Briana Lawrence

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St Paul, MN 55130

651-***-****

acas7g@r.postjobfree.com

http://brichibi.wix.com/whisperedwords

Summary of Skills

I work as a freelance writer. I have a background in creative writing that ranges from fiction writing

to content writing for various websites. I also have editing and proofreading experience. Outside of

writing, I have customer service experiencing, having worked in retail management for several

years.

Employment History

Damnation/Eternal Press October 2013 – Present

Editor Freelance/At home

• Reading over several new fiction titles of various lengths.

• Making sure the book I edit is in the proper company format.

• Checking for spelling and grammatical errors throughout the work.

• Making sure the work is consistent throughout.

Merrill Corporation October 2012 – May 2013

Proofreader St. Paul, MN

• Reading over financial documents for various companies during peaks in the fiscal year.

• Making sure the documents fit each company’s style and guidelines.

• Checking for spelling and grammatical errors throughout the work.

MenaGaming August 2012 – December 2012

Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Responsible for writing several video game reviews for several consoles for an up and

coming website.

• Would cover several areas for each game, including: gameplay, graphics, sound replay

value, and more.

• http://www.menagaming.com/

The Clearance Bin Review March 2012 – March 2013

Columnist/ Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Responsible for writing several video game reviews for several consoles.

• Covered a series of previews for upcoming XBOX LIVE games.

• Would write a column that focused on upcoming games monthly.

• http://clearancebinreview.com/

Realm of Gaming March 2012 – March 2013

Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Responsible for writing several video game reviews for several consoles.

• Would occasionally writing anime reviews for current series.

• http://www.realmofgaming.com/

Busy Bee SEO February 2011 – February 2012

Content Writer Freelance/At home

• Responsible for writing a series of video game descriptions for EA Games.

• Responsible for looking up information on each game before writing descriptions for each

one.

• Responsible for writing each description in the company style and including the specific

information they requested.

The Fandom Post February 2011 – March 2013

Columnist/ Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Would write a column called “Is It Worth the Hype” that focused on popular anime, video

game, cartoon, movie, and other such forms of media.

• Would occasionally write reviews for anime, manga, and video games.

• http://www.fandompost.com/

AnimeonDVD/Mania.com January 2008 - January 2011

Columnist/ Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Would write reviews primarily for manga and, later, video games.

• Would occasionally write a video game column about upcoming games and/or “top 10 lists”

on different topics.

• Would occasionally write up convention reports from different conventions I went to.

• http://www.mania.com/

Anime News Network August 2007 - December 2007

Columnist/ Reviewer Freelance/At home

• Responsible for writing reviews that focused on different anime and video game series.

• Would occasionally contribute to columns that focused on the new anime series of each

season.

• Would occasionally contribute to the physical magazine, “Protoculture Addicts.”

• http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/

GameStop October 2006 - September 2012

Assistant Manager Roseville, MN

• Assisting customers in the store and over the phone.

• Working to get good numbers in sales, reserves, subscriptions, and other factors in the store.

• Doing inventory counts daily for the products offered in the store.

• Putting up marketing posters and signs for sales, new merchandise, and other things to keep

up with the video game industry.

• Occasionally putting together the schedule for employees.

• Occasionally training new employees.

• Occasionally looking over applications for future employees.

Publications

Solstice Publishing/ Alpha Wolf Publishing Fall 2013

Author

• A book I coauthored called, “Seeking the Storyteller,” is being published by this publisher.

• This book is the first in the “Hunters” series of books.

• http://www.solsticepublishing.com/

xoJane October 2013

Contributor

• An article I wrote called, “It Happened to Me: I’m a Plus-Sized Cosplayer,” was published

on their website.

• http://www.xojane.com/

Damnation Books/Eternal Press Summer/Fall 2013

Author

• My first book, “Treat Me Kindly,” is published by “Damnation Books.”

• My second book, “Double Hue,” is published by “Eternal Press,” which is owned by

“Damnation Books.”

• http://www.damnationbooks.com/

• http://www.eternalpress.biz/

Dreamspinner Press June 2013

Author

• My short story, “Press START to Play,” is featured in the “Make a Play,” anthology.

• http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/

The Escapist January 2011

Contributor

• My article, “My Nintendo Shame,” is featured on their website.

• http://www.escapistmagazine.com/

WS 201 Course packet August 2006

Contributor Iowa State University

• The fall 2006 course packet featured a piece I wrote for the WS newsletter.

Uhuru Magazine March 2006

Contributor Iowa State University

• A cultural student magazine at Iowa State University where a short story of mine was

published.

Women’s Studies Newsletter December 2005

Contributor Iowa State University

• A piece I wrote was included in this newsletter from the Women’s Studies department.

Protoculture Addicts December 2005

Contributor

• I contributed an article that addressed shojo anime, anime defined as being targeted at girls.

• I also contributed an article about the popular anime series, “Death Note.”

Education

B.A., English May 2006 Iowa State

University Ames, IA

B.A., Women’s Studies May 2006

Iowa State University Ames, IA

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