Renting Dirt: An Unfertilized (no BS) Look at What it Takes to Run a Campground and RV Park - Paperback

Zipser, Andy: - Prior to being a campground owner I worked for nearly 30 years in the newspaper industry, starting as a reporter on a couple of Long Island community weeklies that paid 10 cents a column inch-an unfortunate practice that discouraged concise writing, a habit which required years to overcome. From there I worked my way up the journalistic food chain, parts of which no longer exist: The Myrtle Beach Sun-News, The Phoenix Gazette, the New Times in Phoenix, The Roanoke Times & World News, The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. I then segued into another dying institution, organized labor, by becoming editor of The Guild Reporter, former official publication of The Newspaper Guild. Although I specialized in long-form journalism, writing stories and investigative pieces that sometimes exceeded five thousand words, Renting Dirt is my first book. It's a modest effort, but depending on how it's received, I may attempt another. Meanwhile, my wife, Carin, and I live in Staunton, VA, just a few miles from the campground described in this book and within spitting distance of our two grandsons, Anthony and Matthew. Thus far, no spitting has been involved. Anyone wishing to follow my writing can find my blog at www.renting-dirt.com.