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From the site:
Mahalo.com is searching for skilled gamers/writers to play, beat and write walkthroughs for today’s most popular games. // If you are interested, please e-mail Evan D. (evand at mahalo dot com) or Mark B, (markb at mahalo dot com) and include a short 2-400 word sample of walkthrough writing. It can be a level you’ve beaten, or a specific boss, etc. We just want to see that you can write clearly and descriptively about video games.
1. Must be approved first
2. Must have excellent writing skills
3. Must be very knowledgeable of video games
August 26th, 2008
Part three of our conversation with Christa Terry, aka Never Teh Bride. Christa talks about her new book “iDo: Planning Your Wedding With Nothing But ‘Net”
Show notes at www.writingforpay.org
June 14th, 2008
Christa Terry is the writer and editor of the bridal blog Manolo For The Brides. Her book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is coming out on June 10.
- Our first long-distance show using Skype!
- Do gender stereotypes hold true — are men afraid of wedding talk?
- What happens when a bridal blogger plans her own wedding.
- Eating mints before eight o’clock can doom a marriage.
- Don’t be too quick to flee that internship for a paying job.
- Auditioning for a job in the newspaper business, and the perils of getting the job you want.
- Journalist by day, New Age freelancer by night.
- Using Craigslist to find freelance work.
- Good or bad, put it all on your resume!
Christa’s book:
iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net
Christa’s blogs:
http://www.manolobrides.com
http://www.manolohome.com
Christa recommends:
The Everything Guide To Writing A Book Proposal
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May 25th, 2008
It’s spring, and Writing For Pay’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Wade interviews Christa Terry, writer and editor of Manolo For The Brides and author of the upcoming book “iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net”.
Show notes at www.writingforpay.org
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May 25th, 2008
Wade continues his poolside conversation with freelance writer Joyce Gorsuch in Las Vegas. Joyce discusses returning to America, breaking into the local magazine market, how she finds work, and her advice to young writers. Also: Wade copies his wife’s Art History class notes from 1989 for a writing assignment. Don’t tell the professor or he’ll be totally busted!
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December 22nd, 2007
Wade goes on vacation in Las Vegas and find himself poolside with Joyce Gorsuch, a freelance writer with heavy NPR connections. In Part One, Joyce talks about the gala event she covered the night before and her work with various international clients. Then Wade’s flight gets delayed, so he records the show’s outro while sitting on the runway.
Show notes at http://writingforpay.org
November 17th, 2007
“I just woke up and I’m going to lunch with my friend Robert Crumb. Then I will listen to records. It sure beats writing but doesn’t pay as well, unfortunately. You can’t get a health plan listening to old records.”
- Terry Zwigoff on the writers’ strike
A shout out to our brothers and sisters in the Writers Guild of America. As Zwigoff points out, they’re making sacrifices to ensure that as movies and television go digital, creators are fairly compensated for their work.
Check out Jake McKee’summary of what’s at stake here.
November 6th, 2007
Wade talks to freelance writer Zia Munshi about breaking into the advertising business, writing case studies, putting a portfolio together, and blogging to help your career. Also: using “impact” as a verb. (shudder)
Show notes at http://writingforpay.org
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September 21st, 2007
Just because I don’t let my guests talk about fiction writing doesn’t mean there aren’t great tips and insights from the world of fiction that we can all use.
This morning I listened to Mur Lafferty of I Should Be Writing interview one of my favorite authors, Connie Willis. It’s a great interview. Along with topics such as character creation and plot, Connie discusses the knotty issues of time management and working from home.
On time management: There’s no magic bullet. This is a problem that never, ever gets solved once and for all. Life will always get in the way of writing, but there are ways to find writing time every day, and build up good work habits.
On working from home: There are some kinds of work that she can do at home, but she doesn’t write at home.
Also: Writing is really, really hard.
Give it a listen!
And do yourself a huge favor and read Doomsday Book.
August 29th, 2007
Part Two of our conversation with writer, editor, and game designer Wolfgang Baur.
- 0:58 - What Wade is up to lately, writing-wise.
- 2: 18 - Wolfgang’s Open Design project: writing for patrons!
- 6:11 - Keeping the patrons entertained while they’re waiting.
- 8:05 - Why the relative lack of advice and how-tos in the game industry?
- 11:05 - Open Design vs. the open source software movement.
- 12:44 - Weeding out the Internet trolls.
- 15:00 - Some pitfalls of the patron system.
- 19:26 - When writers need to tell their patrons no.
- 20:25 - The project as a conversation.
- 20:55 - Empire Of The Ghouls!
- 22:31 - Wolfgang’s new magazine, Kobold Quarterly.
- 24:10 - How you can get a copy.
- 25:46 - Advice to aspiring writers.
- 28:05 - Will publishers be interested in your awesome game ideas?
- 28:48 - Your first audience is the editor.
- 29:47 - Submit your square-peg queries to Kobold Quarterly!
- 30:40 - So many URLs do we have.
Wolfgang Baur’s Web site: www.wolfgangbaur.com
Publications by Wolfgang Baur:
Music by Morgansorange
August 22nd, 2007
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