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| William Sternman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Fonda once said, "When I'm playing someone else on the stage or in a movie, I have no trouble at all. But when I have to speak for myself, I become tongue-tied." The same with me. When I'm writing about other people, or things, my thoughts flow and my words sparkle. But when the spotlight turns on me, I become camera-shy. Or gun-shy. My portfolio, of course, can speak for me. But what it can't tell you about me is what I think are the two prerequisites for good writing: a love of reading and a love of words. As a matter of fact, I feel there are only two ways to learn how to write in the first place. One is by writing, of course. The other is by reading. And I love to read, anything, from the hold-it-all-in starkness of Hemingway to the let-it-all-hang-out prolixity of Proust. As long as it's real, as long as it's sincere, as long as it reflects the thoughts and feelings of an authentic human being. And I love words. I love all the things you can do with them. To me words are like notes of music. You can run them up in simple scales. You can arrange them into catchy tunes. You can transform them into operas that plumb the depths of the human heart, or into symphonies that resonate with the awe of the universe. You can reach out--across thousands of miles or thousands of years--and touch another human being so that his or her life is never quite the same again. Nor yours. Words are magical. I love being a magician. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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WRITE Hard-hitting, sale-producing, image-enhancing Print ads Radio/TV spots Press releases Brochures Direct mail Newsletters Circulars for advertising agencies, department stores, non-profit organizations. Regular column for Audience, an international film journal (http://www.audiencemag.com/playback.html). Award-winning fiction published in U.S. and international publications. Articles and reviews for major American publications. PUBLICATIONS Boston Herald Houston Chronicle Philadelphia Inquirer St. Petersburg Times The Drummer Weber Studies Writers' Journal The Panhandler The Mark The Advocate Pinehurst Journal Dream International Quarterly Foolscap (England) The Chronicle (South Africa) Monocacy Valley Review PBW Brainwave (Pakistan) Films in Review Asztal Lap (Hungary) Menzed (New Zealand) Yomomino (Japan) Riding Out: Contemporary Writing (Australia) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Typesetter, Current Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Current. Advertising Copywriter, Clover Stores, Philadelphia, PA. 1987-1996. Copywriter, Wanamakers Department Store, Philadelphia, PA. 1973-1983 & 1986-1987. Copywriter, Gene K. Kolber Advertising Agency, Willow Grove, PA. 1984-1986. EDUCATION Copyediting. Temple University. Fiction writing. University of Pennsylvania. Advertising, Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism. AWARDS RECEIVED Fellowship grant in literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. HARDWARE/SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, 95 and 98, Mac. Word processing: Word and WordPerfect for both PC and Mac; MacWrite Pro. Desktop publishing: QuarkXpress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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REFERENCES | Bob Wilson, editor, Audience Magazine. P.O. Box 215, Simi Valley, CA 93062-0215; audmag@aol.com. Inge Morascini, advertising director, Today's Man, 1528 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-568-7330; formerly creative director, Clover Stores. Carl Franke, creative director, Spencer Gifts, 6826 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, NJ 08232; formerly art director, Clover Stores. Frank Miceli, advertising director, Spectacor, 701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101; 215-389-9578; formerly advertising director, Clover Stores. Joseph Rusko, clinics editor, W.B. Saunders, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 215-238-7800; fax: 215-238-8772; jrusko@wbsaunders.com Bonnie Boehme, editor, Saunders College Publications, Public Ledger Building, 12th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 215-238-5591; bboehme@saunderscollege.com Janet Benton, MFA, Benton Editorial, 265 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5566; 215-735-1785; JBgoodbook@aol.com Reginald Garrison, manager, information systems, Current Medicine, 400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 574-2266, ext. 2280; reggieg@phl.cursci.com Louise Reeves, designer, Domsky Simon Advertising, 734 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 215-627-7910; formerly designer, Wanamakers. Carole Luke, Editor, Enrollment Management, Drexel University, 3121 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215-895-6680; lukeca@drexel.edu.
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