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Veteran freelancers reveal what they wish they'd known early on
Any freelancer who's built up a steady client base over the years can admit to having made their fair share of mistakes when he or she started out in the industry. Maybe it was underestimating…
Paula Vasan
I recently performed a little efficiency test to make sense of my profit and losses -- the latter of which had been feeling especially heavy lately. I assessed my workload in terms of both money…
Amanda Layman Low
Think about all the assignments you had last year. Were there enough juicy, well paying articles to allow you to jet to the Bahamas, or did your pitiful word counts barely keep you from trolling Craigslist…
Kristen Fischer
"We'll pass. Thanks." "Not right for us." "Thanks, but no." If you've received any of these as a response to a magazine article query, you're definitely not alone. While many journalists are happy to receive…
Kristen Fischer
For a working journalist, a fellowship from a university or foundation can be the best thing to reinvigorate your career, providing funding and other assistance for reporting projects, study and travel. Unfortunately, applying for them…
Meena Thiruvengadam
Every seasoned writer has a pitch letter or two that they regretted sending off. I've probably committed every pitching no-no in the book: failing to address the correct editor, sending off a half-baked idea, even…
Amanda Layman Low