Will work for (insert any object here)
NS September 13th, 2007
I’ve officially stopped writing for Londonist now. As much as that saddens me, it’s actually a positive thing. It was a fantastic experience and I met a lot of cool, talented people, but it was time to move on. I have to focus my energies and creativity on paid work now. Still, it’s the end of an era for me and I will sorely miss it. If you live in London, you really should subscribe to the site, it’s an essential if you want to know what’s going on in the capital. Huge thanks to my editors, Matt and Hazel, for giving me the chance and opening my eyes to new opportunities.
I spent today going through my massive 2008 Writer’s Market book (thank you, Jen!), inking crooked stars next to the names of publications I would like to or think I could write for. I filled two A5 pages with an A-Z list and now just have to match up my story ideas with the magazines and start sending queries. It’s all very nerve wracking but it’s mainly exciting. I am really doing this. I am officially launching a freelance journalism career.
Wow. I never thought I’d say that. It’s been my dream since I was about 12, to write, and here I am doing it every day (nearly) and loving it and possibly soon getting paid for it. It still astounds me. I don’t want to think about what a blabbering, over-enthused mess I will be when I sell my first big story.
I’ve already started buying stock in waterproof mascara.
