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These days there are many new opportunities for freelance writers. Partly it is because of the Internet that we have such opportunities. There are many websites offering work for freelance writers, paying anywhere from a few cents per word up to perhaps $2.00 a word. One of the biggest advantages to writing for a website is that the lead time is much shorter than writing for a magazine. In other words, from the time you submit your article until the time you actually see it in print is much shorter.

There are many Internet sites where you can find writing assignments such as www.writersweekly.com. Generally, these websites will post new listings weekly and they will come with guidelines that must be followed and contracts.

Magazines are always seeking submissions of all types. When beginning as a freelance writer, you might want to attempt a few short stories before attempting to write a feature length article. Writer’s Market is an annual publication that contains thousands of listings for magazines and the types of articles they accept. Go to www.writersdigest.com to preview the types of listings you will find in their annual publication.

Fillers are pieces that are generally a paragraph or less in length and found throughout magazines to take up space. They may be tips or general facts that are relative to articles being published.

Writing greeting cards is another opportunity for freelance writers. There are many companies, whose websites can be found on the Internet, looking for someone to write greeting cards. There are many categories of cards such as all occasion, birthdays, get well, holiday cards, and more. The most sought after cards are usually light humor. This is a great field for a freelancer who has the ability to write short, snappy prose.

There are opportunities available to writers for writing proposals, scripts, ghostwriting, business letters, brochures, and much more.

There are several good newsletters available to writers, generally published on a monthly or quarterly basis. These newsletters contain advice for freelance writers and usually have a good amount of work opportunities and contests available for writers. You can do a search on the Internet for freelance writers and find these newsletters along with many websites advertising jobs and information for writers.

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