Mark A. Rayner

Current

• Author at Mark A. Rayner -- author
• Lecturer at The University of Western Ontario

Past

• presenter at SMArts London
• President at SearchProf

Education

• The University of Western Ontario
• Queen's University

Recommended

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Connections

41 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Emily Chesley Reading Circ

Mark A. Rayner’s Summary

Mark was born in the Atomic Age, and is still pleasantly surprised that he was not vaporized in the mid-80s.

Early in life he wanted to be a pirate. He was disappointed to learn that since the Age of Sail, piracy has mostly been the vocation of lawyers and corporate accountants, so he set his sights on the exciting new career of explorer.

Then he turned six. Since then, his range of careers has been nothing short of spectacular, something from the Age of Exaggeration:

* mountain climber
* astronaut
* bartender
* singing telegram delivery man (freelance gigolo)
* journalist (indentured gigolo)
* evil marketing genius (slave gigolo)
* positive thinker.

Throughout these varied and most interesting careers, Mark has maintained his love of storytelling. (Even when his Mom told him to "stop it, for the love of God, stop with the stories!" --sorry Mom.)

His own tale is currently set in London, Ontario (Canada), where he shares a home in Old South with his partner, Heather, and their two furry faux-progeny: Mr. Magoo (handsome heavyweight cat) and Ceilidh (goofy giant white doggy).

His first novel, THE AMADEUS NET, was published by ENC Press in 2005, and his second book, MARVELLOUS HAIRY, will be available from Crossing Chaos in September 2009. You can learn more at http://markarayner.com

Mark A. Rayner’s Specialties:

Published author of fiction (novels, short stories, plays) -- I write satire, humour, and speculative fiction. Web skills: digital imaging, web design, online marketing, blogging and other social media use, search engine optimization, and information architecture.

Mark A. Rayner’s Experience

• Author

  Mark A. Rayner -- author

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

  My first novel, The Amadeus Net, was published by ENC Press, and my second book, Marvellous Hairy, will be released by Crossing Chaos in September 2009. You can learn more about both books and my numerous short fiction publications at my website.

• Lecturer

  The University of Western Ontario

  (Higher Education industry)

  January 2000 — Present (10 years )

  I'm a lecturer in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS), where I teach in the Media, Information and Technoculture undergraduate program and in the graduate program of Library and Information Science. My focus is on web design and architecture.

• presenter

  SMArts London

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• President

  SearchProf

  (Online Media industry)

  May 2006 — 2008 (2 years )

  SearchProf, search engine optimization and web consultation services, can help:
  --increase your exposure and ranking with the search engines
  --guide you on improving website usability and accessibility
  -- produce more effective online communications
  --create keyword-rich content that generates traffic and interest in your website
  -- train members of your web development team, IT department or marketing and communications professionals how to make better use of search engine strategies.

Mark A. Rayner’s Education

• The University of Western Ontario

  MA , Journalism , 1991 — 1992

• Queen's University

  BA (Hon) , Drama, History , 1985 — 1989

Additional Information

Mark A. Rayner’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Emily Chesley Reading Circ

Mark A. Rayner’s Interests:

Verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns, and occasionally, an adverb.

Mark A. Rayner’s Groups:

Co-Founder and "Acting" Secretary, The Emily Chesley Reading Circle
Member, SF Canada
Lecturer, The University of Western Ontario

•    Book Publishing Professionals
•    Canadian Post-Secondary Web Conference

Mark A. Rayner’s Honors:

Yes.

Mark A. Rayner’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch