Writing in Michigan

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Writing Jobs for Thursday Jan. 27th

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Recreational Dealership Service Writer: Adrian

Lawn and Garden Service Writer: Adrian

Technical Writer/Web Content: Ann Arbor

CR Writer: Bay City

Technical Writer/Web Content: Commerce

Senior Technical Writer: Dearborn

Writer/Blogger: Detroit Metro

Contracts and Technical Info. Writer: Detroit

Grant Writer: Flint

Resume Writing Help: Grand Blanc

Business Plan Editor: South Lyon

Technical Writer: Southfield

Customs Entry Writer: Southfield

Technical Editor: Warren

Telecommute (From Home)

Baseball and Social Media Blogging

Entertainment Writers

Writers that are Cheap, Thrifty etc.

Jewish Women Foodies, Party Planners and Crafters for Blog

Proofreader Wanted

Fiction Novel Editor

Creative Writer Contributions (unpaid)

Boutique Agency Seeks Freelance Writer/Editor

E-Book Ghostwriter

Editors

Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

~Jules Renard, Journal, 10 April 1895

Monday, January 24, 2011

Book Group in Traverse City

Hi Writers! We have some interest in starting a book group in Traverse City. If anyone is interested in joining this group, please let me know by e-mail or comment below. Book groups are great for writers because they give you an incentive to read outside of your typical genre, talk and analyze published novels and meet readers. Readers give you their specific insight, which may not be the same as your perspective as a reader. Additionally, book groups help writers, who often work in solitude, meet other people, make friends and network. What writer couldn't use a group of people who love to read? Perhaps they will be the same friends providing crucial feedback on that novel or article you've written.

Check out this article in the Huffington Post called: Why Writers Need Book Groups.

If you're looking to start a book group (in any location) let me know and I will try to help you find other writers, or just readers, who want to join. Also consider putting a post on Craig's List or putting the word out through Facebook or other social networking sites. Good luck and I hope to hear from you. -J.R.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

~William Hazlitt

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Writing Jobs for Sunday Jan. 23rd

Writing Jobs in Michigan

Writing Content: Ann Arbor

Grant Writer: Ann Arbor

Sports Writer: Bay City

Social Media Community Writer: Brighton

Arabic Language Lesson Creator: Dearborn

WHOA Magazine Writers: Detroit

Writer and Consultant: Detroit

Account Exec./Grant Writer: Detroit

Contracts and Technical Information Writer: Detroit

Enthusiastic Automotive Copywriter: Farmington Hills

Opinionated Green Tech Writer: Grand Rapids

Logistic Engineer/ Technical Writer: Kingsford

Technical Writer: Lansing

Freelance Writers: Milan

English to German Translators: Troy

Medical Technical Writer: Traverse City

Real Estate Writer: Southeastern MI

Desktop Publisher: Warren

Telecommute/From Home

Web Research Assistant/Editor

Review Writers Needed

Interior Design and Home Furnishing Expert

Write "Best 5" Lists

Native English Speaking Writer/Editor

Organic Food and Lifestyle Blogger

Market Research Analyst

Experienced Freelance Writers

Entertainment Journalists

Experienced Freelancer for HR/CSR Website

Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains; God composes, why shouldn't we? ~Terri Guillemets

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Writer's Fellowships and Residencies

It can be challenging to write creatively when you're buried in housework, kids, spousal expectations, work woes and just the many components of life. However, writers' residencies and fellowships offer individuals a chance to escape the stresses of their current reality and find writing solace in a space designed only for that. Residencies range from days to months, but their purpose is the same: to give writers the time and space to get creative without having to pay the bills. Of course, most writers will still have bills to pay elsewhere, but consider applying for a residency or fellowship anyway. It is gift for the writer within you and the community that benefits from your work.

Many of these programs are outside of Michigan, but just consider it a vacation with benefits.

The Fab Fiber Fellowship at the Dairy Hollow Writer's Colony (Arkansas)

Varuna Fellowships for Writing Retreats 2011

Jack Kerouac Writer in Residence Program (Florida)

Winter Creative Residencies in Chicago

Fishtrap Fellowships (Oregon)

National Park Service: Artists-In-Residence (all over)

The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers

Soul Mountain Retreat Residencies (CT)

Ragdale Residency Program (Illinois)

Writers in the Heartland Residencies

University of Wisconsin- Fellowships in Poetry and Fiction (must have an MFA)