685 - How to Find Work as a Freelance Writer. Adventure.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Tips for new graduates or anyone who is trying to get started as a freelance writer. Plus, the adventurous origin of the word "adventure." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: http://bit.ly/YoutubeGrammar | Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterGrammarGirl | Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookGrammarGirl | Pinterest: http://bit.ly/PinterestGrammarGirl | Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramGrammar | LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/LinkedInGrammar | LINKS AND SPONSORS | http://bit.ly/AspirationGrammar http://gs.columbia.edu/podcast Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: http://bit.ly/GrammarWebinar2019 | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL

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0:00.0	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:04.4	Grammar girl, here I'm Manion Foggedy,
0:06.6	and you can think of me as your friendly guide
0:08.7	to the English language, writing, history, rules, and cool stuff.
0:13.2	Today, I have a segment about how to get started as a freelance writer,
0:17.0	a tidbit about the word adventure,
0:19.6	and a funny, family-like story.
0:21.7	Let's get started.
0:23.0	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:25.5	Around this time of year, as new college graduates
0:28.4	are hitting the cold reality of the working world.
0:31.6	I start getting questions about how to find work as a writer.
0:35.5	How did I get started?
0:36.7	What advice can I share?
0:39.3	When I got my undergraduate degree in English,
0:41.6	I had no idea how to get a job.
0:44.8	None.
0:45.6	I was the first person in my family to graduate from college,
0:48.8	so getting the degree was the big goal for me.
0:52.4	Nobody gave me much career counseling,
0:54.7	and I didn't know enough to look for it myself.
0:57.8	I struggled to find a job,
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