Home - Portfolio, Professional Writing, Creative Writing, Denver Writer - Stephen J. McConnell. Stephen J. McConnell is a Denver-based professional writer, creative writer, freelance writer, blogger, novelist, journalist, and screenplay writer. He is the owner of Guiding Type, a Denver-based digital content development and marketing company, specializing in blogs, white papers, marketing, social media, SEO, branding, digital marketing. This website offers writing tips, creative writing tips, blog writing tips: how to write, how to start writing, how to blog, how to write creatively.