Well, my first article at Suite101 is published: Indie Musician Ember Swift to Include Fans in New Business Model.
“Ember Swift, a Canadian independent singer/songwriter, will try out a new business model – using the fans – for the making of her next project. …”
Click the link above to read more.
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Tagged business, business models, canadian artist, ember swift, freelance writing, indie music, journalism, music, social media, suite101, twitter, writing
Back in the summer when I was essentially out of work, since Target was really unreliable and basically just pretending to want to give me hours, I started trying to find writing jobs.
I ended up with one freelance job with a local publishing company (Luminary Publishing based in Kingston, NY) for one of their publications, Sojourn. The article, “The Great Indoors,” appeared in the Fall/Winter edition. I wrote an entry here about it too.
I bring this up because after this article, I essentially completely forgot about searching out freelance writing until this month, mostly due to distraction from moving to France, and also my writing here.
Well recently I’ve been doing research on freelance writing and trying to find places where I can do it.
So I was on JournalismJobs.com, a great resource all writers should know about, looking for telecommuting writing jobs – since it’s a site mostly for the States.
I ended up finding some pretty promising prospects and decided to apply. Today I have a story of success. I am now a writer at Suite101.com. So, any articles I write there, I will link to here, since I’m not technically allowed to double post.
If any readers have suggestions on anything (e.g. subjects to write on, places to score more writing gigs, etc) feel free to leave comments. 
Back in August I was commissioned for a freelance article in a local publication called, Sojourn. It has been published now. Following is a short intro and then the following link is to the article.
Outside the window, the sun shines onto glittering snow, while a whooshing sound causes the white powder to poof into the air.
The picturesque vision and bright sun are misleading, but once you are outside and feel the gusts of whipping winter wind scraping at your cheeks, you remember today’s sub-zero temperatures.
Instead of succumbing to dreams of re-entering the house to cuddle by the fireplace with hot cocoa, you scurry to the car, blasting the heat. You know you will survive the frigid air with your fluffy coat, soft scarf, and warm hat and mittens. But what’s really comforting is the realization that everything you are doing today is indoors. The Mid-Hudson Valley is of full of fun and unique indoor activities, many of which are great for the kids, too!
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Tagged freelance, journalism, New Paltz, NYS, Sojourn, tourism, winter activities
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