http://www.letresearchwork4you.com Research, writing and editing services Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.letresearchwork4you.com/scripts-clips/clips-in-print/publications-list/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Take heart, humanities grads. There’s hope. « Research Works Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:26:54 +0000 http://letresearchwork4you.net/?page_id=373#comment-17 [...] Rule #1: Have a clips package full of articles you wrote or edited for your university’s newspaper. I have loved the written word since childhood, but in college, I applied my talent to my major, my minor and the other classes that required written work.  My only formal education in creative writing came after I graduated: I attended UCLA’s Professional Screenwriting Program.  I volunteered for an organization that needed writers for its newsletter.  I continued writing in my journal.  And when I was laid off, seeking a new career and figuring I had nothing to lose, I took my newsletter clipping and asked the editors at a publication to give me a chance.  About 18 months and 30 published stories later, they’re still giving me assignments, and my regular column in another publication adds another 14 clips to the growing collection. [...] [...] Rule #1: Have a clips package full of articles you wrote or edited for your university’s newspaper. I have loved the written word since childhood, but in college, I applied my talent to my major, my minor and the other classes that required written work.  My only formal education in creative writing came after I graduated: I attended UCLA’s Professional Screenwriting Program.  I volunteered for an organization that needed writers for its newsletter.  I continued writing in my journal.  And when I was laid off, seeking a new career and figuring I had nothing to lose, I took my newsletter clipping and asked the editors at a publication to give me a chance.  About 18 months and 30 published stories later, they’re still giving me assignments, and my regular column in another publication adds another 14 clips to the growing collection. [...]

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