Writers’ Rough Drafts – Episode #14 With Jamie Varon

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Jamie Varon is an entrepreneur, writer, author, and web designer who generated buzz in the Twitter community in 2009 with her website called Twitter Should Hire Me, where she blogged candidly about her attempts to get a job at Twitter. The site got a ton of attention, which ultimately led her to create the high-end boutique web design company, Shatterboxx Media, which offers a wide range of branding, design, and development options for the choosiest and gutsiest clients on the web. She has also written for her personal blog, first under the site A Life in Translation, then transitioning to JamieVaron.com. Jamie currently works at Thought Catalog as the West Coast Producer, where she also writes content almost daily, and has released two eBooks: her essay collection, Capital T Truth, and the memoir, The One-Way Ticket: What European Men Taught Me About Love, Sex & Romance.

This Week’s Guest: Jamie Varon

• JamieVaron.com
• Jamie on Thought Catalog
• Shatterboxx

What You’ll Learn About Writing This Week:

• What made Jamie create the site, Twitter Should Hire Me.
• Importance of having guiding principles.
• “Not creating” as a part of the creative process.
• Pushing through the constant self-doubt and writing anyway.
• Dealing with that “effortless fantasy person” in your writer’s head.

Mentioned In This Episode: 

• Twitter Should Hire Me
• Shatterboxx
• Brandgasm 101
• The One-Way Ticket: What European Men Taught Me About Love, Sex & Romance by Jamie Varon
• Capital T Truth: Little Hits from the Universe by Jamie Varon
• 19 Struggles Of Having Constant Self-Doubt Even Though You Seem Totally Confident by Jamie Varon
• Jamie’s Facebook
• Jamie’s Twitter

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