Find your way as a freelancer

When I first self-published The Complete Article Writer: How To Write And Sell Magazine Articles, most editors still wanted freelance material submitted by post. Who remembers enclosing a stamped addr

Everyone has a family history story they can tell, but many people do not think they have the skills to do it justice in a publication. Frequently comments are heard such as, “I do not have any experi

Novels, for me, have come from somewhere I wasn’t looking. In my twenties I was carrying an idea about a woman wandering around Ireland on a quest she didn’t understand and I sat in the Reading Room o

When you have finished your basic research and want to dig deeper, academic journals can be an excellent next step. They offer a wealth of highly focused, up-to-date and often peer-reviewed informatio

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Our columnist fondly recalls her first experiences of the world of work – and a few mishaps!