Following Your Passion as a Creative Writer Marine Veteran Justin Sloan

119: Marine Veteran Justin Sloan was in the Marine Corps for 5 years and after a successful transition into the civilian sector decided to walk away from his JOB to pursue his passion of becoming a writer.  He is now  a video game writer (with credits on Game of Thrones; Minecraft: Story Mode), novelist (Allie Strom and the Ring of Solomon; Falls of Redemption), and screenwriter (Adapting Sterling & Stone’s Crash; Santa Exposed).

– Military Veterans in Creative Careers

– Take your writing from hobby to career

– How veterans can pursue their creative passions

– How this Marine veteran became a creative writer

Justin has written on how to take your writing from hobby to career in such books as Creative Writing Career and its sequel, and on how veterans can pursue their creative passions in his book Military Veterans in Creative Careers. I studied writing at the Johns Hopkins University MA in writing program and at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Program in Screenwriting.

You may know him from the Self Publishing Answers podcast, Military Veterans in Creative Careers podcast, or the Creative Writing Career podcast. And guess what? I’ve started an author YouTube channel!

When you’re planning to leave the military visit USAA’s separations tools and advice for information on readiness and making a successful transition.

http://www.veteranonthemove.com/leavingthemilitary

The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.