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For The New Year’s Day Dream Makers
I had planned on taking the rest of the week off. Normally, I post on Tuesday and Thursdays, but Christmas and New Year’s this year I gave myself the Thursday before each holiday off. Then this morning I woke up with a memory:
Years ago on New Year’s Day I was sick, had the day off from work and was researching information for the beauty and fashion column I wrote for a friend’s site. It was a fun thing I did on the side, but while researching I came across the term “freelance writer.” I realized there were people out there writing full-time from home and earning a decent income to boot. I decided right then to become one of them. I spent the next few days on research and few months later I quit my job and went into freelancing full-time. I was one of those New Year’s Day resolution/goal makers.
So for those of you who have decided today is the day, I wanted to drop by and offer encouragement and my favorite posts from FWJ on getting started:
25 Tips to Become a Successful Freelance Writer
How to Make a Living as a Writer
10 Popular Article Writing Questions – Answered!
10 Popular Article Writing Questions – Answered! part 2
What is a Blog…and How is Blogging Different from Article Writing?
Setting a Freelance Writing Rate Equal to the Task
A Lower Bid vs. Selling Yourself Short
10 Skills Freelance Writers Must Have if They Want to Succeed
How I Landed My First Freelance Writing Jobs Without Clips
Freelance Writing Jobs Presents: 11 Environmental Writing Markets
Treehuggers, today is your day. I’ve researched some environmental and nature writing markets for those of you who rock the green freelance writing jobs. If there are online guidelines, I posted the links. If I can’t find online guidelines, I included contact information so you can contact the market directly for updated guidelines. As with all other markets posted recently, don’t forget to read several past issues in order to familiarize yourself with each publication and follow all instructions for submission. These environmental writing markets are current as of February 2010.
- American Forest – Pays $250 – $1000. 75% written. Please see online guidelines.
- Appalachian Trailway News – Pays $25 – $300. 40% freelance written. Contact for complete guidelines.
- Conscious Choice – Pays $150 – $1000. 95% freelance written. Contact [email protected] for current guidelines.
- Earth Island Journal – Pays $50 – .20/word. 80% freelance written. Contact [email protected] for current guidelines.
- The Environmental Magazine – Pays .30/word. 60% freelance written. See online guidelines.
- High Country News – Pay is negotiable. 70% freelance written. Please see online guidelines. (scroll down)
- National Parks – Pays $1300. 60% freelance written. Please see online guidelines.
- Natural History – Pays $500 – $2500. 15% freelance written. Email [email protected] for current guidelines.
- Northern Woodlands – Pays .10/word. 60% freelance written. Please see online guidelines.
- Ocean Magazine – Pays $75 – $500. 100% freelance written. Please see online guidelines. (You may want to request more substantial guidelines.)
- Orion – Pays $300 – $2000. 90% freelance written. Please see online guidelines. Note: They aren’t currently accepting submissions, but check guidelines page often for next call.
If you liked these markets, you might also enjoy last weeks market lists:
- 40 More Freelance Writing Markets Paying $100 or More
- 75 “Write for Us” Pages
- 21 Poetry Markets
- 19 Parenting Markets
- 16 Greeting Card Markets
- …and don’t miss our regular Monday Markets
If you successfully query these markets or have tips to share for pitching, do share in the comments.
