Writing by Jana on Tuesday, 6 of May , 2008 at 12:47 pm
I just got my first ghostwriting job.
The pay is low (what else is new?) and the work demanding, and the hours long (ditto) but I’ve never done this kind of work before so I’m very excited to start.
The most appealing aspect of this particular project is that it’s an ongoing one and it’s creative — no technical writing or copywriting – and there’s some potential for exciting opportunities up ahead with the client on this project and other ones.
I shall have to wait and see how it pans out of course, but this came at the perfect time for me. I’ve been feeling kinda in a rut with some of the writing I’ve been doing, in particular some copywriting that’s becoming monotonous. But this new challenge will reinvigorate me and hopefully that feeling carries over into everything else as well.
Category: writing
Writing by Jana on Tuesday, 6 of May , 2008 at 8:48 am
I’ve bitched about this book trailer business before, but now this post on GalleyCat caught my attention.
HarperCollins has announced the launch of an in-house digital video studio.
They plan to shoot approximately 500 videos annually, and it seems as though the focus is going to be on author’s talking about their work. Trailers for novels themselves will be mostly outsourced.
And the public still won’t care.
I will continue to maintain that this is all a rather lame attempt at marketing that won’t work out in the end. Money can be better spent elsewhere — like in a larger advance!
Category: stupid writers, the business of writing
Writing by Jana on Tuesday, 6 of May , 2008 at 8:09 am
This is my first year watching Lost.
My boyfriend and his roommate are obsessive fans, so yet again; I’ve been forced into more television viewing that I would not have done on my own.
My impressions of the show? Well, I have no clue as to what the fuck is going on.
I’m pretty sure that the writers even are making it up as they go along.
I find the character of Jack really annoying, what with his control freak ways and all.
And what’s with no scar on his stomach in the….um…..flash-forward (?) of last week’s episode? Hm?
Sawyer kinda “does it” for me. But I wish he’d go back to his roots, hair wise that is.
And speaking of hair, Ben’s daughter getting killed off, execution style, was pretty intense. I really liked her character. She had such great hair. Kinda reminded me of my own before some jackass stylist decided to give me the mullet-esque style I’m currently sporting.
People go freaking nuts over this show. It’s pretty amazing, or not really, considering how much crap gets made for television. I think the people who make shit t.v, and the people who get shit books published must pray to the same evil demon god of unwarranted fame — but anyways, my theory, knowing absolutely nothing about the show or what happened in previous seasons: Atlantis. something about Atlantis. Why not?
That’s it. That’s all I’ve got.
Category: Fantasy
Writing by Jana on Monday, 5 of May , 2008 at 1:16 pm
I hate Star Trek. My boyfriend disagrees. As a result, I watch alot of Star Trek.
Last week, I realized something extraordinary: Tolkien’s elves are Vulcans in the future.
I found this fascinating. But, I do still hate Star Trek.
Category: Fantasy, science fiction
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