06/30/2008 Writing Jobs and Links

June 30, 2008 by J.C. Hewitt · Comments Off

Today’s Writing Job Roll

Reporter — Navarre, FL

General Assignment Reporter — Sacramento, CA

Freelance Writer — US

Freelance Financial Writers/Stock Geeks — Telecommute

Technical Writer/Proofreader — Nashville, TN

Freelance Website Content Writers — Telecommute

Reporter/Editor — Washington, DC

Web Content Writer — Princeton, NJ

Assistant Writer/Editor — Columbus, OH

Editor Attorney Newsletter — Tucson, AZ

Sports Editor — Port Charlotte, FL

Sr. Associate Editor — Los Angeles, CA

Legal Communications Writer — Washington, DC

Features Editor — Washington, DC

Freelance Writer — Concordville, PA

Assistant Editor — Santa Monica, CA

Today’s Job and Writing Links

Blogs About Publishing: Why Should Publishers Blog?: Do big publishers really care about books anymore, or are they just another product to them.

How to Get Ready to Write Your Book: Building your platform, Learning about self-publishing, Learning about traditional publishing, Working on your book proposal, Learning about marketing and public relations…

Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: GeekArt: The men with their pens take on GeekArt, “The problem is that when someone lands on the site, they don’t know why they’re there or what the site is about. It’s clear it’s a photography site, but what kind? Is this a photographer’s journey? A technical site? Tell people what this is from the get-go.”

Top Ten Ways to Stay out of the Slush Pile: The most important point is to know your market and to make sure your query/article fits that market.