Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books (Creative Mentor Book 1)

(Top 10 Best Seller [#3] in Job Hunting, December 2014)

Want to be a writer of video games? A screenwriter? A novelist? This book will guide you as you position yourself for a career as a writer, and includes interviews with the following:

• Stephan Bugaj (Pixar and beyond)
• Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2)
• Joshua Rubin (Assassins Creed 2)
• Will Wight (the Traveler's Gate trilogy)
And many more!

Select Reviews:
"You are virtually sitting at a round table, drinking a pint of brewski, while picking the brains of a group of hungry writers, directors, authors, publishers, editors and even entities from the comic book and video game industry (or rather Justin is, we just get the benefit of it!) as their careers blossom right before our faces."
Melvin Smith

"What this book attempts and succeeds at doing is giving practical advice on how to harness a love for writing into a viable, paying career.”
jmcclay3

“Justin Sloan's informative book is a must read for anyone who wants to know how to become a paid working writer.”
J Lee


Everyone wants to be a writer, and they want to know what they can do to make that dream come true. However, most aspiring writers do not understand how to position themselves so they are ready when presented with an opportunity. They identify themselves as writers but have no writing samples, or their websites and social media talk all about their paintings or music but say nothing of who they are as writers.

Based on a lifetime of struggling to make it as a creative writer, "Creative Writing Career: Becoming a Writer of Movies, Video Games, and Books" is a guide for aspiring writers to help them position themselves in an extremely competitive field. The book includes information on the writing process and ways to improve one’s craft, but mostly focuses on how to get discovered and where to concentrate energy in the meantime. The content of the book is supplemented by writer interviews, featuring some incredibly gifted people who share the wisdom they have gained. With writing, as with most aspects of life, I have chosen to rely on those with demonstrated wisdom to move ahead. This book presents that wisdom for the reader to do the same.