I've got voices in my head, and ideas that are not acted on, and I've found the best way of processing them is to write them down. It's a passion of mine, a form of expressive outlet, a way to entertain friends and, lastly, something I do to earn a living.
I'll work more on this spot later, but generally I've done every kind of writing I can imagine, except grantwriting *shudder*. Although I certainly have a personal 'style' -- an admittedly long-winded one -- I do enjoy adapting for just about any type of audience. That's when the challenge of writing technique gets fun: writing to people who are unlike you, whose interests are completely different from your own. Writing is such a personal activity. But when you're doing it for someone else, just like an actor, you get to take on a different personality. Often one you completely loathe.
So I've done suburban journalism, I've written for corporate communications, for the Web, for investor relations, in glossy marketing brochures, for charitable foundations, for a law school, for a business school, for a university and yes, even a published Op/Ed about the misunderstood topic of funding sewer maintenance. (The lovely thing about the Web, though, so much of what you write for clients eventually disappears into the ether. I couldn't find it if I tried. Good for progress, bad for portfolios).
Currently I do a lot of university recruitment brochure/Web writing, but the most fun thing I do is of a slightly academic flavor. It's a bit wordy for the Web, but it's for an educated audience of "global thinkers" -- friends and graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences. It's good for me because in the process I meet good people with much to share about interesting topics I might otherwise not discover.
Contact If you've gotten this far, you've more patience than I. But I needed to get something down for the friends/clients who've asked. If you need writing help, contact me at: domjan[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.
As you may have noticed, the site has changed. Sampa, the free-site host, did a version 2 of some sort.
Despite an FAQ that made it sound like allowing one's site to go through v.2 surgery would be okay, there were several flexibilities that surprisingly disappeared with the click of a button. (e.g. I cannot believe sidebars like this one are even narrower than before.)
And I'm told -- miraculously! -- that the conversion cannot be undone. Truth be told, I'm actually quite pissed. But free is free. Sampa has otherwise been good to me.
So I need to sort through site "features" to see how I can make do. Except that I don't have the time at the moment, in the middle of graduate classes and Lighthousehockey.com. (btw, I've removed that Lighthouse RSS feed so that you're not clogged with random Islanders hockey gibberish).
But I promise to touch up the accessories when I get a chance, and return to irregularly scheduled blogging.
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