In my many years as a journalist and editor for several sites, I have noticed the same mistakes made time and time again. If you don’t think these mistakes don’t have an effect on your credibility as a writer, stop reading this and find another profession. Okay, NOW we can talk about something that turns me off as soon as I see it – improper use of contractions, possessive pronouns, adverbs and misspellings. And as I don’t want to write a friggin NOVEL, I’m gonna try to hash this out as concisely as possible…because I love you and want you…
Author: Crix Lee
Crix Lee
Cricket “Crix” Lee is a gaming journalist/actor/Star Wars Fangirl and on-air host (GirlGamerTV) who currently holds the position of CEO at GirlGamer.com; is a Host (The Bloodcast) and daily columnist for GeekNation.com; former staff writer for DreadCentral.com and a correspondent for Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report. Within 4 years of moving to Los Angeles from Idaho, Lee has interviewed the likes of Alan Tudyk, Mike Judge, Michael Rooker, Mila Kunis, Mark Ecko, Thomas Jane, Jennifer Hale, Aisha Tyler and beyond. Lee has been in the Xbox Gamer Spotlight; appeared in ThinkGeek.com and Cupcake Quarterly magazine (as part of their “Freaks and Geeks” issue); has been interviewed for documentaries and served on panels at WonderCon (as part of GGC) and San Diego Comic-Con for Chris Gore’s PODCrash. With a HUGE love for [adult swim], Lee also enjoys horror movies, MAD Magazine and the Archie universe, first and third-person shooters (with hopes to voice a game someday) has a webseries in development with comedian Sax Carr (Batgirl: Spoiled) and about 500 other irons in the fire, as a good geek should.
If you’re like me, you spend the better part of your summer attending conventions and after 5 years in the video game/geek/film industry, I’m here to give you a few quick tips to make your convention experience a great one! 1. Travel light! Because of my Rheumatoid Arthritis, I tend to have to pack things I may need while on the show floor like ibuprofen, but I also have to carry a wireless mic for interviews and notebooks. Some say don’t take a backpack but I disagree; it doesn’t need to be a “I’m going camping for a week” backpack…