My Favorite Freelance Resources
Without an in house editor, newsroom historian or a librarian at our fingertips to help us navigate the freelance life, it is necessary to cull our own resources. While everyone’s list will vary, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite freelance resources.
Books:
Associated Press Guide to Punctuation
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott)
The Courage to Write (Ralph Keyes)
Get a Freelance Life (Media Bistro, Margit Feury Ragland)
My So-Called Freelance Life (Michelle Goodman)
The Subversive Copyeditor (Carol Fisher Saller)
Online Resources:
Christina Katz ~ The Prosperous Writer
Reynolds Center for Business Journalism
Organizations:
Editorial Freelancers Association
Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS)
What are some of your favorite freelance resources? Please post them in the comments to share them with us. Thank you!
Dana E. Neuts is a full-time freelance writer and editor and is the publisher of iLoveKent.net and iLoveWashington.net. An avid SPJ volunteer, she is the regional director for SPJ’s region 10, serves on the membership committee, and is the chair for the freelance committee. She is also a candidate for the office of national SPJ Secretary/Treasurer. Followe her on Twitter (@SPJDana, @SPJFreelance, @VirtuallyYourz).
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