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Breaking into Freelancing
Write for the glossies and perfect your pitch
Course DetailsYou've got ideas, talent and a drive to get published – and to make some cash while you're at it. In other words, you want to do freelance writing. But how? Who do you approach? How much should you ask for? What kind of clips do you need? Whether you've got a job in journalism and are looking for a little extra work on the side or are just getting started in the writing game, this course will teach you the essential basics you need to start selling articles to magazines and newspapers. In this class, you can expect to learn:
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Instructor BioVince Beiser's Courses Breaking into Freelancing – Los Angeles (Seminar on May 20)
Investigative Journalism 101 – Los Angeles (Seminar on June 25)
Perfect Pitching – Los Angeles (Seminar on July 28)  Vince's work has been honored by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Columbia and Medill Graduate Schools of Journalism, the National Mental Health Association, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the Los Angeles Press Club and many other institutions. Testimonials I've been freelancing full-time for 2 years, and I wish I'd taken Vince's class before I had started--the tips he shared would have improved my reporting and made my life a lot easier. -- Kenneth Miller, full-time freelancer"The seminar was terrific. Vince was friendly, informative, and handled the class extremely well. He really got me jazzed about my current investigative pieces. I'd definitely recommend him and take classes from him in the future." -- Lauren Horwich, News Editor, Back Stage West "I found Vince's class to be very informative. He was clear, logical, realistic, and encouraging." -- Maria A. Del Toro, writer, www.madeltoro.com "The class was very informative and empowered me with many helpful websites and resources that will help me develop new stories." -- Lisanne Alack, freelance reporter "Vince Beiser makes it all look easy! He's that rare, successful writer who's able to share what he's learned out loud in a way that is engaging and fun, not dig-me and pedantic. You won't get sugar-coating or fairy tales in Vince's class; he tells it like it is. Which means you'll walk away equipped with what you need to actually make a good run at it. Way to go, mediabistro!" -- Colleen Wainwright "Vince Beiser is a very credible instructor because he has been willing to put himself on the frontlines of journalism, quite literally: reporting firsthand on the Bosnian war and the ongoing Arab Israeli conflict. Not just a war correspondent, he is very well rounded in both professional and life experience. He lived in Prague at the height of the American expatriate phenomenon there in the early '90's, he braved the New York publishing world, he has worked as an editor as well as a writer and he is multilingual. I learned a great deal from him in just three hours." -- Susan Brooks |
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