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According to yahoo.com news today, Being an author is indeed a glam job!
They list 3 Glam jobs-- Fashion Editor, Music Video Director, and Author!
Aren't we all feeling this way?
Glamour Gig: Author
Glamour Gal: Karen Salmansohn (www.notsalmon.com)
Salmansohn took a big risk when she left her successful advertising career to write books. Pegged by critics as "Deepak Chopra meets Carrie Bradshaw," Salmansohn is the author of such tongue-in-cheek illustrated books as "How to Change Your Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing" and "How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less Using the Secrets of Professional Dog Trainers." Her latest book is "The Bound Back Book: When Life Throws You Curveballs, Hit Them Out of the Park."
In what seems to be a recurring theme in Salmansohn's success story, her career jump-started when she got an unexpected lift. "I was working at MTV doing freelance writing for the filmettes that go on between videos," explains Salmansohn, who counts Jon Stewart, Madonna, Jay Leno, and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter among her fan base. "This guy I barely knew got on the elevator with me, and he said, 'What's new?' and I said, 'I just finished my first novel.'" By the time Salmansohn arrived on the first floor, she had scored a book agent's name and number. "I always joke that if MTV had its offices on the third floor instead of the 24th, I might never have gotten a book deal."
Best Perk: A life of reading, writing, and no arithmetic. "I get to sit in cafes all day and drink coffee," says the Emerson College film studies grad. "Even if I went on 'Oprah' and became a million-dollar writer, I'd still be doing what I do today -- I'd just be doing it in more expensive clothes."
Her Advice: "Create a career pickup line," she says. "Know what you can say in 30 seconds to sell yourself quickly. It's all based on what your unique selling point is."
They list 3 Glam jobs-- Fashion Editor, Music Video Director, and Author!
Aren't we all feeling this way?
Glamour Gig: Author
Glamour Gal: Karen Salmansohn (www.notsalmon.com)
Salmansohn took a big risk when she left her successful advertising career to write books. Pegged by critics as "Deepak Chopra meets Carrie Bradshaw," Salmansohn is the author of such tongue-in-cheek illustrated books as "How to Change Your Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing" and "How to Make Your Man Behave in 21 Days or Less Using the Secrets of Professional Dog Trainers." Her latest book is "The Bound Back Book: When Life Throws You Curveballs, Hit Them Out of the Park."
In what seems to be a recurring theme in Salmansohn's success story, her career jump-started when she got an unexpected lift. "I was working at MTV doing freelance writing for the filmettes that go on between videos," explains Salmansohn, who counts Jon Stewart, Madonna, Jay Leno, and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter among her fan base. "This guy I barely knew got on the elevator with me, and he said, 'What's new?' and I said, 'I just finished my first novel.'" By the time Salmansohn arrived on the first floor, she had scored a book agent's name and number. "I always joke that if MTV had its offices on the third floor instead of the 24th, I might never have gotten a book deal."
Best Perk: A life of reading, writing, and no arithmetic. "I get to sit in cafes all day and drink coffee," says the Emerson College film studies grad. "Even if I went on 'Oprah' and became a million-dollar writer, I'd still be doing what I do today -- I'd just be doing it in more expensive clothes."
Her Advice: "Create a career pickup line," she says. "Know what you can say in 30 seconds to sell yourself quickly. It's all based on what your unique selling point is."
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