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THE INDUSTRY NEXUS WRITERS:

• Lisa LaValle is our New York contributor. She reminds us that life is not always sunshine and the Coffee Bean. Find her on MySpace at Myspace.com/LisaLavalle or email her at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Mali Perl is our resident pop culturecritic/ Industry spy, specializing in celebrity smackdowns and well meaning advice. Email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  
• Scott Widney is our resident movie and television critic. He can be the entertainment industry’s best friend or worst enemy. Find the clever guy on MySpace: Myspace.com/thacleverguy, or shoot him an email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  
• Sam Kline, a native of Los Angeles, provides cynical yet valuable insight on a range of titillating topics that pertain to today's contemporary assistant. More of his musings can be found at MySpace: MySpace.com/slambangzoom or send him an email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Veronica is one of our industry spies.To maintain her anonymity I won't say anything more. Reach her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  
• Tommy Carrigan is a Philly born, Jersey raised, Penn State graduated walking Irish stereotype. This means that his favorite hobby is drinking. He's a sarcasm connoisseur, a skill that came in handy while working at an agency. Before he succumbed to the desire to hang himself with his headset, he left for a more financially solvent position, only to find that it was even more kill-yourself-able. He promptly got himself fired, complete with large severance, and can finally do what he came out here to do: write. Email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
  
• Dave Howard's role at IN is undefined and he prefers it this way.Dave can also be read at CrackpotPress.com , or MySpace.com/CrackpotPress or just frigginemail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it He is a big fan of nougat.

• Ariel is an aspiring (paid) writer. While not typing her own scripts, she types those of writers in L.A. while working as a writers’ assistant. She has corrected commas and placed periods on everything from dramas to comedies. She received an MA in Writers’ Assisting and a BA in Thick Skin from the Hollywood School of Hard Knocks (which she accumulated while working as a WA on six TV shows and two films). E-mail her at: \n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Brandon Weatherly is commited to relating the assistant experience as it really is.  Currently he's a temp.  He thinks it sucks. Email him at \n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  
• Voice of Reason is our advice columnist. Send him/her your questions at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• And me? For those of you who don’t already know me, you will soon. I look forward to the start of a beautiful friendship.

I encourage you to email me - I enjoy being the facilitator in our community.If you want to get your thoughts and opinions out yourself, write an article for me. It doesn't have to be perfect. This is supposed to be fun, and I found a couple of my weekly writers because they wrote me. So don't be shy; I don't bite unless it's appropriate.