Last week, a client emailed me and asked for a copy of my resume.  I replied and told him that I’d send it the following day.  I realized I didn’t have a copy of an updated resume in my laptop, and I haven’t really found it necessary to make one.  Maybe because I’ve been working for repeat clients and people referred by friends/colleagues in the last 3 years.  

So, I worked on it one night and came up with a three-page resume highlighting my work and experience as a writer and an editor.  Basically, it contains the following:

• Name & Designation (I wrote “Writing and Editing Professional”)
• Contact Information (Email, Instant Messaging IDs, Website, Contact Number)
• Summary (past and present experience as writer and copy editor)
• Publishing Credits (a bulleted list of magazines, newspapers, and websites where my articles appeared)
• Employment History
• Education 
• References (available upon request)

I have actually written a few scripts for television, but I’ve decided not to include them anymore, because it was a very short stint and writing for TV isn’t really my forte.  Some writers include workshops/conferences attended and a list of services they render.  Feel free to experiment.   

Moira Allen of Writing-World offers more tips on creating a writer’s resume.