How long before you make it as a freelance writer?

I love Mediabistro’s How to Pitch guides. It ’s a great way to learn about what types of stories magazines are really looking for and which sections are pitch-able. Every so often, I like to re-read the guides to all my favorite national magazines, in hopes that one day an idea will strike and I’ll [...]

Summer Options

I like having a well-laid out plan, even if I don’t always stick to it. My freelance job is about to end in another two-three weeks and I have no idea what I’m going to do afterwards. I got lucky with this job and got it a week after the previous one  ended but summer [...]

Media Depression

The world might be going through a recession, but the media industry is definitely going through a depression.
As I was waiting for the elevator at my freelance job at the online magazine (which totally sucks by the way, despite being a major women’s lifestyle magazine!), I realized there was no way I could leave journalism [...]

Doing My Own Taxes? Oh, No.

I got a job. A good job. It’s a freelance Associate Web Editor/Producer at a new fashion and beauty website that’s launching in February, along the lines of Glam.com and I am super excited! Today’s my first day and I just get a great vibe from the whole place. I actually found an old co-worker! [...]

Pitching during the holiday season?

I’ve been making some serious moves in the freelancing department. My blog pitch to the bridal website got accepted! They’re offering me less than I expected, but it’s a good way to fully start my freelance writing. I’m also talking to a publisher in Atlanta who is starting a new fashion magazine next year. She [...]

Out of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire?

After two weeks at the entertainment website, yesterday was my last day.
It was getting to be way too much. Now, I’ve held jobs and internships before where I have worked until close to midnight and came in early the next day. But, this start-up website was just too unprofessional. The editor would call me at [...]

Is negotiating your salary a no-no these days?

The bridal mag finally called and offered me the job. I should be excited, right? Read on…
After the editor made the offer, I asked for a $3k increase in salary. I’ve always been told that it’s standard to negotiate (especially since this isn’t an entry-level position, more like assistant/associate), but it was very apparent that [...]

Busy Little Bee

Belated Eid Mubarak to all my fellow Muslims!
My long-distance fiance (more on him some other time) was here for five days last week and while I had an great time, I had no time to get anything done! I was off all last week, since I quit my internship. I started my new job as a Junior Editor [...]

Internship-itis

Things have been unusually slow around work this week, probably because the huge gift guide project is over. The editorial assistants still have us running around, but it’s spontaneous, so there’s much more room for dilly-dallying. I’m trying to leave a good impression before I go, but it’s just so hard to concentrate or give a [...]

What’s The Hold Up?

I interviewed for a Web Editor/Producer position at a bridal magazine about a month ago. I sent in an awesome edit test and had a pretty good rapport with the editors. It’s a subject that’s right up my allet since I’m getting married next year! The executive editor told me at the time of my [...]