Comments on: Handling the “Do You Write This?” Question https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html a freelance writing resource. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14763 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:55:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14763 Good for you, Julie! I don't do it anymore, though waaaay back when I was starting out, I did two jobs for magazines on spec. Thankfully, both worked out.

]]> By: Julie Cook Ramirez https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14762 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:34:36 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14762 I refuse to do work on spec. I have far too many paying jobs to work for free.

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14759 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:03:36 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14759 A perfect example of how to transition to another area — thanks Paula!

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14758 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:29:26 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14758 My running joke is, "I can write anything as long as it's in English."

But I've been able to use my business clips to move into entertainment writing by starting with advertising and marketing angles. I also landed several assignments covering medical topics by showing the editor an article I wrote about helping active dogs recover from injuries or surgery. (That one I landed thanks to two different "pets in the workplace" articles I wrote, one of which included a dog-friendly TV production office I learned about from the entertainment writing.)

I also combined my writing skills with my love of food and cooking to land some copywriting assignments for a custom publisher.

When you've been writing for a while, it really does come full circle.

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14757 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:17:36 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14757 You're so right, Anne. A lot of times, the client has never worked with a contract writer before. Yet we miss the chance to help them understand from the start.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html#comment-14756 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:01:20 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2016/04/handling-do-you-write-this-question.html/#comment-14756 I work to remember that most of the folks who hire writers really have no idea how writing gets done. Nor, generally, do they know what it costs. I've done it all, written on spec (sometimes I still write short pieces on spec as a way I can be assured I can actually work with the client), shown them past stuff – everything you say… just part of what we do I think.

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