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Post by OldDirtyBernie on May 24, 2017 20:46:08 GMT -5
Does anyone here have experience?
I've written for over a decade and have great English skills(my biggest fault is over use of commas) but only recently have I looked into trying to use my skills to make money.
I've signed up for a couple of the content mill websites but I'd rather try and build my own clientele if I'm going to freelance.
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bob
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Post by bob on May 24, 2017 21:09:32 GMT -5
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Post by agent817 on May 24, 2017 21:21:31 GMT -5
I have been freelancing for a local paper for a while now. I don't get paid for it, but I usually do it to help them out. I guess I could also try other places to freelance at.
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Ultimo Gallos
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on May 24, 2017 22:46:32 GMT -5
Had a few articles published in various movie zines. Zines like Sleazefiend,Deep South Degenerates and Too Ugly for show bidness. The first and last ones I had an in,was friends with the person running the zine. DSD I got lucky. The main person behind it had known me cause of Coast Con and asked me to do a piece on how sleazy Pass Road in Biloxi use to be. At one time the end of Pass Road that runs into the airforce base was nothing but strip clubs,tattoo palors and porn shops.
Only advice I can offer is try to get your samples out to as many people as you can.
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Post by Psy on May 25, 2017 0:42:49 GMT -5
I have been freelancing for almost 15 years. The best advice I can give you:
1) Have another, regularly-paying job until you can support yourself from writing alone. Even then you may want to keep the day job.
2) Write every day. Short stories, blogs, articles, poems, doesn't matter - stay in practice. If you're trying to write full-time then you need to treat it like you would any other job, put in those hours.
3) Do not let yourself get discouraged by bad reviews. Take it as feedback and acknowledge that people are reading your work. That's always a plus, though they can piss & moan a bit (everybody does on the internet, it seems)
4) Always have an editor. Oh man, the things editors have saved me from.
5) Don't discount taking on the small jobs. Build your portfolio.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on May 25, 2017 2:54:23 GMT -5
I appreciate all the advice. Congrats to those who have published as well.
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Post by Bo Rida on May 25, 2017 13:42:33 GMT -5
Don't go too deep with any one website, you're only ever one change of their T&Cs away from being screwed.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on May 26, 2017 17:07:50 GMT -5
Don't go too deep with any one website, you're only ever one change of their T&Cs away from being screwed. I've signed up for quite a few of them as I figured the more I have available to me, the more opportunity I've got. I submitted one to a client a few days ago and he contacted me last nihht and told me he was happy with the article, just requested a small revision and said he would buy with the revision. I've submitted the revised version back to him and waiting to hear back now. I'll be honest, if I get my first sale it's going to do a LOT for my self-esteem. Also, I may or may not run through my house screaming in joy like a 5 year old girl |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on May 27, 2017 2:17:48 GMT -5
Congrats on that man. I so far haven't been paid in cash for anything I got published. But then most zines don't pay. Sure I got free copies of the zines my stuff appeared in.
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