Just wanted to let all you aspiring, inspired writers out there know that if you've got the right skills, you can pick up some serious cash. Check out this job available at a freelance site:
I am currently seeking a writer who can write 10 articles that are based on a specific pet related topic (details only provided privately). Articles will be in the 400-500 word range.
Topic keywords will be provided for each article. This is an opportunity for recurring assignments.
Note: All articles will be checked for plagerism! Articles need to be original content.
Requirements:
--Ability to write quality articles (strong English grammar skills) that "flow" well is the most important requirement.
--Ability to meet deadline (5 days to complete 10 articles)
--Ability to research on the topic using various sources yet produce original well written content
Please include in your application:
(1) a discussion of why you feel you are a good choice for this position
(2) an example piece of your writing
My budget for this project is $30
Yep, you can pickup 30 cold ones, and all you have to do is write between 4,000 and 5,000 words.
And you thought waiting tables was good money!
9.01.2009
8.05.2009
Home For Sale
No, we're not moving. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are. Great house in a great neighborhood in Rossville, Georgia. Killer views, nice layout, etc.
If interested, click here.
If interested, click here.
8.01.2009
A Return to Fantasy
Years ago, I had a story published in a publication called Hadrosaur Tales. A few months ago, I tried to reread the story. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it all the way through it. It was a relatively interesting concept, but the writing wasn't all that great.
That doesn't come as much of a surprise. To this day, I have a hard time reading something that has gone to print. There are always wording and punctuation decisions I would change, so I prefer not to read my stuff after it goes to press.
Anyway, I recently regained the desire to write some wacky science fiction/fantasy and was thrilled with the possibility of publishing the story in Hadrosaur Tales (now Tales of the Talisman). So if you by chance subscribe to Tales, keep an eye out for a return to fantasy by yours truly.
If you don't subscribe, it is definitely worth checking out, if for no other reason than to expand your idea of what can happen in life.
That doesn't come as much of a surprise. To this day, I have a hard time reading something that has gone to print. There are always wording and punctuation decisions I would change, so I prefer not to read my stuff after it goes to press.
Anyway, I recently regained the desire to write some wacky science fiction/fantasy and was thrilled with the possibility of publishing the story in Hadrosaur Tales (now Tales of the Talisman). So if you by chance subscribe to Tales, keep an eye out for a return to fantasy by yours truly.
If you don't subscribe, it is definitely worth checking out, if for no other reason than to expand your idea of what can happen in life.
7.08.2009
7.04.2009
Question for Soddy-Daisy Folks
I'm running over to Soddy-Daisy tomorrow to see my dad and go fishing, and I have a quick question. Is it safe to eat fish out of Soddy Lake? Feel free to post your answer here or e-mail it to daniel@danielkbrantley.com.
Thanks...
Thanks...
6.10.2009
If It Ain't FDA, It Ain't Nothing
I know the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has its flaws. How could it not? It consists of human beings. On top of that, it's a government institution. So the FDA has two strikes against it before it ever steps up to the plate. But it has its purpose and place in the world.
In my world, one of the FDA's most important roles is approval or disapproval of medications and the like. Which brings us to the point. If someone is trying to sell you a product--be it a new-and-improved prescription medication, an herb from ancient China that has healed the world since being discovered, or a vitamin C/vitamin D hybrid--and it's not approved by the FDA, stay away.
Without FDA approval, there is no guarantee that what is on the label is what you're going to get. There is no guarantee that the energy-boosting pill you're taking is going to give you energy and not diarrhea. And don't think that every dangerous item that gets sniffed out gets taken out of the market place. Far from it. Just look at those little boxes of cigarettes behind the counter.
In my world, one of the FDA's most important roles is approval or disapproval of medications and the like. Which brings us to the point. If someone is trying to sell you a product--be it a new-and-improved prescription medication, an herb from ancient China that has healed the world since being discovered, or a vitamin C/vitamin D hybrid--and it's not approved by the FDA, stay away. Without FDA approval, there is no guarantee that what is on the label is what you're going to get. There is no guarantee that the energy-boosting pill you're taking is going to give you energy and not diarrhea. And don't think that every dangerous item that gets sniffed out gets taken out of the market place. Far from it. Just look at those little boxes of cigarettes behind the counter.
5.27.2009
5.26.2009
Medical Tests Unnecessary?
A long time ago (two or three years ago), I was honored to attend a conference by the National Institutes of Health. The conference was titled "Medicine n the Media: The Challenge of Reporting on Medical Research." Afterward, I was filled with vinegar and venom, ready to take on the world. Actually, I blogged about it fairly soon after returning home, alluding to the mysteries they revealed without going into any of the specifics.
Recently, I decided to finally put some of the information to practical use - an ebook. Yep, another ebook. Unlike my first, this one isn't based on my own experience (as wonderful as that is to read about), but rather is a summary of what they taught during the conference. Well, not an overall summary. Just a summary of a couple points that have been gnawing at my brain for more than two years.
Enough with the introduction. If you read nothing else about the medical community in the next few months/years, let this be it. Not that I'm a wonderful writer or came up with anything new. It's just completely against most medical wisdom you come across. To get the gist of the whole thing, look at the chart in the middle of the short little book.
Link: http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=9366
Hope you find it informative.
Recently, I decided to finally put some of the information to practical use - an ebook. Yep, another ebook. Unlike my first, this one isn't based on my own experience (as wonderful as that is to read about), but rather is a summary of what they taught during the conference. Well, not an overall summary. Just a summary of a couple points that have been gnawing at my brain for more than two years.
Enough with the introduction. If you read nothing else about the medical community in the next few months/years, let this be it. Not that I'm a wonderful writer or came up with anything new. It's just completely against most medical wisdom you come across. To get the gist of the whole thing, look at the chart in the middle of the short little book.
Link: http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=9366
Hope you find it informative.
5.20.2009
An Ebook a Day
After wondering what the hype over ebooks was all about, I started doing a little research. I soon realized an ebook is little more than a Microsoft Word document tossed into a PDF salad. So I figured I should give it a shot. Why not? Millions of other chaps have done it, and it would be nice to expand my writing horizons by an inch or two.
So I wrote one about my recent employment woes and wonders. It's an impressive 14 pages, but that's with some pretty intense margins and lots of sweet pictures. (Maybe not lots, but at least one every third page.)
I then went about trying to sell it to a few different clients. I failed miserably. So...I opted to toss it online at myebook.com, a neat community that allows you upload ebooks and have the world read them for free. Granted, there is no guarantee the world will read or enjoy the ebook (kind of like this blog). However, compared to other ebook sites, this one seems pretty well run, and they have some really nice looking products, including comic books.
Anyway, my first ebook attempt is located at http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=9184
If you've got a free minute and want to find out the secret to my wealthy ways, check it out. Or if you want to rip me apart for using free stock photos, you can do that, too. Just be warned - those stock photographs will eat you alive.
So I wrote one about my recent employment woes and wonders. It's an impressive 14 pages, but that's with some pretty intense margins and lots of sweet pictures. (Maybe not lots, but at least one every third page.)
I then went about trying to sell it to a few different clients. I failed miserably. So...I opted to toss it online at myebook.com, a neat community that allows you upload ebooks and have the world read them for free. Granted, there is no guarantee the world will read or enjoy the ebook (kind of like this blog). However, compared to other ebook sites, this one seems pretty well run, and they have some really nice looking products, including comic books.
Anyway, my first ebook attempt is located at http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=9184
If you've got a free minute and want to find out the secret to my wealthy ways, check it out. Or if you want to rip me apart for using free stock photos, you can do that, too. Just be warned - those stock photographs will eat you alive.
5.19.2009
Photographic Memory
Since February, I've been stationed at the Shades of Grey Photography studio in good ol' Cleveland, Tennessee, during the afternoons. It has offered a way to get my writing done without the distractions of two little people pining for my attention. Granted, I'd love to be at home with my nose to the grindstone, but every time I heard one of the kids calling for me or doing something I imagined was unimaginably cute, I had to get up to find out what was going on.
While the office is a much more serene location, it is not without its distractions.
Example A: Middle school students. They may be cute and cuddly, but middle schoolers are also rather noisy and tend to have little if any understanding of the rules that govern public life. (Not littering, keeping foul language to a whisper, etc.)
Example B: Random people. While the studio isn't set up to be a walk-in kind of place, it does have a fair share of stragglers who wonder in. One of the most memorable was a young woman who needed photos for a contest in Knoxville. The contest was for the sexiest woman who just had a baby. She would be wearing lingerie in the photos, and she pulled her shirt up enough to show off her belly as proof that she didn't even have stretch marks.
Example C: Us. When all else fails, Robert and I tend to distract each other enough to keep us from getting much of anything done. Thankfully, there are usually more than enough middle schoolers and lingerie-wearing new moms out there to keep us from having to distract each other. Unfortunately, today wasn't one of those days. And that strawberry banana milkshake I got from the Shake Shack is breaking my stomach.
While the office is a much more serene location, it is not without its distractions.
Example A: Middle school students. They may be cute and cuddly, but middle schoolers are also rather noisy and tend to have little if any understanding of the rules that govern public life. (Not littering, keeping foul language to a whisper, etc.)
Example B: Random people. While the studio isn't set up to be a walk-in kind of place, it does have a fair share of stragglers who wonder in. One of the most memorable was a young woman who needed photos for a contest in Knoxville. The contest was for the sexiest woman who just had a baby. She would be wearing lingerie in the photos, and she pulled her shirt up enough to show off her belly as proof that she didn't even have stretch marks.
Example C: Us. When all else fails, Robert and I tend to distract each other enough to keep us from getting much of anything done. Thankfully, there are usually more than enough middle schoolers and lingerie-wearing new moms out there to keep us from having to distract each other. Unfortunately, today wasn't one of those days. And that strawberry banana milkshake I got from the Shake Shack is breaking my stomach.
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