Updates

Weekly Update 7/29/2013

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Hey gang, how’s everyone doing?  Well, I hope!  Busy as always, and here’s what’s up!

First, the next book – which does involve some reused, rewritten, and expanded work – is going well.  I got the outline in place, and am fleshing out the content.  It’s probably going to be a doozy – I’d guess 250+ pages.  You’ll love it, trust me . . .

MuseHack had it’s first MuseHackathon!  It went fantastic!  We discussed marketing and publicity, and had a lot of great results.  Next one should be late August/early September and is currently scheduled to be focused on monetization.

MuseHack also had it’s first of it’s job/want/need/opportunity Postings!  You can see it here, and hopefully it’s already helped people out!    In fact I already got one for the next post on Friday.  So if you need help, see opportunities, etc. let us know!

I’m going to be speaking at Con-Volution 2013!  Looks like I’ll be doing quite a few events, including Fan To Pro, Crossover Mania, The Power of Brainstorming, and Epic Resume Go!

I also encountered RWBY, an interesting CGI animated series that fuses anime and video game aesthetic.  You may want to check it out – and it’s an example of profan work.

So what’s up with you?

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Site Update 7/22/2013

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I know, I know I’m not posting much here but updates.  Sorry, but the new job, catching up, etc. is keeping me busy.  Also I’m trying to take time to get out.

So let’s get to it!

MuseHack is going to try it’s first “Want/Need” posting for talent this Friday.  We’ve gotten some promising responses and I want to see where we can take this.  We’re also adding some new talent, and doing an experimental “Hackathon” – more on that later!

Seventh Sanctum‘s redesign is making progress, though I’m actually a bit stumped on the forms/buttons and have gotten some pretty interesting advice I’m processing.  The new design will be cross-device friendly if I manage it right, with larger fonts, a better layout.

I’m signing up with at least one more con to speak, maybe more, and I’ll keep you informed.  I’m kind of happy not everyone wants me to do only career stuff – it may be my specialty, but still . . . gets a bit boring after awhile.

The next book is outlined.  I may not talk about it much since it may be up to six months away.  Sucker’s gonna be huge . . .

I’ve been doing some more coaching lately, but do have open slots, so if you need some help, let me know!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

 

 

A New MuseHack Project!

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So we’re trying an experiment at MuseHack.

A lot of times I meet people looking for some geeky jobs. Or maybe they just want an opportunity to hone skills, like blogging or doing art.

I also have worked with a number conventions and everyone talks about a need for talent. Several times I’ve hooked people up who needed art or writing.

So what I’m doing is this – I want to try and connect people via MuseHack.

The idea is this. Every week or so I’ll collect posts from:
A) People who need talent (paid or not)
B) People who want to use their talents and get opportunities.

I’ll post them. Repeat as necessary.

If you’re back in the market doing freelance art, need some people for your con, want a place to blog, I’m going to see about setting up a clearinghouse for people. All I ask is if you get posted, you tell people about it!

Let me know if you’re interested – and contact me if you want in!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.