tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4410850101105271742..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Getting Non-Fiction ClipsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-35443279786172311872010-05-23T06:45:56.010-06:002010-05-23T06:45:56.010-06:00This is very true. Just a quick look on Craigslis...This is very true. Just a quick look on Craigslist for writers and you can see that papers are looking for local people for content. Yet, I've always been frightened to take the plunge and ask or respond to one of the ads. After reading your post however, I may just do so. I'm feeling it....Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75303026374912917462010-05-22T13:01:33.505-06:002010-05-22T13:01:33.505-06:00Newspaper clips can help you move into magazine wo...Newspaper clips can help you move into magazine work and magazine work can lead to non-fiction books. I've done a little but prefer to put my time into fiction. Obviously, online content is becoming the name of the game, but sites still need a fresh supply of good copy.<br /><br />Scott NicholsonAuthor Scott Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778999586794284457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71046706144421842932010-05-22T12:55:17.644-06:002010-05-22T12:55:17.644-06:00Yep, Muttie is a freelance journo and she started ...Yep, Muttie is a freelance journo and she started off by doing five months work with a community newspaper for FREE. Ok, it was unpaid but she was doing bar work at night and it gave her great cuttings, as well as showing prospective and future employers she was serious about her work. She went on to have a good career on daily newspapers but now loves freelancing where she can make her own hours. Altho it is hard in this day and age with newspapers cutting back. Most of her work these days is for online mags. Writing non-fiction is great fun though and not as difficult as fiction!<br /><br />Milt xMiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225081986524585443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86174622962710975272010-05-22T12:16:16.450-06:002010-05-22T12:16:16.450-06:00Is the right side of the post cutting off for anyo...Is the right side of the post cutting off for anyone else? I jumped over from Networked Blogs on FB.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87299241250418821742010-05-22T11:19:09.231-06:002010-05-22T11:19:09.231-06:00Great tips, Scott. I started my career at a newspa...Great tips, Scott. I started my career at a newspaper in a suburb of Dallas. Started with a weekly column, then went to reviews, and finally feature stories. I was lucky that I didn't have to do the work for free, but it was some years before I started earning enough that it made a significant dent in our household budget. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83465351313262201482010-05-22T10:53:02.131-06:002010-05-22T10:53:02.131-06:00Hey, another NC writer!
I've written non-ficti...Hey, another NC writer!<br />I've written non-fiction and hope to expand into the market of newspaper and magazines for additional work.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51215013245508366042010-05-22T06:41:08.965-06:002010-05-22T06:41:08.965-06:00Don't be afraid to approach your local paper. ...Don't be afraid to approach your local paper. I have a friend in the Dallas area who did and he ended up writing articles for them on a regular basis.<br /><br />HelenHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43689373232309564572010-05-22T06:24:55.125-06:002010-05-22T06:24:55.125-06:00"Get it in on time" is such good advice...."Get it in on time" is such good advice. When I was fresh and eager I proposed an article to Redbook and they said "send it." I was so excited I couldn't write it and couldn't get the copy in on time. <br /><br />A staff writer ended up filing the page. I imagine I was on a don't call list.<br /><br />I learned a lot from that. One thing was to write the article first, then revise it as necessary. With age, I would have done it better.Marilynnehttp://marilynnesmith.com/bloggingnoreply@blogger.com