Breaking into the international freelancing market I wouldn’t be able to survive, bring up a child, pay my bills if I was just freelancing for Indian publications alone because the pay is very low even for long-form pieces. If you are a good writer, if you can tell stories well, if you have multimedia skills, […]

And when you are done — where should you submit it? The thing with writing a piece based on your personal experience or opinion is that there is no one-size-fits-all formula. A good op-ed is one that is strong, opinionated and timely. I often use quotes from reported interviews — there are often so many […]

Here’s your weekly list of places to pitch — go crazy! BUSTLE This news and opinion website provides a fresh spin on news, entertainment, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, books, and any thing else that concern women. The website targets women ages 18 to 34, focusing on general interest topics from a female angle. lifestylepitches@bustle.com fashionbeautypitches@bustle.com entertainmentpitches@bustle.com […]

I always imagine it as a messy bobble of wires interspersed with twinkling fairy lights Yes — that’s right; a messy bobble of wires interspersed with twinkling fairy lights. That’s how I think of a writer’s mind. There are just so many ideas jostling for space at all moments in time and yet there are […]

There’s not much difference between the week and the weekends anymore and yet the word weekend gladdens the heart much. Here’s a look at how the meaning of some popular weekend quotes have changed. Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week — Joseph Addison Well — this one is still relevant I would […]

What are you doing wrong? + New Gigs If you are not getting enough responses on your pitches ask yourself these three questions. Are you pitching a topic or a story? Have you researched enough? The opportunities I send you are high-paying gigs. The editors of these publications are more picky. So, of course, you […]