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Bryan Cohen’s Résumé
Real, sharable content
I enjoy creating work that never could have come from a computer. I strive to write content that instructs, entertains, and inspires.
Work Experience
Author
Build Creative Writing Ideas (2008-Present)
- Wrote 36 books, including 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts, and sold 35,000+ copies
- Developed Udemy entrepreneurship course and companion book with 100,000+ downloads
- Built creative writing blog with 400+ posts and 700+ unique daily visitors
- Links: Build Creative Writing Ideas, Amazon Author Page, Fiction Blog
Writer and Editor
Newsinator/41-43 (2010-2014)
- Wrote and edited 5,000+ news articles on law, government, science, and homeland security
- Worked on tight deadlines for 4-13 stories per day
- Managed a multi-person team working on several news aggregation websites
- Links: LegalNewsline, BioPrepWatch, VaccineNewsDaily
Podcast Co-Host
Sell More Books Show (March 2014-Present)
- Reported on the latest publishing industry news, tools, and strategies for authors
- Researched and analyzed new trends in social media, email marketing, and e-commerce
- Built authority among indie authors with 1,000+ listeners per weekly episode (25,000+ downloads over 23 episodes)
- Links: Sell More Books Show
Writing Samples
Five Essential Tips for Lazy Writers (HughHowey.com)
How to Love Book Marketing (The Creative Penn)
How to Think Away Writing Distractions (Helping Writers Become Authors)
How to Run a Facebook Author Event (Build Creative Writing Ideas)
How to Trick Yourself into Writing, Editing and Marketing (RachelleGardner.com)
Skills
- Facebook advertising and Google AdWords
- Twitter/Facebook events and marketing
- WordPress
- Basic HTML
- Microsoft Office
- Google Drive and Docs
- AWeber
- Self-publishing
- Project management
- Project budgeting and timelines