Clean drafts. Strong structure. Real voice.
Creative nonfiction editing, narrative development, proofreading, contributor communication, and deadline-aware revision.
Madisonville, Louisiana — 2026
Daniel O' Bailey
Writer • Producer • Musician
I turn interviews, public research, music, and culture into clear stories people can feel and understand.
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What I Do
Writing, editing, and production for teams and creators
If you need someone who can move between storytelling, research, interviews, public communication, audio, and production without losing the point, that's the work I do.
Complex people made readable.
Background research, expert interviews, historical context, culture writing, and making complicated subjects easy to understand.
Words, sound, promotion, delivery.
Music and audio production, event communications, social promotion, creative scheduling, and public-facing release work.
What I'm doing now: Creative Nonfiction Editor at Blood+Honey Literary Magazine; Co-Organizer and Social Media Lead for GonzoFest 2026; freelance writer/reporter with work connected to Blood+Honey, Maudlin House, Country Roads, and L'Observateur; audio engineer and producer with New Orleans studio experience. Bylines appear as both Daniel O' Bailey and Daniel Bailey.
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Selected Work
Writing, editing, and interviews
Current
Creative Nonfiction Editor + Cultural Organizer
Blood+Honey Literary Magazine / GonzoFest 2026
Editing creative nonfiction for clarity, structure, voice, pacing, and reader impact while also helping shape public messaging, contributor communication, and social promotion for a national literary and cultural festival.
Read the Blood+Honey bio →Interview Work
Timothy Ferris
Science, literature, and the Voyager Golden Record
Interview and editorial material built around science writing, public imagination, the Voyager Golden Record, and the work of making cosmic subjects human.
Literary History
Margaret A. Harrell
Hunter S. Thompson, editing, and memory
Editorial and interview work connected to Harrell's experience as a Random House copy editor and her long view of literary counterculture.
In Development
Al Satterwhite
Photography, journalism, and cultural witness
Feature work in development on a photographer whose archive moves through sports, celebrity, music, and Hunter S. Thompson's world.
Music & Audio
Music, audio, and production
A background in the studio teaches you how to deliver: listen closely, keep everyone on track, stay organized, solve problems, and finish the job.
Work with Daniel
Editing, communications work, interviews and features, publishing projects, music and audio production, and good collaborations of all kinds.