Archive for the ‘Freelance Writing - Newspaper/Magazine’ Category
Monday, July 5th, 2010
How to Interview Someone (with Michael Enright). CBC Radio’s Michael Enright sits down with Tod Maffin to talk about how to interview someone, how to be interviewed, and he confesses his most embarrassing interview moment. A must-listen for anyone who makes podcasts or are interested in radio. Listen here.
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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Excerpt from The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments
The twin fears hold so many writers (and others) back.
Fear of failure is easy to define. It is the fear that you will do something, like market your writing services, and fail to generate any business. ...
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
I was walking the dog on the Sunnyside boardwalk on Sunday, nursing a miserable spring cold and sore throat, when I saw a sign for Popsicles at one of the concession booths. The sign didn’t actually say “Popsicles.” It’s said “Rockets,” but the illustration was definitely that of an icy-cool ...
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Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Why is the lead of an article important?
If you don’t capture your reader’s attention in the lead, chances are your article will remain unread. If you don’t capture your editor’s attention, chances are your article will not be published (or you will have to revise it).
In addition, if you produce ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Excerpted from Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines
Rather than having a "who, what, where, when and why" (W5) lead that delivers the news, the feature article lead is meant to draw the reader into a longer, more leisurely (sometimes contentious) ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
5 Ways to Prevent Your Writing From Becoming Stale
By Anna Mille
If there are better jobs than being a freelance writer, I’ve yet to come across them. Yes, I’m certainly biased because I love my profession, but there are a few downsides to being a full-time writer too, the biggest of ...
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Jennifer Moore, a freelance writing student who took my online course, Freelance Writing Business, last spring (through the University of Toronto) emailed me to say that she was able to place an article about three Ecuadorian villagers suing the Toronto Stock Exchange in the November/December issue of THIS Magazine.
If ...
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Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Freelance writers often like to talk about what they are working on, and how much work – interviews, research, writing and revision – it is taking to produce it. When freelance writers tell me how much work they are doing, I often ask, “How else are you going to use ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
November 4, 2009 - A coalition of more than a dozen Canadian writers'
organizations today launched a new website (BadWritingContracts.ca) to raise awareness about the unfair and damaging freelance contract from Transcontinental Media. This follows a September 30 announcement by the coalition that called on Canadian writers to not write for ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The Business of Freelance Writing:
How to sell articles to newspapers and magazines
Ideal for writers aspiring to write articles for newspapers and magazines on a freelance basis or for freelance writers looking to develop new markets and expand their writing opportunities.
Date/time: Saturday Nov 28 – 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Arcadia ...
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