Ryan Brock is Founder and CEO of Metonymy Media in Indianapolis, IN. He's built a firm that fosters the talent of creative writing professionals who might otherwise be limited to opportunities in academia or freelance.

Great creative writers "can construct genuine voices that aren't their own," Ryan says. "They have a mastery of language that allows for rule bending. They're also fickle people, and they have odd ways of working, and they rarely thrive in a corporate environment."