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Ask The Freelance Dude #13 – Reviews Reviews Reviews!
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, As you eloquently explain in your blog, pitching feature ideas to editors is a great way of getting started as a freelance. This has proven...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #14 – Networking at Conventions
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’m a soon-to-be college grad just starting to try his hand in the freelancing world. After being published on a handful of sites, I’ve...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #15 – The Luck Factor
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’ve seen a number of folks comment on how luck played a role in their obtaining a paying gig as a games journalist. Do you see luck as a big...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #16 – Pitching Reviews
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, You’ve talked about reviews, but I’m curious about how pitching reviews differs from pitching features. For instance, do you need to find a...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #17 – Writing on Spec
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’m a student and games editor for our university newspaper. Being a student, my loan is covering me and allowing me put time into my degree...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #18 – Unresponsive Editors
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’m trying my hardest to break into the world of freelance games journalism. I’ve had a couple of paid assignments which I managed to land...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #19 – Pack A Parachute
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’ve been writing for a volunteer website doing news, reviews, and features – mostly news. However, being recently laid-off has forced me to...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #20 – Shopping Around
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I’m gearing up to start pitching some things but have always wondered what the hard and fast rules on pitching a single idea or spec piece...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #21 – Idea Quest
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, When brainstorming features, I often find it difficult to come up with themes that will be marketable to publications. It feels like focusing...
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Ask The Freelance Dude #22 – A Balancing Act
————————————————————————————————————– Dear Freelance Dude, I struggle with the idea of pitching before I’ve written anything, especially when I don’t know how much time I’ll have to write the...
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