Comments on: How to Write Feature Articles That Sell http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/6-tips-for-writing-feature-articles-that-sell/ Tips for writers, freelancers, and novelists paired with quips from successful authors, to help you write better! Tue, 15 May 2012 00:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Laurie PK http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/6-tips-for-writing-feature-articles-that-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Laurie PK Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:28:37 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=135#comment-553 Little excerpt from a fabulous interview over at Mike's Writing Workshop: Mike: What does a person need to make it as a professional writer? Caruso: You have to have the desire and willpower and enthusiasm, as well as a strong stomach. It’s a tough business. Especially freelancing. If you don’t have the stomach to handle rejection and erratic pay and hustling around to sell stories, you probably should go into another profession. Being a freelance writer is an extremely tough way to make a living. You have to really want it. Better take a gut check before you embark on this life. You have a rough road ahead of you. You must have a burning passion for it or else it’ll never happen. Like being an actor again, you need to go to a 100 auditions hoping to land that one part—and expecting to be rejected by 99. Read the rest of the article here: http://mikeswritingworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/01/spotlight-interview-michael-caruso.html It's a fabulously informative interview with Michael Caruso, who served at various levels of editor-ship for magazines ranging from Men's Journal to The Village Voice. A must-read for freelance writers! Little excerpt from a fabulous interview over at Mike’s Writing Workshop:

Mike: What does a person need to make it as a professional writer?

Caruso: You have to have the desire and willpower and enthusiasm, as well as a strong stomach. It’s a tough business. Especially freelancing. If you don’t have the stomach to handle rejection and erratic pay and hustling around to sell stories, you probably should go into another profession. Being a freelance writer is an extremely tough way to make a living. You have to really want it. Better take a gut check before you embark on this life. You have a rough road ahead of you. You must have a burning passion for it or else it’ll never happen. Like being an actor again, you need to go to a 100 auditions hoping to land that one part—and expecting to be rejected by 99.

Read the rest of the article here: http://mikeswritingworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/01/spotlight-interview-michael-caruso.html

It’s a fabulously informative interview with Michael Caruso, who served at various levels of editor-ship for magazines ranging from Men’s Journal to The Village Voice. A must-read for freelance writers!

]]> By: Chris http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/6-tips-for-writing-feature-articles-that-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Chris Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:15:39 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=135#comment-542 Your 5th point is a good one. I catch myself over-researching. Best to get to the writing! Your 5th point is a good one. I catch myself over-researching. Best to get to the writing!

]]> By: Tumblemoose http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/6-tips-for-writing-feature-articles-that-sell/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Tumblemoose Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:25:14 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/?p=135#comment-539 Excellent. Geez, ya got me. Now I gotta head on over and subscribe to this cool site... Cheers! George Excellent.

Geez, ya got me. Now I gotta head on over and subscribe to this cool site…

Cheers!

George

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