How can I become a freelance writer?
December 122009
After college, I want to become a freelance writer.
Any tips? Personal Experience? Advice?
Thank you!
Try the reference book/website ‘Writer’s Market’, but with newspapers and magazines dropping like flys, it’s going to be much tougher. Writer’s Market is a rundown of all the publisher’s that accept unsolicited contributions, what they were looking for, and how to submit material.
For most people, it’s more of a sideline than a way to earn a living for the first several years, and many never get to a point where they can make it a career. BUT you can’t hit a home run unless you are out there swinging, so go for it– but have a way to pay the bills in the meantime.
Writer’s Market website:
http://www.writersmarket.com/?r=wmkppcg&gclid=CJvg1dWGyZ4CFRxJagod7xJL-w
Writer’s Market book:
http://www.amazon.com/2009-Writers-Market-Robert-Brewer/dp/1582975418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260351380&sr=8-1
December 12th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Try the reference book/website ‘Writer’s Market’, but with newspapers and magazines dropping like flys, it’s going to be much tougher. Writer’s Market is a rundown of all the publisher’s that accept unsolicited contributions, what they were looking for, and how to submit material.
For most people, it’s more of a sideline than a way to earn a living for the first several years, and many never get to a point where they can make it a career. BUT you can’t hit a home run unless you are out there swinging, so go for it– but have a way to pay the bills in the meantime.
Writer’s Market website:
http://www.writersmarket.com/?r=wmkppcg&gclid=CJvg1dWGyZ4CFRxJagod7xJL-w
Writer’s Market book:
http://www.amazon.com/2009-Writers-Market-Robert-Brewer/dp/1582975418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260351380&sr=8-1
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