Comments on: Freelance Writing Questions: Ask Them Here

By: aine

aine — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:27:10 +0000

Hi. I’ve just qualified and new to freelancing.
I was wondering how long you can leave it before you ask for your work back from a newspaper?
I sent two stories to a local paper a month ago and they seemed enthusiastic but haven’t printed them. They haven’t replied to my email asking about it either.
The stories aren’t time sensitive so I’m assuming I have the right to give it to another paper as long as I let them know?
Thanks!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:24:46 +0000

I’m glad you like the idea, Sue. I thought it would be handy to have one place where readers could post questions.

By: sue jeffels

sue jeffels — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:33:50 +0000

Hi Sharon,

this is a great idea and one that Brian Clark at Copyblogger has written on only today in a post on creating content with interactivity. I liked it so much I have decided to follow your example and have a section on research questions.

sue

By: sue jeffels

sue jeffels — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:32:06 +0000

Hi Sharon,

this is a great idea and one that Brian Clark at Copyblogger has written on only today in a post on creating content with interactivity. I have decided to follow your example and have a section on research questions as I like the whole idea and you give some great information here.

sue

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:01:57 +0000

Good tips, Cheryline. Even though it can be hard to get the first gig, sticking with it usually results in some good jobs.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:10 +0000

Hi Catherine I've written a couple of posts to answer the questions posted here. The series starts here and will continue as long as there are questions to answer. I'm aiming for a post every couple of days.

By: Cheryline Lawson

Cheryline Lawson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:49:07 +0000

If you really love to write, you can start out your freelance writing part time until you can break into it. I would suggest registering with those freelance writing sites that give you constant opportunities to find work. You can also subcontract with people like myself who have work overload and want to help you to get started.

By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:06:08 +0000

Hi. What did you find most difficult when you first began freelancing? And how did you overcome that difficulty?

By: Alexander Kohl

Alexander Kohl — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:02:35 +0000

Thanks Sharon, I look forward to that.
Alexander

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:22:09 +0000

Thanks for your questions, Rachel. I’ll be answering them in upcoming posts.

Alexander, I have subscribed to the feed and am checking it out. I’ll let you know what I think.