A job site for writers, proofreaders, editors and copywriters. The Writing Jobs offers the resources and information you need to assist in your search for employment in the writing and editing fields. http://www.thewritingjobs.com 2008-07-23T16:26:30+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-07-19T12:01:54+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/books-authors-and-poets/kurt-vonneguts-unpublished-writings.html In a 1997 interview, the Voice asked Kurt Vonnegut why he had never written about his time as a prisoner... text/html 2008-07-19T11:58:05+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/books-authors-and-poets/talking-with-booker-prize-winner-john-banville.html In 2005, when John Banville heard his name called as the winner of the Booker Prize for his novel The... text/html 2008-07-15T17:22:35+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/freelance/how-to-set-fees-for-freelance-article-writing-to-spec.html One of the most common questions a fledgling freelancer asks is, Someone wants me to write some articles for them... text/html 2008-07-15T09:59:16+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/freelance/freelance-writing-your-first-gig.html Freelance writers who want to get ahead do so by keeping abreast with the developing world, new laws, new business trends... text/html 2008-07-12T05:32:57+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/writing-and-editing/the-book-wot-i-wrote.html The spoof horror writer Garth Marenghi, created by comedian Matt Holness, used to boast: "I'm the only man I know... text/html 2008-07-12T05:20:42+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/all-things-blog/ap-to-meet-with-blogging-group-to-form-guidelines.html The Associated Press, following criticism from bloggers over an AP assertion of copyright, plans to meet this week with a... text/html 2008-07-03T17:52:43+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/proofreading/proofreading-what-is-reading-against-copy.html Proofreaders often get confused by the term 'reading against copy', so in this article I will try to explain what the... text/html 2008-06-26T18:55:03+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/writing-and-editing/grant-proposals-must-promote-funders-goals-not-yours-in-grant-writing-fund-raising.html The bad news about grant proposal writing is that grant makers will never fund what you want them to. 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As a writing fellow years ago, I attended... text/html 2008-06-15T14:15:26+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/screenwriting/breaking-into-hollywood-how-do-i-sell-my-new-screenplay.html When new screenwriters finish their scripts, they often begin the search for a rep to submit the work around town. But... text/html 2008-06-11T13:57:20+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/books-authors-and-poets/factbox-british-writer-salman-rushdie.html British author Salman Rushdie, 60, says that time is running out, and with only a handful of books left in... text/html 2008-06-04T09:01:19+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/copywriting/easy-on-the-eye-writing-for-the-web.html Even aside from the requirements of search engine optimisation, writing for the web is significantly different to writing for print. 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I bet you’ve said that to yourself before, even if you haven’t said it to someone else.... text/html 2008-06-04T08:25:59+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/proofreading/start-a-proofreader-business.html If you are thinking of becoming a proofreader, you obviously need to have an eye for detail as well as a... text/html 2008-05-29T10:44:34+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/proofreading/writing-editing-and-proofreading.html Let us say from the start that writing, copy editing, and content editing are different and, as such, require unique... text/html 2008-05-25T08:23:07+01:00 http://www.thewritingjobs.com http://www.thewritingjobs.com/writing-and-editing/if-a-rat-can-cook-can-anyone-be-a-writer-now.html So this is how my average weekday morning goes. Give briefing to a telly researcher on a subject I have...