Writing Tips & Careers: Video Series

Writing a retail resume requires listing the most recent and most impressive experience, detailed with job tasks and responsibilities that are then explained in the cover letter. Compose an immaculate resume for a retail job position with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

To write a resume for technical jobs, create separate headings to outline all of the areas of expertise, keeping the most relevant experience at the top of the list. Beef up a technical resume with other job experience, detailing each position, with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Writing a coffee table book involves deciding on an interesting subject matter, designing an eye-catching cover and including many pictures and photographs alongside the text. Write a marketable coffee table book that many will display in their homes with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

College papers on problem solving should include at least three ideas for solving the problem, plenty of research to back up each method and concentrating on the idea that works best for the situation. Annotate problem-solving methods in a college paper with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

An underwriter is a third party in a financial transaction who decides if the client is eligible for a loan, and they help protect both the lending company as well as the clients. Understand the job of an underwriter with helpful advice in this free video on underwriting.

Writing a good scholarship essay requires following the guidelines, but it also involves pouring a lot of personality, dreams and personal beliefs into the piece. Compose a scholarship essay that illustrates the writer in a positive light with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

To become a caption writer, first practice at home by typing the dialog from DVDs and TV shows before pursuing a job with the National Caption Institute. Type dialog, action and sound effects captions with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Becoming a comedy writer involves establishing what is truly funny in the world, creating complex characters that can be reused in comedy skits and showcasing the writing with actors. Write comedic prose for movies, stand-up and skits with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

To become a Daily Show writer, first become the best possible writer for TV, test the writing on actors and join the Writer's Guild of America to build up a portfolio. Write comedy for the Daily Show with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Becoming a writer's assistant requires developing a professional resume with great references, networking with people who might be hiring and applying to magazines and newspapers who are in need of assistants. Dive into the writing world as a writer's assistant with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Becoming an editorial writer involves starting from the very bottom as a journalism student or intern, working up to being a reporter and eventually gaining the credibility to be an editorial writer. Get an editorial writing job after working up the career ladder with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Writing a book and getting published involves first writing a novel or series of short stories that are original and appeal to a wide audience, rewriting it several times and then sending out queries and abstracts to various publishing companies. Become a published author with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Writing a book bibliography not only protects copyrights, but it also provides the reader with supplemental reading material, listed in MLA format in alphabetical order. Include a bibliography at the end of a book, citing reference material and influences, with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

To write a book for children, consider a unique concept that has not yet been offered, determine whether it will be an educational, fictional or moral book, and create compelling characters that could be used again in a series. Write a children's book that interests and enlightens them with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Writing a book manuscript involves deciding on a subject matter, reading other books that are similar to the idea and writing every day until it is finished. Rewrite a manuscript over and over, getting feedback from peers along the way, with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.

Helping first-graders become better writers involves supplementing their education with reading and writing games at home, implementing a reward system for correctly spelled words. Aid a first-grader in the areas of reading and writing with helpful advice from a published playwright in this free video on writing.