5 Steps To Landing Yourself A Book Deal

Since the end of the One Week Job journey, I’ve spent countless hours writing the book. I’ve also received a lot of questions about the book writing process and so I’m going to explain how it works according to my experience.
First Step – Write a book proposal
A book proposal is an excerpt from [...]

November 28th, 2008 | 5 Comment

Doc Interview On FreshFM In London, Ontario

If you’re from London, Ontario, you may have caught my interview with Jeff Kelly on FreshFM. We discuss how you can become a producer for the doc, and the project as a whole.
Check it out in 3 parts below.
Part I
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Part II
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November 22nd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Producer Profile: 5 Questions With Kyle MacDonald

We’re be profiling the producers who have donated towards the One Week Job documentary film. Would you like to be featured? First, become a producer!
Kyle MacDonald is a fan of trading things for other things. He’s also a fan of One Week Job! Here’s 5 questions with Kyle:
1. What was the worst [...]

November 17th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Generation We Is Coming

[hattip This Buried Life]
Are you prepared for the Generation We revolution? According to the above video, it’s coming – hot on the heels of the cynicism that permeated the 90’s.
It’s no longer cool not to care. The coming generation has realized the stakes are too high to leave in others’ hands. [...]

November 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment

One Week Job Meets Lord Of The Rings?

In Week #46, Sean worked as a Park Ranger at the Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. A few afternoons were spent walking across miles and miles of incredible hardened lava flows – and there was one rise in particular that caught my eye.
As Sean and the crew topped the ridge, it made [...]

November 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Producer Profile: 5 Questions With Leslie Evans

As part of a new feature, we’ll be profiling the producers who have donated towards the One Week Job documentary film. Would you like to be featured? First, become a producer!
1. What was the worst job you’ve ever done? What was the best?

Leslie Evans likes rollercoasters. Hates spiders.

The worst job I have ever [...]

November 4th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Sean Featured In American Way Magazine

Photo: Sean the cut-out doll

American Way magazine published an excellent article on the One Week Job project. Here’s a taste:
“This story is one Confucius could have written. A story whose end might be found in its beginning and whose beginning might lie at its end. One in which the search became the grail; [...]

November 1st, 2008 | 0 Comments