Dream Job

Did you read about the British man who won the contest for the "World's Best Job"? He gets to live on a tropical Australian island for six months. His assignment is to enjoy the island and write a blog to promote the area.

He won the contest because he convinced the judges that he never said no to adventure and that he would make the role and the blog "his own."

If you watch American Idol, you may recall that the judges are always saying that to the contestants: make the song "your own."

Which leads me to my first question: how does a writer make the work "his/her own?" I'd love to read your thoughts.

You may have another question. I do. How do we get a job blogging from a tropical island for six months?