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Freelance writing

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:14 am
by tnf
Anyone here ever had anything published? I'm talking to those of you who are professionals in some field - programming, whatever - to see if any of you have ever written anything for some random publication in your field (or even out of it).

Looking to try and peddle some of my writing to some smaller publications initially. Going to need to figure out the basics of this process, as all the writing I've done in the past has been on a contracted basis where I had a very specific job (i.e. material for textbook support).

If you have done anything like this, or know anything about it, let me know.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:49 am
by Guest
Only one page in the Uni newspaper once.
It was about the war VS the famine in the world. I was 26YO in 1984 and to my pleasure I had real goods critics, only positives one about it.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:55 am
by Ryoki
I do like three pages in a little magazine about market research every two months... :)
Since it's a freelance thing, i get paid a certain amount for every word that gets printed.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:23 am
by +JuggerNaut+
Ryoki wrote:I do like three pages in a little magazine about market research every two months... :)
Since it's a freelance thing, i get paid a certain amount for every word that gets printed.
let's see :icon28:

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:33 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
tnf wrote:Anyone here ever had anything published? I'm talking to those of you who are professionals in some field - programming, whatever - to see if any of you have ever written anything for some random publication in your field (or even out of it).

Looking to try and peddle some of my writing to some smaller publications initially. Going to need to figure out the basics of this process, as all the writing I've done in the past has been on a contracted basis where I had a very specific job (i.e. material for textbook support).

If you have done anything like this, or know anything about it, let me know.
most (or a lot anyway) of publications will take submissions, so you may just want to go ahead and send your stuff out. (or contact the mags to see if they take submissions)

your other option is to get an agent. you've written textbooks and stuff in the past so you shouldn't have a problem getting representation. if you go that way, you can let them worry about finding someone to publish your work.

gl!

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:37 am
by Ryoki
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:let's see :icon28:
It's a small magazine, only like 3000 copies or so are printed i think... There's no online version.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:54 am
by +JuggerNaut+
poop :/

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:18 am
by Ryoki
You wouldn't be able to read it anyway :p

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:21 am
by Hannibal
I worked as a journalist for 2 years so I was published in that genre. In my grad school career I've published 4 articles and 2 speeches (both gay). I'm actually looking to publish some short fiction, maybe once the dissertation is finished. I bought a bunch of 'HOW TO GET YOUR FICTION SHIT PUBLISHED' books about a year ago but haven't had time to read them.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:02 am
by Dave
Well, the first requirement is you have to write good, and the second requirement is you have to know people... If you know people, the fact that you write good and not well will not matter.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:06 am
by tnf
I kan rite gud.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:15 am
by Nightshade
Dave wrote:Well, the first requirement is you have to write good, and the second requirement is you have to know people... If you know people, the fact that you write good and not well will not matter.
The third requirement is that you be able to write well. :icon33:

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:20 am
by Dave
I thought about just putting 'write good' to see if anyone took it as a joke, but I changed my mind at the last minute

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:16 am
by prince1000
iowa has one of the best creative writing workshops in the country, if not, world. go figure DAVE.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:30 am
by Dave
no shit, i go there...

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:22 am
by Massive Quasars
Iowa farms. Ag subsidies flow in one direction. A blind eye is turned.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:15 pm
by Dave
Massive Quasars wrote:Iowa farms. Ag subsidies flow in one direction. A blind eye is turned.
You get food on your table. Make a new thread.

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:27 pm
by Zyte
Whats the name ryoki?

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:46 pm
by Ryoki
Clou! - it's the MOA club magazine, so to speak. You get it for free when you're a MOA member.

click this orange link for the rather uninteresting MOA site

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 12:35 pm
by xer0s
Oh yeah, I remember that tnf guy...

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:45 pm
by feedback
I was just reading this and thinking I could reply to tnf and hmm haven't heard from him in a while oh that's right this thread is from 9 years ago. You stupid cunt.

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:53 pm
by SoM
you stupid cunt is harsh, lets just call him geoff

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:40 pm
by xer0s
feedback wrote:I was just reading this and thinking I could reply to tnf and hmm haven't heard from him in a while oh that's right this thread is from 9 years ago. You stupid cunt.

Hey asshole, I didn't bump this thread. There was a bot that had replied about freelance writing. The post was deleted. Like I even need to explain myself anyways...

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:46 pm
by plained
----> hanky

Re: Freelance writing

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:35 am
by saturn
what happened to tnf?