Press Releases
Here are a couple of press releases I’ve written recently.
- Stefan Sagmeister Event - for AIGA Rhode Island (304KB PDF)
- Wireless Enabled Gizmos Announcement - for FrameMedia
Sam Costello: Writer, Editor, Web Consultant
I am a writer, editor, and web consultant who works with marketing companies, web development and IT agencies, magazines, websites, and other organizations. I help clients develop and refine messages, ideas, and businesses through precise, creative writing, accurate grammar, and cutting edge web consulting.
I am available for freelance projects in any of these areas, and also in writing or editing fiction, comics, and graphic novels.
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Latest News
Archive for April, 2008
New Project: Podcasts for Ounce Labs
I’m excited to unveil one of the newest projects I’ve been working on: a series of podcasts for Ounce Labs. Ounce makes a source-code analysis tool that helps software developers eliminate security vulnerabilities from their code, which is very important indeed. These podcasts, soon to be a regular series, are recorded and edited by me and feature interviews with key Ounce scientists and researchers.
I’m doing this project with Schwadesign; Ounce is their client.
Split Lip Available at Wowio
My webcomics anthology, Split Lip, is now available at Wowio. Wowio is an interesting business: they provide free PDF downloads (in the U.S. right now. Expansion to Canada and Europe is planned for this year) that are ad supported and pay and share of the ad revenue to the authors of the PDFs.
I’ve compiled Split Lip into issues and added sketches, script excerpts, and even a story you can’t find anywhere else to them.
If you download the PDFs, which are free, remember, you’ll earn a royalty for me and my artists and help ensure that there’s more Split Lip in the future. And, since the downloads are free, it’s not like it’ll cost you anything.
So, want to give us a download? We’d appreciate it.
What Happens Next, by Marc Norman
An excellent history of Hollywood sceenwriting, and as a result, of Hollywood itself. Especially valuable for its insights into Hollywood’s early years. Movies fans and writers alike will find much to love here. Plus, it packs in tons of interesting tidbits and zingers that will make you way more interesting at parties.
Buy What Happens Next at Amazon
Book: 23/52
Body Brokers, by Annie Cheney
Fascinating expose of the U.S. funeral industry that shows that donated bodies are nearly as likely to be sold piecemeal as used for research or teaching. Ghastly in some places, hilarious in others. A good example of how to create a full-length book from a magazine feature. Certainly not for the squeamish.
Book: 22/52
MPD Psycho Vol. 3
by Eiji Otsuka and Sho-u Tajima
I’m glad not to be reading this series beyond this installment. The violence in this big reputation/low delivery manga is controversial. Rightfully so: it’s exclusively repulsive, pointless sexualized violence against women. The art is hard to understand, backgrounds rarely make an appearance. A confusing, lifeless series apparently empty of empathy and clarity.
Buy MPD Psycho Vol. 3 at Amazon
Book: 21/52