About TWN's Services

Hi, I'm Akweli Parker, a.k.a. "The Word Ninja." It's a slightly whimsical name that I feel nonetheless represents my serious commitment to delivering your project with the accuracy, thoroughness and speed that you need. My skills were honed under the unforgiving daily deadlines of newspaper journalism. I served stints at a number of papers during my career, including the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot and The Philadelphia Inquirer, where I earned praise from editors and readers alike for getting the story and getting it right - and more often than not, under tight deadline.

While 500 to 1,200-word articles were my stock and trade as a newspaperman, I am fully capable of delivering high-quality, magazine and or book-length projects. And yes, I will ghostwrite projects that align with my skillset.

Prior to becoming a full-time professional writer, I served as an online producer with Philly.com, a 1.5 million-plus visitor-a-day Web portal serving the Philadelphia, Pa, greater metropolitan region. There I expanded my theoretical and practical understanding of the Web and multimedia - including a few turns both in front of and behind the video camera. Check out some of the things I've done on the Work Samples page. Home