hi,
my name is erin and i just wanted to say hello. i've been lurking around for a week or two and thought it was time to post here :) i just wanted to thank everyone who is involved with the site - i don't come from a writing background. i studied art in college and all of my knowledge of 'breaking in' to industries is surrounded around the art community. it's so nice to have a place like this because, although i love to write, i know nothing about contacting publishers or writing cover letters or anything. thanks so much for giving this opportunity to people like me! it's totally worth 35% :)
have a wonderful day!
hello and thank you!
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Re: hello and thank you!
Hi Erin,
Welcome to CC! I am like you - I used to be a journalist but all the writing went to the same newspaper, so I didn't have to deal with "selling" my articles. Now I can focus on writing and not have to worry about any of that. It's definitely worth the 35% in the time I save in marketing!
It's fun to log in and see a sale on your account. Some articles sell straight away, others will sit on the site for a few months, but I'm not complaining. I've had a pretty good "hit" rate here and am loving making money through CC. I also love the friends I have made through the forums and the site. My advice to all newcomers is to focus on building up a good portfolio of different articles - you just never know what is going to sell!
Nice to have you here, wishing you success.
Kind regards,
Hayley
Welcome to CC! I am like you - I used to be a journalist but all the writing went to the same newspaper, so I didn't have to deal with "selling" my articles. Now I can focus on writing and not have to worry about any of that. It's definitely worth the 35% in the time I save in marketing!
It's fun to log in and see a sale on your account. Some articles sell straight away, others will sit on the site for a few months, but I'm not complaining. I've had a pretty good "hit" rate here and am loving making money through CC. I also love the friends I have made through the forums and the site. My advice to all newcomers is to focus on building up a good portfolio of different articles - you just never know what is going to sell!
Nice to have you here, wishing you success.
Kind regards,
Hayley
Re: hello and thank you!
Welcome, Erin. Where are you from? Your name is the same as my granddaughter's, but we spell that with a Y.
Re: hello and thank you!
>i know nothing about contacting publishers or writing cover letters or anything. thanks so much for giving this opportunity to >people like me! it's totally worth 35% :)
All you need to know is that it is perfectly hellish. Welcome to the site.
All you need to know is that it is perfectly hellish. Welcome to the site.