I’m not an experienced freelancer, but I had recently run into the problem of “not getting a nibble” as well. Throughout January and February, I was shot out something like 15 applications (resumes, cover letters, etc) sometimes spending up to 4 hours on the cover letters (neurotic writer).

I didn’t get one email or phone follow-up for these jobs, and I felt I was qualified for many of them. The problem was actually very simple in my case–I sent my resume to some friends for advice, and they informed me that I had been sending out my stuff in .wps format (microsoft works instead of microsoft WORD), and this resulted in 1. hiring people not being open my resume and 2. when they could open it, the fonts were jumbled and funny and monstrously messy.

So I agree with the comments left so far about keeping your nose to the grindstone, but also make sure NOT to miss what may be under your nose. It may be a simple matter of unattractive formatting (there is no such thing as a perfect resume), typos, or something else that could actually be quite trivial once you discover it. Often times employers will not take the time to let you know what went wrong. If I were in your position, I would go over all my materials carefully, take a deep breath and keep trying.

Cheers!

That really made me laugh. I can totally see it happening, too.

The Tupperware line is a classic Deb – nice one!

I am in Denver too!!!

I hope this doesn’t sound too weird, coming from the Internet and all, but do you want to hook up for coffee sometime? Or at least exchange email addresses? I think it’s always good to know other local writers.

Tina in Denver