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Kerrie Flanagan is a professional freelance writer whose 100+ articles
have appeared in various magazines including FamilyFun, SkyWest,
Chicago Tribune and Woman's World. She was a contributing editor for Journey Magazine, from July 2006-June 2008. Her monthly column ran for two years in the Fort
Collins Coloradoan and five of her touching and humorous essays can be found in Chicken Soup for
the Caregivers Soul, Christian Soul 2, and Mother and Son Soul. She is also the author of the educational children's book, Cornelius Comma Saves The Day.
Her passion is
to guide writers in their pursuit to become successful writers. It is because of this passion that she started the Northern Colorado Writers , a group devoted to supporting and encouraging writers to reach their full potential. The annual Northern Colorado Writers Conference, will be March 26-27, 2010, at the Fort Collins Hilton.
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Here is a recent post from my blog, The Writing Bug .
 Starting
a career as a freelance writer for magazines is a lot like getting a
meal at a fast-food restaurant. Decisions need to be made, action needs
to be taken and patience needs to be shown. Ordering fast food is not
scary, but for most, starting a freelance writing career is. I am here
to tell you it doesn't have to be.
What'll You Have
The
first thing you need to do when getting to your favorite burger joint
is to make a decision. You have to figure out what you want to eat. You
are not going to say, "I know I want to eat, but I am not really sure
what I want. Maybe I want a cheeseburger. No, no, I want a chicken
sandwich. Well, I don't know-can you just get me something?"
The
same is true with your writing career. You can't spend your life
staring at the menu thinking, "Maybe I'll write for magazines or maybe
I will write for newspapers or maybe I will just let everybody know I
want to be a writer and they can call me if they need anything." This
won't get your very far. You have to make a decision about what it is
you want. "I want to be a travel writer or I want to write for Sunset
magazine." And then stick to it.
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