I ghostwrote about four years-worth of monthly columns for a periodical devoted to classic and contemporary crime fiction. Earned $150 a pop for 'em. Reviewed books for another, similar publication. Wrote four biographical/bibliographical essays for the reference work 20TH CENTURY CRIME AND MYSTERY WRITERS. And a book, which came out back in 1990.
Several articles in trade mags and one tutorial on number base conversion accompanied by a program to perform the said conversions. It was in a hardbound book.
Scientific article and abstracts in the journals of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of American.
Check 'em out if you’re out of Tylenol PM.
I published an article on judicial combat in a fencing magazine. Not only was I not paid, but I had to eat some of the printing costs, too.
And if I go to grad school next year according to plan, I have a long career of academic obscurity to look forward to.
If I am so lucky.
In the spring of 1998 I published several brief articles on employment law (most of them recapping recent cases) for BNA’s Daily Labor Report, Employment Discrimination Report, and other labor and employment publications. No by-lines, though.
–Cliffy
If we’re counting letters to the editor, I’ve had them printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on at least four occasions, as well as in two of Cleveland’s free newsweeklies, Scene and the Free Times.
I also had a letter published in Guitar for the Practicing Musician.
I wrote a humor column for one quarter in my college newspaper.
My friend Chris and I created a company, Novembersongs, to handle our music publishing when we were in a band together. If you search for my name at BMI.com, you can find all my stuff there.
A bunch of articles on birds in scientific journals or published as chapters in books. Several booklets on birds, tropical biology, and identification of local trees. A pile of technical reports, which I wouldn’t consider real publications. And I had quite a few illustrations published back when I was a botanical illustrator.
I recently submitted for publication a 350-page book on Important Bird Areas in Panama, which should come out early next year (if I don’t kill the editor first). And at the moment I’m working on a chapter for a book on ecotourism in Panama.
So let me get this straight: you know something about birds, right?
For those of you who ghostwrite: is it worth it? I’ve thought of trying to do that, but I admit that I’m a bit of an egoist when it comes to the byline. I’m not sure if I’d like someone else taking credit for my work.
Well, yeah, I’m a professional ornithologist. But much more importantly, I’m also the official Straight Dope Curator of Birds, by special appointment of The Master himself. I’ve helped Cecil out on a couple of other columns, especially the one on caterpillar sex.
SD Staff George
Straight Dope Science Advisory Board
I had an arrangement publishedin <i>Piano</i> magazine years ago. Not an original, but a juxtaposition of the themes of The Peanuts and The Munsters (one hand playing one theme the other playing the bass from the other theme, and then a switch in the middle).
Seems kinda silly now, but it was fun to arrange.
Gam
Hmmm…well. I’m trying my damndest to get my first novel published. It’s a contemporary women’s fiction story, 75,000 words long if you’re interested. Lots of sex, hockey and cancer involved.
I had a letter to the editor published in ESPN the magazine
I adapted the novel The Collector into a play that was acknowledged by John Fowles and was actually in a short but losing battle with Jude Law over the rights to it. It was produced in Chicago in 1999
I used to own an erotica website called The Heitel Society which was a series of serial fiction stories about a White Slavery Ring in Chicago.
And now on my homepage I have several writing samples including The Welder, Linxy and some poetry.
I’m pretty sure I love writing, but it’s not really getting me anywhere.
jar
Anyway…
I forgot, I had a thesis published. I actually have a call number.
Author Layman, David
Title Memory of a Gulf Coast midnight : for amplified flute and tape / David Layman
Publish info 1998
LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
ARB C.U. Coll C.U.152.M98 .L29 LIB USE ONLY
CCM C.U. Coll C.U.152.M98 .L29 c.2 AVAILABLE
Descript’n 1 score (4 p.) ; 29 x 44 cm. + 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
Note Thesis (Master of Music)–University of Cincinnati, 1998
Subject Flute and electronic music – Scores
University of Cincinnati – Theses. Master of Music. 1998
OCLC # 41020007
My question is - Is that call number universal, or good only at the University of Cincinnati?
Gam
Sadly, I’m not skilled enough to have any written work published. I have, however, provided the technical illustrations for science textbooks earlier in my career. How’s that for dreadful excitement?
Does a crossword puzzle count?
Since we’re counting newspapers – I was a reporter for a number of years, so I too have had countless articles published. Nowadays, my only published works are book reviews I freelance for the paper.
While nothing I write now is published per se, it is spoken aloud! I write for feature programs, documentaries and instructional programs for our statewide public television network.
I used to edit a small magazine at Penn State, for which I wrote about half the content. After that, I got a small article on Cappio (if anyone remembers that stuff) in an Ames, Iowa free paper. A few years later, I got a letter printed in Peter Bagge’s comic Hate, and Bill Griffith gave me a tip o’ th’ pin once in Zippy the Pinhead (March 6, 1997), if that counts.
Next month I’m getting an article about Hillary Clinton printed here, but I’m not getting paid for it. The Ethical Spectacle is a darn good site; I always enjoy it and I’m glad they’re printing something of mine.
I intend to get more stuff published. I’d love to do a column, but I have no idea how one gets started in that direction. Hopefully I’m on the path.
Gamelan—They Might Be Giants are my gods.
I was a coauthor on this book.
I actually wrote about half the book, but I got fifth author. You won’t find my name on the Amazon page. 
I’m not bitter. The analytical approach and the idea belonged to the first three listed authors, and the fourth worked on the project for somewhat longer than I did.
I also had a map I worked on published in National Geographic.
You’re a Peter Bagge fan? Can I buy you a beer sometime? 
A short story (darkly comic SF) published in the final issue of the now-defunct Visions magazine. A letter in the lettercol of the also now-defunct comic Box Office Poison. I wrote the lettercol (the responses, not the letters) for Miracleman #24, which was the final issue of yet another now-defunct comic. I deny any responsibility for the demise of any of these publications, though. I’ve also written a number of short kids’ books which are only available as part of boxed sets used for classroom reading practice. Their publisher is alive and well.
Also a number of short informational pieces and/or lessons in a variety of recent K-8 textbooks, and a bunch of biographies for Facts on File. My name isn’t on them–do they still count?
I’ve done some Freelance Writing for MaximumPC Magazine…
A review of Drakan: Order of the Flame sometime in 1998, followed by a (unpublished, but I still got paid so it’s all good) review of Wheel of Time, then in September 2000 (I believe) I did a Feature Article (6 pages) on Palm Applications, that one actually got listed on the spine of the magazine, and I wrote the last Glitch (humor column) they ran, in January 2001’s issue.
Then the bottom fell out of the tech market, they had some budget cuts, and couldnt afford to pay freelancers to do work, it had to be done in-house, and there my writing career (so far, I’m still in school of course) ends.