Re: I'm taking my marbles and going home...

[Tuples -at- aol -dot- com]

In a message dated 8/12/02 5:41:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
dugas -at- intalio -dot- com writes:

> I would look into some sort of freelance journalism at the trade magazine
>  level. You work in a certain field, you learn a lot about it. That 
knowledge
>  can be reapplied to writing about that industry. IME, even the most obscure
>  industry has two dozen plus trade magazines attached to it, all of which
>  need content to space out the expensive ads for million-dollar equipment 
and
>  software.

I would also point out that once you start publishing articles in magazines 
and newspapers, you gain credibility. That often leads to work. A benefit is 
that if a corporation seeks out a well known writer, they are inclined to 
believe that you will charge top rates.

Bob


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