Expanding My Horizons

As you already know, I'm a freelance writer. But want to expand my horizons when it comes to my writing. I mean I do write poetry. But I want write books of different genres, novels different genres, scripts for plays , scripts for the screen, articles for different websites, etc. I do not want to be a one trick pony when it comes to my craft. I could help people with their resumes and cover letters. I want to critique, format and edit other people's literary works. Here my profile for elance.com: http://veronica_e_adams.elance.com. I'm also a freelance writer on odesk.com as well. If you need my help, let me know. Freelance writing is one of the things I can do with my degree. My poetic works will be featured on this blog.

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