http://jobsforenglishmajors.com/freelancing-101-writing-for-magazines/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jobsforenglishmajors.com/freelancing-101-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Deborah Sprosty Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:07:45 +0000 http://jobsforenglishmajors.com/?p=259#comment-99 I'm new to this website and to journalism in general. Could you print some sample "pitches"? I’m new to this website and to journalism in general. Could you print some sample “pitches”?

]]> http://jobsforenglishmajors.com/freelancing-101-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-88 TJ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:26:23 +0000 http://jobsforenglishmajors.com/?p=259#comment-88 I'd be remiss if I didn't add to my post above how financially perilous an existence freelance writing can be. That's why, whenever I write about it, I want to always always always emphasize the importance of saving for a rainy day and being smart with your finances when you work as a freelance writer, because there are LOTS of rainy days when you set out on this path. By the same token, I don't want to discourage anyone from doing something they truly love to do -- and freelance writing can be truly fun, fulfilling and just a great adventure that exposes you to people and places you'd never meet otherwise -- but just to keep reality in mind when you do it, and to save your pennies (and hopefully dollars!) as much as you can. I’d be remiss if I didn’t add to my post above how financially perilous an existence freelance writing can be. That’s why, whenever I write about it, I want to always always always emphasize the importance of saving for a rainy day and being smart with your finances when you work as a freelance writer, because there are LOTS of rainy days when you set out on this path. By the same token, I don’t want to discourage anyone from doing something they truly love to do — and freelance writing can be truly fun, fulfilling and just a great adventure that exposes you to people and places you’d never meet otherwise — but just to keep reality in mind when you do it, and to save your pennies (and hopefully dollars!) as much as you can.

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