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Adrian D.
$95/hr
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  • Copywriting
  • Blog
  • Ad Copy
  • Speech Writing
  • Advertising
  • Explainer Video
  • Comedy
  • Screenwriting
  • Scriptwriting
  • Article
  • Article Writing
  • Screenplay
  • SEO Writing
  • Comedy Writing

I am a comedy writer, copywriter and stand-up comedian adept at crafting creative, humorous content that delivers on the vision of your project. AS A COMEDY WRITER... ...I’ve written screenplays, treatments, outlines, web series’, animated series’, stand-up, sketch, satire, monologues, short stories, one-liner jokes and more. My writing has won 1st place finishes at The Actor’s Project NYC, festivals and been featured in Off-Broadway shows. AS A COPYWRITER… ...I’ve written numerous commercial scripts, explainer videos, short videos, headlines, taglines, slogans, social media content, websites, blogs, email marketing and more. AS A...

Dan M.
$100/hr
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  • Comedy Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Creative Direction
  • Final Draft
  • Scriptwriting
  • Concept Development
  • Content Editing
  • Joke
  • Comedy
  • Ad Copy
  • Satire
  • Copywriting
  • Screenwriting
  • Sports Writing

I have nearly 6 years of professional comedy writing experience, mostly spent at The Onion. At The Onion you're expected to be a joke machine. Through the process of constantly pitching jokes, new content types, and video concepts nearly every day during that period, I have grown into a writer who can think creatively on command and find new angles to almost any topic thrown my way. Writing for The Onion also forced me to learn a little bit about everything. As a satirical newspaper, I could be asked to write or joke about any topic, and success therefore depended on quickly learning and synthesizing information on a given subject area...

Tim C.
$95/hr
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  • Script
  • Humorous Tone
  • Speech Writing
  • Article
  • Satire
  • Comedy Writing
  • Witty Tone
  • Content Writing
  • Humor
  • Comics
  • Joke
  • Creative Writing
  • Comedy
  • Scriptwriting

🌟 My comedy writing has helped my clients create FUNNY content from top brands such as VH1, Burger King, Urban Company, BCG, ReAlpha, and More! 🏆 10+ years Comedy Writing and Performing Experience 🥇 TOP-RATED Upwork Comedy Writer What's better than making people LAUGH? Looking to ENGAGE your audience with comedy writing? Want to work with a PROFESSIONAL comedian? Here's some of the reason why I'm a TOP-RATED comedy writer on Upwork! ✅ Over 10 years of comedy writing and stand-up comedy experience. ✅ Worked with Nationally and Globally recognized brands. ✅ Repeat clients for comedy writing and funny ad campaigns including TV,...

Joseph C.
$35/hr
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  • Screenwriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Film Direction
  • Comedy
  • Final Draft

Screenwriting and Comedy Writing Experience: -Written a feature film in pre-production with Viva Fantasia -I was the Head Writer for a half-hour comedy airing on the Comcast Channel, Primo TV, called "Five @ 305." I wrote over 22 episodes -Writer for Its Alex Clark YouTube Channel (1 million subscribers) -5 Star Ratings on multiple feature length screenplay projects -Written a television pilot for a Nickelodeon's All That cast member -Fiction & non-fiction novella writing experience -Sketch writer for popular Youtube channels Skitbot Central and 8JTV -Finalist in the SCTC Second City TV writing contest -Branded half-hour series for a major...

Nicholas T.
$40/hr
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  • Short Story
  • Joke
  • Essay Writing
  • Humor
  • Copywriting
  • Screenwriting
  • Sketching
  • Scriptwriting
  • Social Media Plugin
  • Film Screenplay
  • Comedy

Hi, my name is Nick; I am a writer and performer based in New York City with a solid comedic background. I have written and performed stand-up, sketch, and improv all over the city. I have written countless plays, web series, films, and television and have had scripts featured in film festivals worldwide. I love working as a script doctor, helping people develop their work, or simply adding comedy and humor to people's projects.

Domenico D.
$20/hr
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  • Film Criticism
  • Short Story Writing
  • Songwriting
  • Screenwriting
  • Joke
  • Comedy Writing

I am a very versatile, creative writer. In my most recent Upwork projects, I have written an elopement ceremony, turned patient testimonials into short stories, written the script for an animated nutrition video, the pilot for a proposed on-line comedy series, punch lines for a one panel comic series, synopses for a movie database, songs, poems and two different adult card games that involved writing a series of true or false statements and dare-type tasks. I have also recently done a transcription job and have written slogans for a T-shirt company and much, much more. While I specialize in comedy writing, I am very flexible and can...

Daniel N.
$60/hr
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  • Comedy Writing

Danny Neary is a Chicago based comedy writer, with over 3 years of comedy writing experience. Danny frequently writes and performs comedy for shows around Chicago as well as for over a dozen satire and humor pages.

Daniel S.
$50/hr
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  • Copywriting
  • Screenwriting
  • Joke
  • Humor
  • Writing
  • Comedy
  • Proofreading
  • Copy Editing

I'm the writer/director of SCRAPS, a feature-length dark comedy available on AMAZON PRIME VIDEO. I've also co-created a TV pilot presentation and three web series projects that feature cast members and writers from Saturday Night Live, Search Party, and Silicon Valley. I've done a bit on CONAN, sold jokes to THE ONION and FUNNY OR DIE, and I've performed solo sketch comedy shows all over the country. See samples and say hi at danielshar dot com.

Lindsey C.
$50/hr
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  • Essay Writing
  • Article Writing
  • Biography Writing
  • Poetry
  • Blog Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Non-Fiction Writing
  • Speech Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Speech Writing
  • Blog Content
  • Article Writing

Versatile, creative, experienced, and voraciously curious writer with a dedication to excellence creates compelling and unique pieces for a wide range of project demands from 250-50,000 words. Project experience includes nonfiction, fiction, bios, blogs, essays, prose, web content, book chapters, memoir content, eulogies, honorariums, interviews, press releases, and speeches. Rush delivery available by request and agreed upon rates. Specialty skills include client-facing interviews for feature pieces and other custom applications. Additional areas of expertise include dynamic medical, mental and behavioral health content on a wide range of...

Dave Edward K.
$50/hr
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  • Humor
  • Screenplay
  • Short Story
  • Creative Writing
  • Content Writing
  • English
  • Children's Writing
  • Comedy
  • Screenwriting
  • Short Story Writing
  • Script
  • Ebook Writing
  • Scriptwriting

David is a highly experienced writer with a diverse writing style covering scriptwriting, feature writing and comedy writing. Youtube scriptwriting is where David has particualrly excelled. He has scripts written for channels such as Top Luxury (650 subs) and Missing Files (Over 1 million subs). He has videos produced with over 1 million hits and written for brand new channels where his video has reached over 250k views. His most significant work has in 'traditional media' has been in radio comedy, where he was written sketches and jokes for BBC Radio shows The Skewer, DMs Are Open, Newsjack and Newsjack Unplugged as well as Breaking the...

Johnny F.
$30/hr
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  • Content Creation
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Ebook Writing
  • Content Marketing Strategy
  • Scriptwriting
  • Article Writing
  • Copywriting
  • People
  • Comedy Writing
  • Ad Copy
  • Content Writing
  • Blog Writing
  • Creative Writing

Hello, Bonjour, Hola, My name is Johnny, I'm a comedy writer, stand-up comedian and travel writer. Coming from Ireland, I understand the importance of story-telling, it's one of the fundamental pillars of our culture. Everyone naturally loves good stories,we all grew up listening to them, cultivating us and teaching us a thing or two. I utilize this know-how skill to produce high-quality, engaging content and copy. I have a lot of experience writing for ads, scripts, speeches, websites, pretty much everything. I'm passionate about my work and take great pride in what I do, there is nothing better than making my clients laugh or receive...

Lewis H.
$40/hr
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  • Biography Writing
  • Short Story
  • Copy Editing
  • Article Writing
  • Fantasy
  • Comics
  • Sports Writing
  • NFT Character
  • Comic Writing
  • Comedy
  • Comic Book
  • Science Fiction

An award-winning writer with nearly two decades of experience, my stories and articles have been featured in everything from graphic novels and magazines to newspapers and websites. I have a talent for making lesser-known stories come alive and have put my writing and research skills to use exploring such wide-ranging topics as obscure adventure sports, scientific innovators and pioneers, and political leaders that have reshaped the world. While contributing to projects as short as single page comic strips and as long as full-length graphic novels, my work has regularly dealt with subjects both serious and sublime and I have received...

Princess C.
$25/hr
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  • English Proofreading
  • Ebook Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Book Editing
  • Researcher
  • Beta Reading
  • Ghostwriting
  • Proofreading
  • US English Dialect
  • Ebook

"It is easy to tell the amount of effort and hard work that the author has put in “The Beast Within”. If this book was traditionally published, I would purchase a hard copy for my own personal collection." - Ellsie Swan, Judge in The Heavens Award I'm a highly experienced writer and have written 15+ books, four of which are currently published on Wattpad. I take my work very seriously, and strive to meet up with deadlines. I also will research deeply when working on a project I'm not exactly familiar with. And according to so many people I've had the pleasure to encounter, I'm an amiable and trustworthy person. I hope you see that in me...

Kate L.
$30/hr
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  • Comedy
  • Screenwriting
  • Scriptwriting
  • Writing
  • Script
  • Sketch
  • Joke
  • TV Screenplay

Hi, I'm Kate and I'm a comedy writer. I'm great at adapting to whatever material is needed, and I can help you make your project funny and engaging. I've written for BBC Radio 4, popular podcasts, blogs and stage.

Simon H.
$50/hr
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  • Creative Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Short Story Writing
  • Screenwriting
  • Video Production

I am a professional writer living in London. My body of work is broad and multi-disciplinary including most recently several screenplays, numerous short stories, poetry, animation scripts and lyrics, a wealth of articles and opinion pieces, numerous reviews, thought pieces and essays. Obsessed with Science Fiction and Cult Fiction with influence from my studies in psychology, I was spurred on to write professionally after a number of years working in TV production. I now have a large body of work behind me including a number of cult fiction screenplays, short stories, and a five-episode series of a self-produced animated show. While these...

Elizabeth M.
$40/hr
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  • Ghostwriting
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Short Story Writing
  • Copywriting
  • Line Editing
  • Academic Editing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Microsoft Word
  • Creative Writing
  • Book Editing
  • Proofreading
  • Short Story

My website: elizabethmcivorediting.com Hi! I'm Elizabeth (she/her) For the past three years, I've been working full-time as a manuscript developer, commissioned writer, editor, and proofreader. Prior to running my own business, I attended university, gaining a First Class BA (Hons) degree in Creative Writing and an MSc in Publishing. Lately I've been diversifying my lead generation, meeting the needs of a range of clients both on and off UpWork. I work with fiction, non-fiction, academic essays and dissertations, and general copywriting. Past projects, some here on UpWork and some elsewhere, include: - writing website copy - generating...

Delaney G.
$50/hr
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  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Ghostwriting
  • Romance
  • Writing
  • Book Editing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Review
  • Creative Writing

Hello! Are you looking for an experienced ghostwriter committed to crafting stories and characters readers will love? If so, you've come to the right person! I have been professionally ghostwriting for three years, specializing in the romance genre and its various subgenres. I have the most experience writing contemporary, sci-fi, and paranormal romance. I began my career working for ghostwriting firms such as Trident Publishing and Hot Ghostwriter. Within one year of working with Trident Publishing, I became a creative lead in their romance department. In addition to my duties as I writer, I created plots, outlines, and world-building...

Mike N.
$50/hr
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  • Speech Writing
  • Short Story Writing
  • Comedy Writing

I'm a published playwright with my plays having been performed at numerous theaters around the country. I wrote a 10 Minute play that was chosen and featured in the ACANSA 10-Minute Play festival. The Off-Broadway show "Park For Your Problems" features one of my monologues. I'm a script doctor that has worked with clients on numerous screenplays. I have written commercials and short stories that were performed for a radio show that was carried by NPR stations around the world. I'm an acting teacher and director with over 30 years experience. I have extensive knowledge of Broadway Musical Theatre and Plays as well as not only writing for...

Cody M.
$40/hr
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  • Screenwriting
  • Video Game Dialogue
  • Humor
  • Creative Writing
  • Screenplay
  • Script
  • Writing
  • Video Game Writing
  • Scripting
  • TV Screenplay
  • Elearning Video
  • Comedy
  • Film Screenplay
  • Scriptwriting

Welcome to your one stop sho... Scratch that, one stop shops are just code for "Come in and take a look around! Everything in here is just meh." Here are the things I do well: 1. Scriptwriting (screenplays, sketches, educational scripts, marketing scripts, etc.) 2. Comedy Writing (broad comedy, satire, snark-filled tirades, etc.) 3. Education Documentation (lesson plans, curriculum, etc.) With all that being said, my main goal is to produce quality work for you. If interviewed, you can expect me to ask a ton of project-specific questions right away. It is super important for me to develop a comprehensive understanding of your needs...

Kerilee N.
$25/hr
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  • Lesson Plan Writing
  • Data Entry
  • Cover Letter Writing
  • General Transcription
  • Typing
  • Article Writing
  • Newsletter Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Romance
  • Blog Writing
  • Creative Writing

I am a skilled writer looking for blog/article writing or editing. My favorite areas to work in are health/fitness, natural remedies, travel, creative writing, and education. I have a background in education K-8 and experience with freelance writing in a variety of areas. My skills include researching for accurate information, writing in a relatable style, and meeting deadlines. I am flexible and open to a variety of offers.

Kevin S.
$38/hr
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  • Ghostwriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Sports Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Content Writing
  • Nonfiction

"Kevin devoted a great time & effort to get the job exceptionally well done. I strongly recommend his service and I am working with him again.” Writing is one of my biggest passions in life. Fiction, non-fiction, articles, or novels, I love committing words to the written page. It's what drives me and is a skill I've spent my life sharpening. I have one published book of short stories, with my first full length novel due out in the coming months. I have also spent considerable time writing non-fiction, pop culture based articles, and am currently a writer/editor for a prominent sports website. Writing is not something I do to turn a...

Azra R.
$45/hr
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  • Screenplay
  • Romance
  • Young Adult
  • Nonfiction
  • Mystery
  • Mobile Game Development
  • Interactive Video Game Dialogue
  • Copywriting
  • Creative Writing
  • Fiction Writing
  • Video Game Writing
  • Content Writing

Do you have an idea or concept for a game? Let me help convey the story in a way that the players can fully immerse themselves in it. My rate starts at USD90 per 1,000 words. I usually charge a flat rate per chapter with a fixed estimated word count. Since 2019, I have designed and written over forty original stories in the 'Choose-Your-Own-Adventure' format with plots and interactive choices that sell. Among the genres that I’ve written include romance, erotica, horror, fantasy, and crime/thriller. Using the three-beat structure, I will craft plotlines and narrative beats around the game design you have in mind. I will flesh out the...

Robyn V.
$50/hr
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  • Screenwriting
  • Scriptwriting
  • Screenplay
  • Character Development
  • Concept Development
  • Synopsis Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Short Story
  • Children's Writing
  • Fiction

An inherent daydreamer, I find myself perfectly at home in the plains of imagination. The craft of translating the elusive visions of that world into reality has become my life's purpose. With words I have learnt to weave the threads of an idea into a quilt of stories that can be wrapped around oneself on a breezy eve or sat upon while contemplating the sea. My key skills include: - Creative Writing - Plot Development - Character Development - Screenwriting - Script Editing - Ghost Writing Whether on page or on screen, I have the skill to lead your story by the hand and discover its secrets.

Laura M.
$100/hr
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  • Content Writing
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • English
  • Communications
  • Copy Editing
  • Proofreading
  • Content Editing
  • Error Detection
  • Writing

A graduate of Cal Poly SLO in California, Laura L. Mariani worked as a writer, editor and corporate communications professional at three top companies in the San Francisco Bay Area: Intel, Visa, and Intuit. With more than 20 years of experience writing and editing corporate, technical and marketing content, Laura has crafted materials ranging from leader messaging, press releases and employee communications to white papers, e-books, and marketing collateral. Her specialties include: • Transforming existing content into fresh, new collateral. • Reviving stale content to reflect current corporate goals and branding. • Communicating complex...

Mateusz K.
$30/hr
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  • Creative Writing
  • Ebook Writing
  • Academic Writing
  • Article Writing
  • Yoga
  • Review
  • Scientific Literature Review
  • Physical Fitness
  • Copywriting

Hello! I am an experienced writer with both freelance and professional experience. I specialize in two domains: Storytelling: I write scripts for games and movies. I worked on screenplays for both independent art projects, as well as commercial ones. I write character stories for a recognizable international live action RPG company, and I have designed RPG narratives for my clients on Upwork. Writing about Science: I am an author of courses, web articles, and ebooks. My main areas of expertise are Psychology, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, but I also wrote content about Anthropology, Education or Medical topics. I'm the best...

Megan P.
$95/hr
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  • English
  • Public Relations
  • Online Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Business Writing
  • Article Writing
  • Copy Editing
  • English Proofreading
  • Feature Writing
  • Financial Writing
  • Poetry
  • Press Release Writing
  • Ebook

Consistently ranked in the top 1% of Elance/Upwork providers and skilled in writing and editing everything from news releases to newsletters, websites to articles, and marketing campaigns to speeches, I bring my diverse background of both corporate communications and nonprofit communications together to enliven your ideas and concepts. With a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Northwestern University as well as a master's in English, I have a strong command of AP style, grammar, punctuation, word flow and usage and am very efficient, creative and reliable. My areas of expertise include: nonprofits, financial services, small business,...

Aaron H.
$94/hr
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  • Comedy Writing
  • Content Writing
  • Blog Writing
  • Copywriting
  • Advertising
  • Scriptwriting
  • Comedy
  • Explainer Video
  • explainer videos

*SKILLS IN-BRIEF* - Over 12 Years of Comedy Writing Experience. Humor (or "humour" where I'm from 🇨🇦) is my sharpest tool. - Love succinct, powerful copy and prose. - Specializing in: explainer videos, blog content that you actually enjoy reading, commercial scripts, and advertising copy - Recently branching-out to moving and hilarious speech writing, engaging LinkedIn bios, clever cover letters, etc. basically smart executives have been hiring me to rise above the boilerplate polysyllabic corporate jargon that has become industry standard. Do you want a script to showcase your product or service the way Dollar Shave Club, the Old...

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