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The News -
Writing
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Written by Larry M. Lynch
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The Incident
During a recent vacation trip when I was asked, “What do you do?” I casually answered, “I’m a food writer.”
“What’s a food writer?” the gentleman responded.
Not
thinking for even a moment, I blurted out the obvious, “A food writer
is a person who writes about food.” Reflecting a moment, I recovered
adding more information on the kinds of articles I’d written and for
what magazines. But later the episode gave me pause to stop and think
of just how I could answer that question in the future. After all, how
would you answer that question right now?
So what exactly, is a
food writer? Well essentially, there are three aspects to the response,
“A food writer is a person who writes about food.” They are:
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The News -
Editing
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Written by Stephen Woessner
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 Technology has changed the standards for proofreading and copy editing, and even caused the roles to overlap in some situations. “Traditionally, proofreaders are responsible for finding errors during the typesetting or formatting of a final document,” notes Darryl Brunsvold, The AVS Group’s technical writer and copy editor. “On the other hand, copy editors work on draft information, correct inappropriate grammar, check word usage, and make sure the document follows the rules of English. The copy editor also checks the document for a consistent look and feel.” It is important to know that proofreading and copy editing are done at varying levels. Each requires different skills and experience. “A higher level of copy editing may be needed, for example, when the author is providing technical information to a non-technical audience,” says Brunsvold. Proofreading
Originally, proofreading was the late-stage correcting of material that had already been professionally set in type. Proofreading literally means “the reading and checking of proofs” against the original. Today, the term is generally used to mean the final checking of any text-based information. There are two levels of proofreading: Basic proofreading In basic proofreading, proofreaders check copy word-for-word against a marked-up draft and identify errors for correction. Basic proofreaders may also check for typographical errors, repetition of small words, and correct styles. |
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The News -
Freelance
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Written by Suzanne Lieurance
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 If you're a freelance writer looking for work, many times you'll see job
ads that ask for a cover letter, resume, and writing samples or clips. You
have no trouble writing a cover letter, and you have a resume on hand.
But when it comes to writing samples or clips, you're stumped. What
does the editor really want to see?
Well, the answer to that is - the editor wants to see if you can do the type
of work he needs. For example, if he's looking for someone to write
press releases, don't send him a copy of a short story you wrote about
Great Aunt Edna - even if it did win 1st place in a writing competition.
That's because a short story won't let this editor know you can write
press releases.
If an editor asks for "clips" he means he wants to see examples of your
published work. Sometimes, though, an editor wants to see unedited
writing samples - so he gets a feel for how heavily your work will need to
be edited. If the ad asks for "unedited samples" then send samples that
have not been edited by a professional and/or published.
Although there are no hard and fast rules for sending writing samples,
here are a few tips:
1) For clips - send only examples of your published work. At the top of
the clip, write the name and date of the publication.
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The News -
Freelance
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Written by Shane Dayton
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 So you want to start writing full time, but for one reason or
another you're stuck at home and can't really get out. Can you make it?
The good news is yes, you can. There are enough resources online to
make a full time living writing. It's not easy, but it is definitely
doable!
The web site that started me off from taking freelancing
from a side income to a full time income was Guru.com. Guru and Elance
are considered the two best auction based web sites for freelancers.
These are sites where employers get to post descriptions of their
projects for free, and freelancers are allowed to bid on them.
Two absolutely essential pieces of advice if you are looking to build up a freelance reputation on Guru:
1) Buy a year long subscription. Last I
checked it was somewhere around $150, and it is cheaper than going
month to month and is well worth the cost. One good job, or even six
minimum wage jobs (the least a person can bid is $25--that's always the
absolute minimum you will earn)covers the subscription easily!
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