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Michelle Yan

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About Me

I'm a freelance writer, journalist, communications consultant and editor based in Brisbane, Australia.

My Interests

Writing, academia, entrepreneurship.

I'd like to meet:

Fellow writers, creative people, strange and interesting folk.

Music:

Lucia Micarelli, Kate Bush, Kate Miller-Heidke, Good Charlotte, Gwen Stefani, Andrea Bocceli, Bijou Phillips, Bic Runga, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Coldplay, Darren Hayes, David Bowie, Destiny's Child, The Psychedelic Furs, The Whitlams, Faith Hill, Fiona Apple, Kiss, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Melissa Etheridge, Nick Cave, James Blunt, Bernard Fanning, Black Eyed Peas, Blue Oyster Cult, Bruce Springsteen, Def Leopard, Heart, The Killers, Le Tigre, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, No Doubt, Natalie Imbruglia, Melanie C, Pat Benatar, Patti Smith, Paula Cole, Powderfinger, Regina Spektor, Rob Thomas, Rogue Traders, Sarah McLachlan, Sinead O'Connor, Something for Kate, Stevie Nicks, Tori Amos and many, many others.

Movies:

Fearless, Hero, Dead Poets Society, Serendipity, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, Lost in Translation, You've Got Mail, Sweet Home Alabama, Legally Blonde, Meet the Parents, Amelie, Bend it Like Beckham, Wonder Boys, Erin Brockovich, Hanging Up, Gattaca, Girl Interrupted, The Crying Game, Good Will Hunting, Gosford Park, Great Expectations (Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke), Iris, Love and Other Catastrophes, The Monkey's Mask, Mean Girls, The Pursuit of Happyness, Police Story, Rush Hour 2, Red Eye, Kill Bill series, Pulp Fiction, Sylvia, Sliding Doors, Tomb Raidor, Virgin Suicides, White Oleander.

Television:

Current shows: Commander in Chief, House, Insiders, Insight, Boston Legal, Bleak House, The Biggest Loser, Border Security, The Apprentice, Everybody Hates Chris, Australia's Brainiest, Grey's Anatomy, Monk, Parkinson, Spicks & Specks, Thank God You're Here. Others: NYPD Blue, The X Files, Dawson's Creek, Felicity, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Seinfeld.

Heroes:

Joan Didion, Joan Jett, Joan Plowright - anyone whose first name is Joan, really.

My Blog

BrizImprovFest

If you're twiddling your thumbs or scratching your head wondering what to do this weekend, and happen to be a Brisbane-based actor, artist or someone who's just plain interested in...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:06:00 PST

Graphic artist wanted urgently

One of my clients is looking for an Australian based graphic designer/artist for a minor assignment to be completed by this weekend. The task will involve constructing an...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:56:00 PST

Jobs, writing, life

So this is my first blog post for 2007, a somewhat different entry of sorts. I have been consumed lately by the all-important notion of what makes a 'good' writer, indeed a 'good' worker? W...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:03:00 PST

FRANK magazine - latest issue out now!

The latest issue of FRANK magazine is hot off the press, and features a little vox pop by me; plus an article on being true to yourself; one about a little old-fashioned thing called 'time'; and ...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:43:00 PST

Calder Projects Newsletter

As most of you know, a couple of months ago I landed a new client, Brisbane based global consultancy, Calder Projects. Over the past several weeks, I have been busy working with the com...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:39:00 PST

Another new client - part two

So, I just got off the phone from my newest client, English Pacifica, in Japan, and guess who's been offered an all-expenses paid trip to the land of the rising sun?! Yep, that's right,...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:42:00 PST

Another new client!

Unexpectedly, during this past week I have secured another business client - an English school based in Japan! This latest contract now brings my current clientele number to three: Citigold Corporatio...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:49:00 PST

Interviewees wanted

I'm currently working on a vox pop for FRANK magazine and am looking for respondents under 25 years of age to be featured in the next issue.  The question is: 'What can't you wait to do thi...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:41:00 PST

October Writing Life column out now!

The October issue of Writing Queensland magazine is now available and features my column on Brisbane based author Alasdair Duncan.  You can read a copy of the published article below. A...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:58:00 PST

Landed a new client!

In the past week, in the midst of being downed with a bad case of the flu, while simultaneously playing host to my parents during their recent visit for my birthday, I have la...
Posted by Michelle Yan on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:40:00 PST