Stories, ideas, and perspectives to spark your next creative move. Be Inspired features profiles, essays, and thought pieces that celebrate the work of media and creative professionals and remind you why you got into the industry in the first place.
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“I was the youngest person on staff; I don't recommend that these days.”
Delia Paunescu is rocking at social media. As audience engagement editor at Newsday and amNewYork, she’s on top of the two newspapers’ social channels, but she also keeps up her personal brand across Twitter and Snapchat.…
Rebecca Borison
If you enjoy research, are skilled in technical writing and can understand complex jargon, becoming a medical writer or editor could be the perfect way to expand your portfolio and your paycheck. "The opportunity for…
Kristen Fischer
Tens of thousands of people move to Los Angeles every year, and thanks to the allure of red carpets and flashing lights, it’s safe to say that many of those Cali imports have their sights…
Andrea Williams
User experience (UX) is a hot topic these days. As our lives grow ever more digital, every company is focused on improving UX, and even non-technical teams need to be involved. But a big problem…
Ayana Young
Snapchat. Instagram. Facebook. Twitter. Linkedin. Quora. Reddit. Pinterest. The list of social channels goes on and on. But should your company be on every channel? Or just one? And how do you know if you’re…
Ayana Young
When is a freelance writer not a freelance writer? When she gets so busy that she morphs into an agency with admin staff, project managers and 25-plus writers in her stable. That is Wintress Odom’s…
Ayana Young
You’re up on the latest digital trends from content management platforms to social media strategy. You have a solid background as a story-teller, pitching, writing and editing, along with an arsenal of talented freelancers tucked…
Ayana Young
Editors want a lot of things from writers, but there's one thing they never want: factual errors. When an editor sees one mistake, she naturally assumes more will follow. For a freelance writer, that's clearly…
Ayana Young
From magazine editor to professor of journalism and freelance writer, Chicago-based Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin teaches the basics of the field while emphasizing the importance of fact-checking and its role in protecting writers and publications from lawsuits.…
Ayana Young
Rejection is unfortunately a part of life. But for writers, it can sometimes happen on a daily basis. Getting a rejection letter can be stressful, and may even make you question your abilities as a…
Anni Irish