This interview with the author Wendy Straker is as relevant to writers as it is to entrepreneurs. She reveals her search for a dream career and for a publisher and her effort to promote her first book, Sexy Jobs in the City – How to Find your Dream Job Using the Rules of Dating.

Wendy’s book gives inside information about today’s sexy jobs such as fashion, advertising, music, film and a lot more. Wendy interviewed top professionals from each field who shared their experiences from the bottom up of their careers. It is an excellent way to help those in a career search to learn each field’s jargon, responsibilities, and skills needed to succeed.

Wendy Straker grew up in New York City, and went to college at the University of Wisconsin; she was a Creative Writing English major with a minor in Women’s studies. After graduating, she worked in advertising and also started writing for magazines. Her work has appeared in Ellegirl, The New York Press, Crunch and Cosmogirl. Based on her own thoughts and conversations with other recent college graduates, she realized that a reference book like hers did not exist, so Wendy started developing the idea for “Sexy Jobs in the City”.

When I asked Wendy if she had any advisors, she replied that all women she interviewed to write the book were somehow her mentors. They were very kind and took their time to share their experiences with her and she concludes, “The message is that women like to help women, and you do realize that it is a less scary environment.”

Besides writing about the inside look of the sexy jobs, Wendy came up with the idea to create a parallel between searching for a job and for a date, and she explains that after graduating, at the same time that she was looking for a job and going to interviews, she was single and was going on blind dates at night. She points out that in both situations you want to show your best side. After an interview or the first date, you still don’t know if it is the right match, and if they are going to call you. “It is the same energy from the dating world that you put towards your job.”

According to Wendy, writing the book is just one step in the life of a writer, who needs to wear many hats and work as a salesperson, a marketer, and a publicist. She is constantly visiting colleges and working as a spokesperson for her book. Although she realized the hard way that some things are out of control – she had a launch party and TV interviews at the end of October, but the book did not come out until the end of December – it has been an overall great experience. Wendy loves to be able to touch people’s lives, and she says that the best part about being a writer is that “It is so exciting and so much fun being able to evoke emotion”.

For a person who wants to start a business and/or pursue a career as a freelance writer, Wendy offers the following advice: “Before you do it, keep in mind that although it is the most rewarding thing, it is also much harder than working in the corporate world”, but she adds that doing what you love is gratifying and work becomes more interesting and fun. Wendy is already planning three more books, and she is preparing one book’s proposal.

To learn more about Wendy Straker and to purchase her book “Sexy Jobs in the City”, visit her website at www.wendystraker.com.