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Articles<\/a><\/p>\n

Columns<\/a><\/p>\n

Books<\/a><\/p>\nCorporate
\n& Government<\/a>\n

Family Memoirs<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\tArticles\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

As a freelance writer, my articles have appeared in such publications as\u00a0The Economist, Ms., The New Republic, Reader\u2019s Digest, Parade, Redbook, Southern, Southern Exposure, US Air Magazine, Newsweek, Business Week, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>,\u00a0American Archaeology\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0St. Petersburg Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"parade <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tWhere Seniors Help Make Better Doctors\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"bus_women <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tWhat You Should Do Before Moving in Together\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"southern_lee <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tWhat Lee Atwater Knows About Winning\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"redbook <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tA Cry for Help\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"americansm <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tRevolutionizing First American Thinking\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"readersdigest <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tThe Land of Moonlight and Magnolias\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"scholastic <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tA Governor’s Crusade\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"ms <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tMoney: A Once-and-For-All Guide to Insurance\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"newrepublic <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tNuclear White Elephant\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"southern_elvis <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tStumping: Higher Education\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"usair <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tMaster the World\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tView All Articles for Columbia Star\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"logo\" <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tView All Articles for
The Economist\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"1200px-The_Economist_Logo\" <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tColumns\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tNext Steps\u2122<\/sup>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tBlood Test for Alzheimer’s?\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tProtecting Your Elderly Parents’ Money\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tEstate Planning for Singles\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tLife Review\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\t How to Find a Nursing Home\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tHealth Care Planning\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tPrenuptial Agreements for Seniors\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tFlying Solo\u2122<\/sup>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tDividing Pets\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tDomestic Violence and Divorce\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tGetting Embarrassing Photos Off Ex’s Blog\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tGrandparent Visitation\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tOnline Dating Services\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tThe Ex-Boyfriend and the Sperm Donor\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tWho Gets to Keep the Engagement Ring?\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\"unitedfeature_logo\" <\/picture>\n

\n\t\tBooks\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"book_cover\" <\/picture>\n

\n\t\tWinner in the 19th Annual (2010) National Mature Media Awards program\n\t<\/h2>\n\tNext Steps: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life<\/em><\/strong>, offers step-by-step advice to help readers have a successful second half of life and avoid the potential pitfalls of the retirement years. Published Aug. 1, 2009, and co-authored with elder law attorney Jan Warner, it is an outgrowth of our nationally syndicated column NextSteps. The book is a comprehensive guide that explains how to put together a plan \u2013 backed by a supporting cast of professionals \u2013 that will help you secure your future and avoid costly mistakes.\n\t

Who needs to read this book? How about the 78 million Baby Boomers, not to mention approximately 36 million Americans aged 65 and older and 22 million caregivers, all grappling with the issues that face us later in life.<\/p>\n

Next Steps<\/em>, the book, is the most comprehensive book on the market today dealing with aging and retirement. From the opening chapter that explains how to put together the right team of advisors, through chapters on health care planning, divorce, and second and third marriages, to concluding chapters on burial disputes and planning for pets, Jan Warner and I treat most conceivable topics that one might face in later years.<\/p>\n

Published by Quill Driver Books in Fresno, California,\u00a0Next Steps: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life<\/em>, is available in bookstores, including Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. It can also be ordered online\u00a0direct from the publisher<\/a>, at\u00a0amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0barnesandnoble.com<\/a>, and by phoning 1-800-345-4447. The cost is $14.95 (U.S.)<\/p>\n

I won the 2005 Aging Awareness Media Award from the American Geriatrics Society. It’s the AGS’ second annual award “to a reporter whose distinguished work covers trends, events, and\/or policies related to health in aging.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"chickensoup <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\n\t\tChapter: The Collection Basket<\/b>
pp. 184-185 Published 1999\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"familytravelguide <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tChapter: South Dakota: Dances With Wolves Land<\/b>
pp. 157-162 Published 1995\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"americandecades <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tChapter Five: Fashion<\/b>
pp. 147-178 Published 1994\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n

\n\t\tCorporate & Government Work\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"carolinagold <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tCarolina Gold<\/b>
Ridgeway Mining Company\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"scana <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\t“American Association of Blacks in Energy”
SCANA Insights<\/b>
SCANA Corporation\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"scac_10yearplan <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tA Ten-Year Plan for the Arts in South Carolina<\/b>
1992-2002
S.C. Arts Commission\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"kidscount <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tSouth Carolina’s Children<\/b>
South Carolina Kids Count S.C. Budget and Control Board\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"solutions <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tPart of the Solution: Creative Alternatives for Youth<\/b>
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts and the United States Department of Justice\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n

\n\t\tFamily Memoirs\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"genie_cover <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n
\n\t\t\n\t\tGenie Mouse, A Memoir<\/b>
by Geraldine Mellus Collins as told to Jan Collins\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Articles Columns Books Corporate & Government Family Memoirs Articles As a freelance writer, my articles have appeared in such publications as\u00a0The Economist, Ms., The New Republic, Reader\u2019s Digest, Parade, Redbook, Southern, Southern Exposure, US Air Magazine, Newsweek, Business Week, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,\u00a0American Archaeology\u00a0and the\u00a0St. Petersburg Times. Where Seniors…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jan-collins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}