Award for Travel Writing
Many others
Janet Groene’s Ongoing Columns
Cooking on the Go, Family Motor Coaching magazine
Family Travel, South Florida Parenting magazine and e-zine
Living Aboard, Houseboat magazine
Frequent contributor to Forever Young, Southbound, Empty Nest and other Canadian publications. Groene features are syndicated worldwide by Featurewell.
To see Groene Books available at Amazon.com
Go to http://tinyurl.com/59t43c
Groene books
2016 (July) Survival Food Handbook (McGraw-Hill)
2013: America's 100 Best Places to Retire (contributor)
Past:
Cooking on the Go,Grosset and Dunlap, hardback
Cooking on the Go, Grosset and Dunlap, paperback
Living Aboard Your Recreational Vehicle, David McKay, hardback
The Galley Book, David McKay hardback Cooking on the Go, Sail Books, hardback
Limericks to FlyBy, Botebooks
How to Live Aboard a Boat, Hearst, hardback
Living Aboard Your Recreational Vehicle, ICS Books, Inc.
Cooking on the Go , Hearst
Dressing Ship, How to Furnish, Refurbish and Accessorize Your Boat,Hearst , hardback
Living Aboard Your RV Ragged Mountain Press (Division of McGraw-Hill Company) Cooking Aboard Your RV Ragged Mountain Press
Country Roads of Ohio Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
ABCs of Boat Camping Sheridan House
Natural Wonders of Ohio, Country Roads Press
Florida Under Sail , Country Roads Press
The Cockpit Companion, Jones Publishing, Inc.
Country Roads of Ohio, Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
52 Florida Weekends, Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
Natural Wonders of Georgia , Country Roads Press
The Drive for Independence, Crescent Hill Books, hardback coffee table book
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Walt Disney World and Orlando, Alpha Books
U.S. Caribbean, Open Road Publishing
Creating Comfort Afloat , Bristol Fashion Publications
Romantic Weekends Central and Northern Florida, Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Great Eastern RV Trips, Ragged Mountain Press
Florida Guide, Open Road Publishing
Living Aboard, Bristol Fashion Publications
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 2nd Ed. Open Road Publishing
Caribbean Guide, 3rd Ed. Open Road Publishing
Camping Digest , Krause Publications
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands 3rd Ed. Open Road Publishing
Living Aboard Your RV, 3rd Ed..Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill
Day Trips from Orlando, Globe-Pequot Press
Romantic Weekends Central and Northern Florida, 2nd Ed. Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Fantastic Discounts and Deals for Anyone Over 50, Cold Spring Press
Cooking Aboard Your RV, 2nd Ed. Ragged Mountain Press
Caribbean Guide, 4th Ed. Open Road Publishing
Personal Paradise: Caribbean, Open Road
Personal Paradise: Florida , Open Road
Living Aboard Your RV, 4th Edition, Ragged Mountain Press division of McGraw-Hill
Books to which Janet Groene contributed
Fisher’s
World, Bahamas; Nelles Guides Florida; Nelles Guide, The Caribbean
Greater Antilles; André Gayot’s Best of Florida ; Nelles Guides The
Caribbean, Lesser Antilles; Experts’ Book of Hints, Tips and Everyday Wisdom, Rodale Books, hardback
America’s Best Places to Retire, Vacation Publications, multiple editions beginning
Sailors’ Secrets, Advice from the Masters, International Marine Publishing
Reader’s Digest Ask the Experts.
Janet Groene’s Ongoing Columns
Cooking on the Go in Family Motor Coaching magazine
Family Travel in South Florida Parenting magaine, e-zine
Living Aboard, Houseboat magazine
Frequent
contributor to Tribune publications including South Florida Parenting
and Canada's Metroland publications. Groene features are syndicated
worldwide by Featurewell.
Links:
Chapter in annual Florida guide, see
http://www.floridatravelguide.travel/pages/articles/2015/northwest2015.php
Forever Young, Canada,
http://foreveryoungnews.com/search?terms=groene&commit=
South Florida Parenting, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (also see current issues)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/sfp-may-digital-issue-2014,0,3940390.blurb
February 21, 2014 issue of South Florida Parenting/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel,
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/south-florida-parenting/newsletter/sfp-five-fabulous-florida-campgrounds-for-kids-new-to-camping-20140221,0,7748871.story
See Janet Groene's camping cuisine posts on the Active Network at
Recent
credits: Family Motor Coaching
magazine every month, Houseboat Magazine each issue. Weekly blogs. Book
in progress on provisioning a camper, boat, cabin, home with food
storage.
Writing samples: (Hard copy by request)
http://www.southerntravelnews.com/NewsRelease.aspx?NewsId=939
http://www.cityandshore.com/features/travel/travel-winter-getaways/
traveler.southernhospitalitymagazine.com/places_story.php?id=19
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/queenb/sfl-trip-and-treat-take-mom-on-a-mothers-day-getaway-20130418,0,4150273.story
NOVEMBER 3-5, STUART, FLORIDA. The annual Stuart Air Show is two days of flat-out aviation awe. All day, both days, there’s a Kids Zone, static displays and amusement rides. Afternoons are filled with stunt flying and acrobatic displays that take your breath away. Other events will include a Dirty Flight Suit Party, night-time stunt flying and fireworks. 
