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Posted On 09.19.08

I think Lori is reading my mind. Kathy, too. Over these last few weeks, as I'm preparing to take off for some much-needed R & R, clients and editors have practically come out of the woodworks to offer me assignments. At least one person per day. Has anyone else noticed this? It's actually a

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Kat
09.19.08

Tip: Choose the assignments that are the most interesting/challenging, but also the clients that pay quickly ;)

Susan Johnston
09.19.08

Sometimes it feels like those two are mutually exclusive! What I need to figure out is how to consolidate my projects so I'm not being pulled in 20 million directions but also not relying too heavily on one source. Making time to go after those interesting and challenging projects can be a challenge in itself!

Kathie
09.20.08

What I would like to know is... how do you get started in freelance writing/editing in the first place?

Susan Johnston
09.21.08

Kathie, I took a few courses on freelance writing and read everything I could get my hands on (books, blogs, articles, etc.) I started sending out query letters (basically an article proposal) to magazines I wanted to write for and started building up clips so that I could break into bigger markets and negotiate for higher rates. That's the short version, but you can read a lot more about this on my blog.

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