So, part of what make me so happy to come to work is the fact I get paid to do something I actually love: to write. Though I work for a big healthcare organization, I also do some freelance writing on the side for SJ Magazine, a local magazine.
I love writing for SJ, and this January, SJ is publishing a special 10-year commemorative issue, to celebrate their 10 years of publishing. To celebrate? A brief bio of all the regular contributing writers. Hey, that’s me!
So, I need to write a 50-word bio all about me. It’s a tough task to write about yourself – let alone in 50 words.
Erica V is an amazing writer who has a flair for fashion and an eye for what’s in. Never satisfied with the norm, she is constantly cutting her hair into bangs, which she always regrets. She is a new mom, and a wise ass. She blogs about crap at imstillfab.com.
That’s 50 words. It works, no? No? Okay, then what about this?
Erica V is a writer who tells it like it is. She remains energetic and positive about everything, even though she is sleep-deprived. She is married to a lovely husband, who relies on her to find things in the house, and has a daughter who likes to chew on the carpet.
Oh man, I’m one word over. How about this…
Erica V is a writer who talks too much and listens too little. She likes to make pouty lips at herself in the mirror, and is currently working on her latest camera pose: Mama with baby. She prefers slippers to stillettos and is a slow runner.
And that is four words too short.
I guess I still have some work to do. If you want to see what I end up putting in the pages of SJ Magazine, well, I guess you’ll have to wait until the issue comes out.
It’s hard to talk about yourself in 50 words…. What would you write for the world to see??
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I had to do the 50-word contributor thing for an UNPAID article. It was my first real published work and I was stoked even though it was UNPAID. Apparently I will write so much for free that no one wants to pay me.
I hope you were able to work in the part about your daughter “chewing on the carpet”. That’s so worth the space!
Oh no. You can’t write for free! You’re too talented to give the goods away for nothing!
dang, that’s rough. mine for work is totally lame, because I suck at writing bios. Every time they ask me to update it, I just grumble into my coffee and tell ‘em its fine.
Definitely work in the carpet chewing.
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