You may have noticed in the past few weeks that we recently added some new names to our stable or writers. Three new names to be specific.

Normally we don't really post much about the inner workings of Kotaku, but I just wanted to point out a couple of things.

Last month, I wrote up a post about how to write for Kotaku.com, and not too subtle hint that I might, in-fact, be looking for new writers. And I was.

I plucked Flynn from the center of his gaming empire, but what I really want to point out here, is that two of the people I ended up hiring were in-fact regular, every day Kotaku readers.

While I appreciate the hard work that some of the very talented existing gaming writers do, I just love finding genuinely talented writers who make a living doing something other than writing and giving them a chance to change careers.

Luke was one of the hundreds of people who sent me an email shortly after I posted that HowTo and after reading his stuff on his personal blog, I jumped at the opportunity to get him working for us.

Mike Fahey, well I initially found Mike when he started posting stories on my personal site RedAssedBaboon.com. I really liked his writing style and just never had an opportunity to offer him a chance until recently.

So I really wasn't bullshitting when I said that the best way to get on job writing for Kotaku was to blog.