   Fantasy Writer - Looking for Paid Position
  **I am looking for paid positions, only. Also, please no negative posts, thanks!**Name: Josh Murraystyle: FantasyPrevious work: Files available upon request via e-mailHello! My name is Josh Murray, and I am currently looking for any sized writing opportunities to add to my portfolio.My style is very reflective of the traditional high-fantasy genre, with influence coming from many years of gaming. Games I have played in the past include such titles as EverQuest, World of Warcraft, Dungeon Siege, Diablo, Neverwinter Nights, Age of Conan, GuildWars, and many more.I am able and willing to write anything you wish for your project including, but not limited to, background storylines and lore, class and race descriptions, quests, atlases, and even design documents.As well as original work, I am also available for any sized document editing, polishing, and revision, as well as design of game features and direction.I am currently looking only for jobs for which compensation is readily available (upon completion of the document(s), not the entire game project please). Work done will be completely professional and absolutely of the highest quality.I would love to sit down and chat with any and all who are interested either via MSN or e-mail, both of which I am contactable at JoshMurray2020@yahoo.com, or via the PM system on this website.Thanks for your time, and I hope to hear from you very soon!Sincerely,Josh Murray[Edited by - JMurray on May 19, 2009 7:06:44 AM]
  Getting paid work as a writer/designer is already a long shot. Don't make it even harder on yourself by not including examples of your stuff.   ;Quote:Original post by EnlighterLast I checked contactable wasn't a worn in the English language.Oh dear.;  It is in some dictionaries, but perhaps it is not the most formal English. Thank you.   ;  It's kind of funny, because if you browse the web searching for the word "contactable", you find several entries where the word is in the definition, but no definition of the word itself, even in the definition of "contact", you won't find it as a reference.As per the actual topic at hand, the first reply is pretty spot on.  On this forum, the majority of the projects that go through here are indie projects, and if any of those are willing to pay for ANY position, it's definitely not going to be for a writer or for a designer, considering the large quantity of people who don't mind to do that for any size project for free.If you are just looking to build to your portfolio, offer yourself for free.  If the project is one that you can tell will actually finish (most indie projects are unfunded and a lot of them will NOT finish), and is published to be shareware or retail and actually has an ability to make a profit, you should be able to get a piece.  That is, if you watch your ass.Best of luck to you though.   