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Interview with Jim Beck, Author of Pati...
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:01:17 -0800
Interview with Jim Beck, Author of Patient Zero Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broa......
Looks Like Freelance Marketplace Solvat...
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:48:47 -0800
We've gotten a tip that Solvate, a venture-backed marketplace for hiring freelance work, is shutting down. Apparently, the freelancers who do work through Solvate have been to......
Side Hustle: 5 Ways to Score Freelance ...
Published:Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:32:31 -0800
Breaking in to a creative field, like photography, writing, or design, isn’t always easy. But if you want to make it happen, freelance work is a great way to get your foot in th......
Hustlin': How I Became My Own Mento...
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:05:44 -0800
In our weekly  Hustlin'  series, we go beyond the  pitying   articles  about recession-era youth and illuminate ways our generation is coping. The last few years may hav......
Freelance journos get their own Walkley...
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:51:22 -0800
Freelance journalists are to get their own Walkley Award, the organisers have announced. Laurie Oakes, chair of the Walkley Foundation Advisory Board, said: “This is a very exci......


Interview with Jim Beck, Author of Patient Zero
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:01:17 -0800  
Interview with Jim Beck, Author of Patient Zero Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:24 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 Jim Beck work as a freelance writer and screenwriter in Burbank, California. Jim has self-published two full novels, Patient Zero ......

Looks Like Freelance Marketplace Solvate is Shutting Down
Published:Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:48:47 -0800  
We've gotten a tip that Solvate, a venture-backed marketplace for hiring freelance work, is shutting down. Apparently, the freelancers who do work through Solvate have been told that the service will end effective March 1. I've emailed and called Solvate, and haven't gotten a response yet. (I will update this post if hear back.) I also tried to sign-up for a new client account on the Solvate ......

Side Hustle: 5 Ways to Score Freelance Gigs
Published:Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:32:31 -0800  
Breaking in to a creative field, like photography, writing, or design, isn’t always easy. But if you want to make it happen, freelance work is a great way to get your foot in the door with potential employers—and earn some extra cash and experience while you’re at it. As an editor who’s worked with many freelancers (as well as been one myself), I checked in with some creative friends for their ......

Hustlin': How I Became My Own Mentor in a Freelance Economy
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:05:44 -0800  
In our weekly  Hustlin'  series, we go beyond the  pitying   articles  about recession-era youth and illuminate ways our generation is coping. The last few years may have been a rude awakening, but we're surviving. Here's how. At 32 years old, I’ve never had a real job. Or more accurately, I’ve had a shitload of them, just never one at a time. I’ve never had a desk where I was expected to be ......

Freelance journos get their own Walkley Award
Published:Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:51:22 -0800  
Freelance journalists are to get their own Walkley Award, the organisers have announced. Laurie Oakes, chair of the Walkley Foundation Advisory Board, said: “This is a very exciting new award that is designed to highlight the important role that freelance journalists play in the media. Increasingly, media outlets look to freelancers for content and this [...]...

Moreno joins Burton VIEW
Published:Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:03:26 -0800  
BURTON — “Reporting the truth has always been important to me,” says Tara Moreno, who comes on board with The Burton View after years of writing for The University of Michigan-Flint's The Michigan Times and freelance writing for regional magazines and websites read more...

Journal writing workshop scheduled
Published:Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:32:51 -0800  
Ada — ADA — Freelance scholar and published poet, Dr. Jennifer Kidney offers a journal writing workshop, Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. until noon. For more information, visit the library or phone 580-436-8124 or 436-8121....

The Carpetbagger: Drinking and Complaining About Writing: It's the WGAs
Published:Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:17:32 -0800  
The Writers Guild Awards were a drinks-laden affair complete with complaining writers....

Advertorial: Insurance - things for freelance journalists to consider
Published:Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:35:24 -0800  
How to get to grips with what insurance cover you need as a freelance journalist...