Moz La Punk
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Suburban Cowboy said:
home schooled? wtf
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Game journalism-age: being in-between jobs is not fun :(
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home schooled? wtf
JSnake said:The thing with Siliconera is that my editor has a track record for not responding to emails. He's a nice guy and all, but he still hasn't replied to one of my friend's resignation letters from forever ago. :lol
Thanks for your other advice though.
Revealing this kind of information in a public forum is a very good way to not get hired by anyone ever again.
GrayFoxPL
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That OP step mom game company is a goldmine.
:lol
:lol
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Mockingbird
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Maybe a college degree will help; however, I suggest starting small and shooting for a high-school diploma first.
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Hmm... I'll give you the KZ2 threads, any thread relating to Sony and NPD threads, but that's it.voltron said:
May I ask you to be more specific? What was the salary? Where was it based? Was it home or inhouse? I'm intrigued what people think is a good journalism salary in the UK.McBacon said:I took out that line due to the solid advice of not being a jackass to potential employers.
The pay was ok, but it wouldn't be enough to support a flat. I can't imagine thats the same pay that everyone at the company gets, or they'll all be living with their parents.
Journalism.co.uk? Sounds great. I'll be riiight on it.
SpinningBirdKick
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videogame journalism.
oxy moron.
oxy moron.
EmCeeGramr
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Here's what all your prospective editor-in-chiefs are going to see when they search your info.
-16yo who lives with parents
-Homeschooled
-Asked someone to write a review for you
-Asked GAF about how to be a journalist back in April
-You're a walking health hazard, making in-person dealings dangerous
-16yo who lives with parents
-Homeschooled
-Asked someone to write a review for you
-Asked GAF about how to be a journalist back in April
-You're a walking health hazard, making in-person dealings dangerous
The other option is to look outside of games. Write about other things that interest you. You're cutting off a massive amount of potential income if you stick to games when that particular space is shrinking pretty rapidly.
I'm not saying to give up on games, just don't pigeonhole yourself into a place which you can't escape.
I'm not saying to give up on games, just don't pigeonhole yourself into a place which you can't escape.
EmCeeGramr said:
:lol so now any employer can find out you came blood but didn't want to go to the doctor because your conservative parents told you jacking off was immoral, and punishable by taking your computer away (which doesn't exactly help with "reliability").
edit: holy shit, you take viagra? now every editor's going to stick you right next to their office.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Bpatrol said:
It all makes sense now.
Arthrus said:
When I was 16 I worked in McDonalds for 30 hours a week, had a daily paper route first thing in the morning, and was at high school every day. It built character.
GameGamer said:
My suggestion to the OP is to become a serious journalist. Hell you can do it right now kiddo. Get on the first plane to Egypt, get as close to the Gaza border as you can and start writing about what you see and about the people beside you. That way you get a proper story and you can learn to stop being a momma's boy at the same time.
Stumpokapow
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platypotamus said:
People aren't raising the age issue because they're poo-pooing a young games journalist, they're raising the issue because the topic title and the way the OP is phrased suggests that the topic starter needs a job (you know, to feed mouths and make car payments) when in reality the topic starter WANTS a job...
... and if you just want to write about games and money isn't important, I'd recommend starting a wordpress blog and slowly accumulating content there.
Moz La Punk
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GameGamer said:
wat. I like wasting my time on killzone 2 thankyouverymuch.
EmCeeGramr
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Zenith said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9646972&postcount=501
JSnake said:
maybe he just really needs health insurance benefits
GrayFoxPL said:
You're an asshole. Well maybe not, but ignorant nonetheless.
Games for Change is an excellent organization. I run a site focused on serious games and game accessibility and have referenced them a number of times. They help out a lot of smaller organizations, have an annual conference and are pretty much at the forefront of serious gaming.
bryehn said:
got many jealous/wannabe/loser assholes in this thread.. but there's some advice too.
one good point.. do NOT associate your online journalism (real name) with your GAF name (JSnake) and post crap like you do in the OT. i cant imagine how people get off chatting with strangers about OT GAF stuff anyway.
I doubt anybody is gonna read "John Travolta" (nice name lol) in 4 years and be like OH SHIT THATS JSNAKE FRUM GAF LEMME READ HIS POST HISTORY!
rollingstart
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EmCeeGramr said:
uhhhhhhhhhhh
Ninja Kn1ght
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Hmmm, well you're still young JSnake. Stick with it, even if you can't get paid right now and in a couple of years you'll have a sizable portfolio of work behind you and a lot of experience. The economy should be a more receptive place by then too. I wish I had been as pro-active at your age but I didn't do as much writing back then. This year I intend to focus more time on it.
Job postings, information articles, all on freelance game journalism:
http://www.videogamejournalismjobs.com/
http://www.videogamejournalismjobs.com/
Working in the gaming press is an idea that I toy around with sometimes. However, I would advise reading and writing as much as possible. There is plenty of shitty writing in the games biz, so don't let yourself contribute even more to that. Also, I can't exactly think of any places that would take a 16-year-old writer.
Please tell that you are going to college. Every college has a student newspaper. Seek it out right away. The six months that I've spent at my college newspaper taught me so much.
Please tell that you are going to college. Every college has a student newspaper. Seek it out right away. The six months that I've spent at my college newspaper taught me so much.
Spirit of Jazz
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Get a real job son.
diffusionx
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In between jobs = getting laid off, desperately searching for a new job because you need to eat, and the bills keep coming in the mail. Rent needs to be paid and gas needs to go in the car... for interviews. It's pretty much the scariest, intense scenario most working folks ever face. Doubly so if there are kids involved.
JSnake's situation = a whole load of bullshit.
JSnake's situation = a whole load of bullshit.
Joe Shlabotnik
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JSnake said:
It was necessary to post that you came blood?
Bail. Out. Of. This. Thread.
Jsnake. Here's what you do. Start up a blog on blogger for free. Start writing quality content. Not quantity, but quality. Do subjects like "10 games that let us down in 2008". Do reviews of games. Cover a variety of subjects. Then post these articles to sites like N4G.com, Neogaf here (asking what people think or along those lines) and so on. Also link to the articles you've written elsewhere on your blog.
-Use the blog as a showcase of what you can write and the quality.
-Publicize those articles/reviews on video game related news sites and forums.
-Refer potential employers to your blog
It's free, gets you writing and puts all of your work in one easy to find place.
-Use the blog as a showcase of what you can write and the quality.
-Publicize those articles/reviews on video game related news sites and forums.
-Refer potential employers to your blog
It's free, gets you writing and puts all of your work in one easy to find place.
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The best way to build a career is to not post on Internet forums.
JonathanEx
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The problem for some people, particularly myself and McBacon, is we've done that bit, and are established to a degree within the industry after 4 years on our site, but uhm, making the leap from there is the difficult bit.EMBee99 said:
Beardz
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When I was a kid, I used to "design" things with my Atari 400 and Basic; all my notebooks where full of my drawings, my dad's books where full or my cartoons -you know, when you draw a secuence of images, one on each page-. I loved Mario Paint, then I knew Corel Photopaint, Photoshop, I skipped some classes because I was learning html by myself.
More than 10 years later I'm in charge of all online contents of a comunications company, animation, 3D, audio, video, you get the idea.
The point is, do the things you love, without expecting anything, just to them because you love them. If you do this, then you will be pretty good doing it, and there is not a better thing on the world than doing the things you love, and getting paid for it.
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If you start a blog, write for yourself.
More than 10 years later I'm in charge of all online contents of a comunications company, animation, 3D, audio, video, you get the idea.
The point is, do the things you love, without expecting anything, just to them because you love them. If you do this, then you will be pretty good doing it, and there is not a better thing on the world than doing the things you love, and getting paid for it.
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If you start a blog, write for yourself.
Wolves Evolve
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I think you've copped enough shit in this thread, Jsnake. You seem really bright and polite and with-it for a 16 year old. I was playing Axelay and chasing girls, not thinking about my writing, at your age. (Axelay is a game on the Super Nintendo). I think homeschooling is the devil and you're the first kid I've seen who is gone through it who hasn't tried to burn down his/her house. (Maybe you have, just don't post a thread about it.)
One piece of advice I would have for you from a part-time writer, sometime writing teacher is if you are not a voracious and broad reader, become one. Nothing makes a brilliant writer that does not stem from the art of reading. Not a single damn thing, even practice, can be a substitute. Don't limit yourself to game writing. Who are the best critics of film? Of theatre? Of pop culture? If you don't have an opinion, form one over the next few years. If you want to be into this professionally, let that be the responsibility you take on. Build from the craft out, not from the job inward. Games really need calm heads and steady hands who know their history. We really need it, all of us. Thats a responsibility, not an opportunity to be exploited. Speak to the history you share with us, and don't worry about reviews. Machines can do reviews.
One piece of advice I would have for you from a part-time writer, sometime writing teacher is if you are not a voracious and broad reader, become one. Nothing makes a brilliant writer that does not stem from the art of reading. Not a single damn thing, even practice, can be a substitute. Don't limit yourself to game writing. Who are the best critics of film? Of theatre? Of pop culture? If you don't have an opinion, form one over the next few years. If you want to be into this professionally, let that be the responsibility you take on. Build from the craft out, not from the job inward. Games really need calm heads and steady hands who know their history. We really need it, all of us. Thats a responsibility, not an opportunity to be exploited. Speak to the history you share with us, and don't worry about reviews. Machines can do reviews.
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