Have you ever wondered how people get chosen to write in magazines (print or online) or guest post on larger blogs? No? I have. I always thought it would be fun to write a small piece in a parenting or adoption magazine. (I was adopted at age 5)
I recently found a website that is all about Freelance Writing. This is how magazines, blogs and websites find their writers. And they get paid for it; if and only if their piece is accepted. Which it seems to me that you could turn in 10 pieces to hopefully get published and not one would be used. And I have seem articles from authors that explain how they are freelancers and money is tight and the next writing job is few and far between. But they love it.
I am not saying I am the next "How To Girl" off of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days by any stretch of the imagination, but I think I am going to dive into the "freelancing" gig and see where it takes me. I have always enjoyed writing in my journal and look forward to it. And if you were to go through my blog you wouldn't see anything extra ordinary. But I do have a goal to write something that someone wants to read.
Why? One, because honestly I feel like a caved in bear sometimes with my little cubs and my only out for air would be sending a piece of printed something to an editor. And two, it gives me a hope and goal to have for myself. We all need goals, dreams and hopes. We would starve emotionally if it were not for them.
I am also in the process of writing a Chick-Lit book for young moms my age. I am channeling my love for Sophie Kinsella in hopes of constant inspiration. Do I think it will be a best seller? No. I have no formal training. Do I think I will love it no matter if someone never publishes it? Yes. In my senior semesters of college I still took dusty old books off the shelves at the school library to research topics for papers. There is something about a book that is familiar and comforting when you crack the spin and dive in. It's nothing like a laptop, nook or tablet. And I find them attractive to home decor on a book case or standing with cover about face on a shelf in a place of honor. (Which I do in my home)
So here's to the New Year and my first goal of 2013. Cheers!
