The Government Has A Job Opening For A Writer!

Here is some of the details:

The government has an opening for a speech writer! The specific agency is the Department of the Army. The listed salary is around $67,000 per year. The location of the opening is in Alabama. There is only 1 job vacancy for this position.

While it sounds like a great opportunity, personally it is not for me but I thought that others might be interested in something like this.

You keep hearing so much about government grants and such that any good news from our government is welcomed!

Woman Named Britain's First Female Poet Laureate!

I saw this article online and thought that it would be great to post it here! I'm always glad to hear good news when it involves those that write - especially when they are female like me!

Of course I'm not from Britain nor have I ever been there but I would like to go there and visit some time!

I would just like to congratulate this woman and you can read more about this by clicking here.

A Writing Contest

I found a writing contest on Renderosity.com which looks like a place for artists of all kinds. The name of the contest is "Alone In The Dark" and you can find out more about it by clicking here. I believe that you have to be a member to enter but becoming a member is free and the site looks very interesting. I should also warn you that this particular writing contest requires that you submit an image as well. I didn't see any entries yet so I can't tell you exactly what kind of image you have to submit but I'm guessing that it has to be some sort of 2D or 3D image that you create yourself.

So if you're looking for a creative outlet for your writing, just click the link above and check it out!

Joanna Pacitti?

Joanna Pacitti is a singer/songwriter who appeared on American Idol singing Pat Benatar's "We Belong". She isn't a stranger to the music world though!

• she was previously signed with A&M and Geffen Records

She moved to LA from Philadelphia (my own home town) when she was only 16!

American Pie Band Camp

I mention this movie because it is a great example of a writer using their personal experiences in their writing. (It's also a great example of a writer being able to earn a lot of money from their writing!).

Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz are the writers for this movie (and the others in the series). Christopher Weitz is an Academy Award nominated producer, writer and director!



Another encouraging bit of news for us writers is the fact that Chris Weitz approached a major movie studio with a 40 page story treatment for a book and got hired as the writer of the movie!




You can find out more about the storyline for this video by clicking here

Here is a link to a YouTube video that is supposed to be showing a trailer for the American Pie Band Camp movie.

An interesting note! - Ginger Lynn who played a nurse in the movie was a very famous porn actress back in the 1980's.

Samples Of My Work!

Hopefully soon I will have some examples of my own writings posted here or I will at least provide a link to a website with my writing on it.

Originally I have my websites on AOL but they have since discontinued member pages

Here Is A Link To An Interesting Article About How To Start Your Freelance Writing Career

I found a very interesting article about how one could start their own freelance writing career. It really doesn't sound like my cup of tea but it may be something that other writers might be interested in.

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