Would you do a post on how to pitch the big newspapers such as the Times, Washington Post, etc.? Is it different from pitching magazines since newspapers already have reporters on staff? This is basically the reverse question from yesterday, and like I said, the process can be different between magazines and newspapers because of […]

Do you have a percentage, say no client should take up more than X% of your business? What is the ideal client balance? That’s a very interesting question, and always a good thing to ask no matter whether you’re in your first or your tenth year of freelancing. While most of us have income goals, […]

My question is, when you have pitched a story that requires for you to fly somewhere, does the publication pay for that or is that your cost to pay? Could you explain that process to me? I have to admit, I was very surprised by this question when I first heard it years ago. Still, […]

There is possibly no other business in this world where you’d do a job, meet a client’s expectations, be told you’ve met the client’s expectations, and then get paid only a percentage of your fee because the client’s expectations have changed. Yet, in this weird world of publishing, magazines and editors try to get away […]