Simon Wright's Literary CV
Roles / Specialities:
- Freelance writer (specialising in the finance sector)
- Website copywriter (Experience of writing web content for a major financial organisation)
- Citizen journalist at www.Helium.com , with articles purchased by www.theorypedia.com
- Editor at www.Helium.com
- Comedy sketch writer (with sketches performed at venues across Scotland)
- Short story and novel writer
Training/Qualifications:
- Attended "Writing for impact" course, run by Sara James.
- Attended "Reviewing & Editing" course, run by Sara James.
- Editor for Helium.com (a position that involved a screening process).
Published/Performed Work:
Freelance articles:
'Dial M for banker', Chartered Banker magazine, January 2009. An article about the growth of mobile banking that I first wrote for Helium and which was then picked up for use in the Chartered Banker magazine in the UK.
'No string-and-tape solutions please!', Chartered Banker magazine, March 2009. This article was commissioned for the Chartered Banker magazine on the topic of how IT budgets are likely to be impacted by the 2009 economic turbulence in the banking industry.
Other Purchased articles:
I have had articles purchased through Helium (including the Helium Marketplace) on a range of topics, including some for the US market. Some of the article titles that have been purchased include:
- Does online chat help online sales? (Jan 2010)
- Mortgage protection: A must-have in today's world.
- How to spot Internet phishing scams, http://www.helium.com/items/502741-how-to-spot-internet-phishing-scams
- Predicting the stock market.
- Guide to sending money online.
- How to get good rates on loans.
- What is inflation?
- What is economic depression?
- Tennis tips: how to improve your tennis game, http://www.helium.com/items/1039141-tennis-tips-how-to-improve-your-tennis-game?page=2
Fantasy Football Theories: Americans Care More about Football than Retirement: http://www.theorypedia.com/Fantasy_Football_Theories_Americans_Care_More_about_Football_than_Retirement_t4bc15c19.html
Fantasy Football Theories: Selfish Gene/Selfish Team: http://www.theorypedia.com/Fantasy_Football_Theories_Selfish_GeneSelfish_Team_ta3b9228e.html
Fantasy Football Theories: America's Original Contribution to Virtual Reality: http://www.theorypedia.com/Fantasy_Football_Theories_Americas_Original_Contribution_to_Virtual_Reality_t46411ebe.html
Fantasy Football Theories: Addiction Response Hypothesis:
http://www.theorypedia.com/Fantasy_Football_Theories_Addiction_Response_Hypothesis_tc4ae270d.html
Fantasy Football Theories: Variable Reinforcement: http://www.theorypedia.com/Fantasy_Football_Theories_Variable_Reinforcement_t4903bc58.html
Vampires: Teenagers of the spirit world, http://www.theorypedia.com/Vampires_Teenagers_of_the_Spirit_World_t611b90d2.html
Darius Rucker's country crossover - Like Itlian pro basketball, http://www.theorypedia.com/Darius_Ruckers_Country_Crossover_-_Like_Italian_Pro_Basketball_t9e4d5959.html
To see more examples of my articles, please visit my Helium profile page.
Comedy Sketches:
'What did you want to be?', Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh - 5 July 1999
'Cartoon dogs ain't what they used to be', Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh - 3 April 2000
'California Dreamin'', Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh - 8 May 2000
'Stuck in Scotland with no ray gun', Traverse Theatre - 4 June 2001
'There's something wrong with Granny', The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh - 1 July 2003
'Said one immortal to another', Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow - 19 September 2003 (as part of a Wright side of the Moone show)
'Robot Woman', Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow - 19 September 2003 (as part of a Wright side of the Moone show)
'Stuck in Scotland with no ray gun (Extended version)', Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow - 19 September 2003 (as part of a Wright side of the Moone show)
'Fire!', O'Neills bar, Glasgow, 8 April 2005 (as part of a Wright side of the Moone show)
'Chews life', The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh - 9 January 2007
Notes:
The first four listed sketches were performed by professional actors as part of the Traverse Theatre's Monday Lizard evenings, which were a showcase for up-and-coming local writers.
'There's something wrong with Granny' and 'Chews Life' were performed as part of The Stand Comedy Club's Melting Pot forum for new writers, again by professional actors and with a paying audience.
The Wright side of the Moone comedy sketch shows were performed in September 2003 and April 2005. Wright side of the Moone was set up as an entity by myself and fellow writer, John Mooney, as a showcase for our work. Sketches were performed again by a cast of professional actors to a paying audience and were directed by Stuart Paton.
Short stories:
'Innocence lost' - published in the Catalyst magazine, August 2004. (Catalyst magazine is published by the University of Edinburgh Office of Lifelong Learning)
'When the Strawman comes a calling' - published as part of a New Fiction short stories anthology entitled 'Echoes on the wind', 30 April 2005.
'In Dublin's fair city' - excerpt read at the Debut Authors Festival, which was held at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, 8th June 2007.
Poems:
'Ghostly Echoes' - published in 'Captured in verse' poetry anthology. June 2004.
'Girl in a bank queue' - published in an anchor books poetry anthology, entitled 'Every kind of love'. 31 March 2005.