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I write content that creates thought leaders.

My industries of focus include law, human resources, SaaS, and insurtech/fintech. I specialize in finding the conversations no one is having – and ensuring my clients are first on the scene with smart, thoughtful contributions that advance industry dialogues.

I’ve been positioning my clients as thought leaders for ten years. I have degrees in English, law, and more English. Let’s talk.

Contact

• Email:  dryskamp@umich.edu
• Twitter: @danialexis
• LinkedIn: Profile

Recent Press

• Listen to my discussion of economics and The Simpsons with NPR’s Stacey Vanek Smith for The Indicator on Planet Money.
• “The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable,” The Atlantic, 29 Dec 2020.
  • (Here’s the viral Twitter thread that started me thinking about this topic.)
• Here’s an interview on freelancing I gave to a Romanian publication.
• Here’s another interview, covering my first novel.

Articles

Epic Presence

• “How Content Marketing Became a Weapon of Choice for the Far Right“
• “From Uncanny Valley to Friendly Neighbor: These 5 AIs are Surprisingly Lifelike”
• “How Anonymous, Wikileaks and Hacktivism Have Shaped Public Discourse”
• “Have Pop-Ups, Consent Forms and GDPR Ruined the Web?“
• “Can Slow Journalism Save Us From Hyper-Sensationalized Reporting?“

The Expert Institute

• How to Avoid Accusations That Your Expert Witness Offered Legal Conclusions
• What to Include in an Expert Witness Rebuttal Report
• Additional articles here

Marketing Content

• Get Hired! (Haley Marketing recruiting tool)
• Indiana Auto Insurance (Nolo.com)
• Online Legal Library (Rottenstein Law Group)
• “What You Need to Know About Connecticut Divorce” series,, Freed Marcroft (following “Your Connecticut Divorce Options” download)

E-books

• Your Connecticut Divorce Options (Freed Marcroft – law firm)
• Key Medical Evidence Used to Win Personal Injury Case Settlements (Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Anderson – law firm)

Print Books

• Nahara (as Verity Reynolds), Book 2 of the Non-Compliant Space Trilogy (2021).
• Spoon Knife 2: Test Chamber, ed. Dani Alexis Ryskamp and Sam Harvey (2017).
• Nantais (as Verity Reynolds), Book 1 of the Non-Compliant Space Trilogy (2017).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Review of The Oxford Handbook of Music and Disability Studies. Journal of Musicological Research (2017).
• “Stories of Autism: What the Rise in Books on Autism Tells Us About, Well, Autism.” Disability Studies Quarterly (2017).
• “Neurodiversity’s Lingua Franca?”: The Wild Iris, Autobiography of Red, and The Breakdown of Cognitive Barriers Through Poetic Language.”  The Hilltop Review (2014).