Freelancing for Newspapers

Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They can't.They use freelancers. This book serves as a guide to newspaper freelancing both for beginners and for more experienced writers who want to expand their markets. Table of Contents: Newspapers as a Freelance Market Developing Newspaper Article Ideas Types of Newspaper Articles Queries: Pitching Your Ideas Researching Your Article Interviews Writing the Article Working with the Editor Through Rewrites and Proofs Get Paid and Get More Assignments The Business of Being a Freelance Writer