2009-12-03 17:57
Well today was quite exciting as my spare room became a photographic studio: the mission was to take pictures of myself, my partner and our photographer friend Graham - the team at Flying Ho… Read More
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The ups and downs of a freelance journalist struggling in the recession-hit publishing industry. Will she turn to drink or end up watching endless repeats of the Jeremy Kyle show?
2009-11-30 22:55
Yippee! I got home this morning to find out that I have been paid for my monthly news commission. Unfortunately it is the last big payment – this was the magazine that cut my work (and… Read More
2009-11-29 19:35
We started the day with a Full English and then I went through about 10 short videos on how to write and sell e-books online. In the absence of much work at the moment I think I will try my… Read More
2009-11-28 22:05
Saturday - and a day off from thinking about getting more work, training websites etc. Well not quite. My partner and I took a walk around Samphire Hoe, near Dover and decided while we were… Read More
2009-11-26 21:51
Well we have finally finished a press release advertising www.flyinghorsemedia.co.uk ready to send to public relations firms, charities, trade associations and unions. We are now compiling a… Read More
2009-11-25 20:35
I spent some of today drafting a press release about a new editorial services company that I am launching with my partner and (he's another freelance journalist) and a freelance photographe… Read More
2009-11-24 20:24
I spent this morning wondering whether to email Good Housekeeping with a feature idea on successful women on the Internet. I was thinking of women who have carved out a career on ebay, affil… Read More
2009-11-23 20:47
I got back home after several days away to be greeted by two messages on the phone. My new phone actually (Tesco's value at just over £4!). Good, I thought, some commissions at last! B… Read More
2009-11-22 16:31
An awful rainy day so my partner and I finished designing my website. It is at http://www.sallynash.co.uk - a very simple website that has a few links to my work and a bit of background. I m… Read More
2009-11-21 20:52
In an effort to get some more paid work I am trying to put a website together to advertise my journalistic wares. My partner is helping me to get my details on a free website at Weebly (www… Read More
2009-11-20 12:29
The recession continues to hit publishing and so freelance journalists. While all the talk is of job losses in construction, retail and finance, journalism is also suffering.What is the evid… Read More
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