This one-day workshop teaches you the basics of going freelance and includes lessons for placing reported journalism pieces, op-eds, reported essays, personal essays, and other forms of nonfiction.
Join two working writers to learn about the pitfalls, wrong turns, financial struggling, over-caffeinated meltdowns, as well as the successes of life as a freelance writer. In this one-day bootcamp, we will teach you the fundamentals of how to successfully begin freelancing for a variety of publications including magazines, newspapers, websites, and other outlets. We will teach you not only what to do, but what not to do, with practical advice covering pitching, budgeting, understanding contracts, and more. We will also cover other forms of writing for pay including but not limited to ghostwriting, sponsored content, tech writing, and more.
Topics in this course include:
Generating story ideas
Writing the perfect pitch
Identifying target publications
Working with editors
Negotiating payment (what should you charge? how to negotiate a better rate?)
Branding yourself
Using social media
Scheduling and managing work
Blending streams of income (key to financial survival)
Invoicing
Contracts (how to read them and look for red flags)
Handling conflicts
Budgeting
Networking
This class is for writers who are new to freelancing, as well as beginning-intermediate freelancers who want to up their game. All students will receive a packet of informational forms including examples of successful pitches, sample contracts, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on a sample pitch during the class.
This class is co-taught by Anisse Gross and Breena Kerr.
Anisse Gross is an award-winning freelance writer and editor. She received both her M.A. and M.F.A. from San Francisco State University, where she was honored with the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in TheNewYorker.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Lucky Peach, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere.
Breena Kerr is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, politics, travel, science, sexuality and belief. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BBC, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, GQ, Men's Health, and many others. Breena began her career working as a local reporter for a regional paper. Then, after a brief stint at a technology website, she decided she wanted to freelance. In two years, she went from writing her own blog (for free) to writing for the New York Times. She loves helping other freelancers find their own voice and develop their careers.
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Join two working writers to learn about the pitfalls, wrong turns, financial struggling, over-caffeinated meltdowns, as well as the successes of life as a freelance writer. In this one-day bootcamp, we will teach you the fundamentals of how to successfully begin freelancing for a variety of publications including magazines, newspapers, websites, and other outlets. We will teach you not only what to do, but what not to do, with practical advice covering pitching, budgeting, understanding contracts, and more. We will also cover other forms of writing for pay including but not limited to ghostwriting, sponsored content, tech writing, and more.
Topics in this course include:
Generating story ideas
Writing the perfect pitch
Identifying target publications
Working with editors
Negotiating payment (what should you charge? how to negotiate a better rate?)
Branding yourself
Using social media
Scheduling and managing work
Blending streams of income (key to financial survival)
Invoicing
Contracts (how to read them and look for red flags)
Handling conflicts
Budgeting
Networking
This class is for writers who are new to freelancing, as well as beginning-intermediate freelancers who want to up their game. All students will receive a packet of informational forms including examples of successful pitches, sample contracts, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on a sample pitch during the class.
This class is co-taught by Anisse Gross and Breena Kerr.
Anisse Gross is an award-winning freelance writer and editor. She received both her M.A. and M.F.A. from San Francisco State University, where she was honored with the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in TheNewYorker.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Lucky Peach, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere.
Breena Kerr is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, politics, travel, science, sexuality and belief. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BBC, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, GQ, Men's Health, and many others. Breena began her career working as a local reporter for a regional paper. Then, after a brief stint at a technology website, she decided she wanted to freelance. In two years, she went from writing her own blog (for free) to writing for the New York Times. She loves helping other freelancers find their own voice and develop their careers.
This one-day workshop teaches you the basics of going freelance and includes lessons for placing reported journalism pieces, op-eds, reported essays, personal essays, and other forms of nonfiction.
Join two working writers to learn about the pitfalls, wrong turns, financial struggling, over-caffeinated meltdowns, as well as the successes of life as a freelance writer. In this one-day bootcamp, we will teach you the fundamentals of how to successfully begin freelancing for a variety of publications including magazines, newspapers, websites, and other outlets. We will teach you not only what to do, but what not to do, with practical advice covering pitching, budgeting, understanding contracts, and more. We will also cover other forms of writing for pay including but not limited to ghostwriting, sponsored content, tech writing, and more.
Topics in this course include:
Generating story ideas
Writing the perfect pitch
Identifying target publications
Working with editors
Negotiating payment (what should you charge? how to negotiate a better rate?)
Branding yourself
Using social media
Scheduling and managing work
Blending streams of income (key to financial survival)
Invoicing
Contracts (how to read them and look for red flags)
Handling conflicts
Budgeting
Networking
This class is for writers who are new to freelancing, as well as beginning-intermediate freelancers who want to up their game. All students will receive a packet of informational forms including examples of successful pitches, sample contracts, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on a sample pitch during the class.
This class is co-taught by Anisse Gross and Breena Kerr.
Anisse Gross is an award-winning freelance writer and editor. She received both her M.A. and M.F.A. from San Francisco State University, where she was honored with the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in TheNewYorker.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Lucky Peach, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere.
Breena Kerr is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, politics, travel, science, sexuality and belief. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BBC, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, GQ, Men's Health, and many others. Breena began her career working as a local reporter for a regional paper. Then, after a brief stint at a technology website, she decided she wanted to freelance. In two years, she went from writing her own blog (for free) to writing for the New York Times. She loves helping other freelancers find their own voice and develop their careers.
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Join two working writers to learn about the pitfalls, wrong turns, financial struggling, over-caffeinated meltdowns, as well as the successes of life as a freelance writer. In this one-day bootcamp, we will teach you the fundamentals of how to successfully begin freelancing for a variety of publications including magazines, newspapers, websites, and other outlets. We will teach you not only what to do, but what not to do, with practical advice covering pitching, budgeting, understanding contracts, and more. We will also cover other forms of writing for pay including but not limited to ghostwriting, sponsored content, tech writing, and more.
Topics in this course include:
Generating story ideas
Writing the perfect pitch
Identifying target publications
Working with editors
Negotiating payment (what should you charge? how to negotiate a better rate?)
Branding yourself
Using social media
Scheduling and managing work
Blending streams of income (key to financial survival)
Invoicing
Contracts (how to read them and look for red flags)
Handling conflicts
Budgeting
Networking
This class is for writers who are new to freelancing, as well as beginning-intermediate freelancers who want to up their game. All students will receive a packet of informational forms including examples of successful pitches, sample contracts, etc. Students will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on a sample pitch during the class.
This class is co-taught by Anisse Gross and Breena Kerr.
Anisse Gross is an award-winning freelance writer and editor. She received both her M.A. and M.F.A. from San Francisco State University, where she was honored with the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has appeared in TheNewYorker.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Lucky Peach, BuzzFeed, and elsewhere.
Breena Kerr is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, politics, travel, science, sexuality and belief. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BBC, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, GQ, Men's Health, and many others. Breena began her career working as a local reporter for a regional paper. Then, after a brief stint at a technology website, she decided she wanted to freelance. In two years, she went from writing her own blog (for free) to writing for the New York Times. She loves helping other freelancers find their own voice and develop their careers.
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