Joe Shearer

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Freelance Writing
I've been a professional freelance writer for more than 8 years, providing a variety of writing and editing services, with assignments as diverse as covering farmer's markets, travel stories, work/career articles, movie reviews, celebrity interviews, and various profiles and Q&As.
 
Samples 

"Area high schools get more sophisticated as they prepare the next generation of filmmakers," Indianapolis Star, Oct. 13, 2011
"Rock 'Bot-Dom," North Magazine, Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011
"Rockin' Robot Style," Servo Magazine (Cover Story), Oct. 2009
"I Want That Job!-David Bartley, Senior Development Editor for Brady Games," indy.com The Magazine, April 8, 2009
"Cube Commandments" indy.com The Magazine, Nov. 26, 2008
"Weatherize Wise," INtake Magazine, Nov. 18, 2004
 
Movie Reviews
"Winnie the Pooh," The Film Yap, Oct. 27, 2011
"Red Dog," The Film Yap, Oct. 13, 2011
"Real Steel," The Film Yap, Oct. 26, 2011
"Shark Night," The Film Yap, Sept. 5, 2011
"Captain America: The First Avenger," The Film Yap, July 21, 2011
"Hobo with a Shotgun," The Film Yap, July 19, 2011
"American Gangster," indy.com The Magazine, Oct. 31, 2008
"Worst of 2007," indy.com The Magazine, Dec. 5, 2007
"Enchanted," indy.com The Magazine, Nov. 28, 2007

Interviews
"Elmore Leonard visits the scene of his latest 'crime'," Indianapolis Star, Dec. 5, 2010
"From Indy to London to LA to the big time," Indianapolis Star, Oct. 16, 2011
"Charles Martin Smith, Director, 'Dolphin Tale'," The Film Yap, Sept. 19, 2011
"Producer Lindsay Goffman, 'Dumbstruck,'" The Film Yap, May 12, 2011
"Oscar Nominee Debra Granik," The Film Yap, Feb. 20, 2011
"Composer Christopher Young," The Film Yap, Oct. 26, 2010
"Director Rob Reiner," The Film Yap, Aug. 4, 2010
"Crispin Glover," The Film Yap, Apr. 20, 2010
"An Interview with Simon Pegg," The Film Yap, Dec. 29, 2009
"Hoosiers in Hollywood: Jill Warner," indy.com The Magazine
"An Interview with Herschell Gordon Lewis," The Film Yap, June 20, 2009
"An Interview with Martin Landau," The Film Yap, Mar. 23, 2009
"Interview with screenwriter David Benioff," indy.com, Dec. 18, 2007
"Corn fed classic" (Angelo Pizzo), Indy.com the Magazine
"TV dinner" (Abraham Benrubi), INtake Magazine, April 14, 2005

Corporate Writing
Samples from Nyhart Actuary and Employee Benefits Project, Spring 2011:

Commentaries
"The Best and Worst of the Prequels," The Film Yap, Aug. 31, 2011 
"WizardWorld Chicago ComicCon Diary, Day 2," The Film Yap, Aug. 12, 2011
"Fantasy Casting," The Film Yap, July 25, 2011
"Oscars LiveBlog 2011," The Film Yap, Feb. 27, 2011
"Joe's 12 Films That Changed My Life," The Film Yap, Jan. 27, 2011
"Scary Movies are for Kids," The Film Yap, July 27, 2009