Sunday, June 12, 2011

How does one go about getting a freelance writing job with a newspaper

How does one go about getting a freelance writing job with a newspaper?
Okay, so I'm only 18 and don't have any college degrees yet, but an idea just struck me tonight. I'm going to school to be a copyeditor and novelist, and needless to say, I love to read. Sometimes I find myself composing book reviews in my head as I read. I live in a tiny town in MN, and I'm pretty sure the local newspaper doesn't have a book review column. I'd like to see if I could write one for them. The thing is... as it is a small town paper, I'm not really sure they could afford to pay me. So ... how do I approach the right people at the paper? I want to push for a paid job if possible, but I am willing to work for free, in order to build up reputation and writing skills... how do I finesse this situation?
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Go to the newspaper and ask if you can intern there. It'll be nothing big, mostly getting coffee, but you'll show the people that you're responsible and passionate. From there, you can talk to people to see who you need to talk to about, possibly, becoming a freelance writer. You have to start at the bottom to get to the top in the journalism world. It's a competitive field.

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