If you are waiting for that big break in screenwriting to come and your day job has nothing to do with writing, you might consider a job that does. Our new columnist, Bill Van Nostran is an expert on writing for the corporate world.

He is an independent media writer serving Fortune 500 clients such as PriceWaterhouse-Coopers, Pharmacia, DaimlerChrysler, Michelin, National City Corporation, and others.

Bill is also the author of The Media Writer's Guide, an introduction to writing for corporate media published by Focal Press, his third book on the subject. Bill conducts workshops on Writing for the Internet, informational media writing, and the creative process. He taught for several years as an Adjunct Instructor in the MBA in Corporate Communications program at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.

The Media Writers Guide by William Van Nostran Offers practical advice on developing the skills of a versatile multimedia writer. Introduces writers to a study of the linear writing process for corporate video, then builds on this foundation by exploring interactive techniques for Web and CD-ROM programming.