Freelancing for Newspapers: Writing for an Overlooked Market

by Sue Fagalde Lick

Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They can't. They use freelancers.This book serves as a guide to newspaper freelancing both for beginners and for more experienced writers who want to expand their markets.

175 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Sue Fagalde Lick is a freelance writer/musician. After graduating with a BA in journalism from San Jose State University, she spent many years working for newspapers in California and Oregon before going into full-time freelancing. She has published 12 books, as well as numerous essays and poems. She also sings and plays guitar, mandolin and piano, loves to bake, and hikes the Oregon coast with her dog Annie. She earned her MFA in creative nonfiction at Antioch University Los Angeles.
Sue blogs at http://www.unleashedinoregon.com and http://www.childlessbymarriageblog.com. For more information, visit http://www.suelick.com.