In the 12th of my new Ask-A-Pro series, I’d like to present you with Sherril Steele-Carlin, currently a freelance writer, but in prior lives a national park, casino, and airline employee.

In the Ask-A-Pro format, I’ll tell you a little about the author and how-to-find-your-dream-job expert . . . then via the Comments section to this post, please feel free to ask a specific question about the career or job in question.

Anyone (expert or not) is free to post responses to your query, and I or the author/how-to-find-your-dream-job pro may chime in as well.

This is your chance to get unbiased advice from a real, honest-to-goodness-been-there-done-that dream job professional.

So, here goes . . . Sherril on working in national parks, casinos, and the world of words.

Sherril Steele-Carlin lives in Reno, Nevada, and worked in casinos when she first moved to the area. She knows many people who work in the casinos in Reno, and her experience working there taught her the odds in the casino are always in their favor.

Today, she’s a full-time freelance writer, living about an hour away from one of our great natural wonders, Lake Tahoe.

She’s published numerous articles in print publications like Rock & Gem, The Original Farmer’s Almanac, American Profile, Nevada Magazine, Cat Fancy, and many others. She also writes for several websites.

Dream Jobs To Go Titles
Living and Working in a National Park
Casino Jobs
Airline Jobs

Current Profession
Freelance Writer and Researcher

Websites or Blogs You’d Like Us To Know About
RenoTahoe

What Would You Be Doing If You Weren’t A Working in Parks, Casinos, Or Airlines
I’d be a professional landscape photographer.

Favorite Food
Anything Mexican

Favorite Authors
James Michener and Irving Stone

Favorite Travel Destination
The Grand Canyon

Favorite Music
Soft rock and smooth jazz

Favorite Sports Team
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (but I like the old name better!)

Favorite Movie
Singing in the Rain

Favorite City
Victoria, B.C.

Favorite Country
Ireland

Favorite Animal
My four cats

Your Hobbies
Cross Stitch, Cooking, Reading, Gardening, Crafts

Favorite Websites (Other Than Your Own)
eBay

Favorite Quotation
Life in the city can make you crazy
For sounds of the sand and the sea
Life in a high-rise can make you hungry
For things that you can’t even see
– John Denver

Favorite Drink
White wine

Why Do You Live Where You Do?
Because I hate big cities and would never live in one again.

If You Could Live Anywhere You Wanted, Where Would It Be?  Why?
On a 100-acre ranch in Montana (see above).

The Greatest Things About Being A Freelance Writer
The freedom and the creativity.

The Worst Thing About Being A Freelance Writer
Paying the bills, finding work, and nasty editors.

If A Young Person Approached You About Getting Into Freelance Writing, What Would You Say?
It’s a job, not just an adventure! Treat it like a business, and always be on the lookout for new work.

How Would You Define Success?
I think success is different for everyone. Success for me is the ability to live the life I want, do the work I love, and live where I’m happiest. It’s not all about money, but what you do with the money, and your time, I think, that marks success.