My writer's group and I will be hosting a panel next week that I wanted to make sure the feministing community was aware of, since it seems like many of our readers and contributors are weathering the ups and downs of a freelance lifestyle:
How to be a Professional Writer, Create Community and Still Pay Your Rent
Yes, it IS possible for writers to succeed in New York. By cobbling together their passions, and supplementing their income with teaching, speaking, editing, consulting and blogging gigs, our panel of five young New Yorkers have been able to make it as writers - and still pay the rent.Acclaimed writer Courtney E. Martin (Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters) will be joined by journalist Kate Torgovnick (Cheer!), author and performer Kimmi Auerbach, author Theo Gangi (Bang bang) and author Joie Jager-Hyman (Fat Envelope Frenzy). The writers will give you the real deal on issues like creating and maintaining a writing group (check out theirs at http://www.crucialminutiae.com), successful pitching and networking, the highs and lows of the freelance lifestyle, transitioning from a traditional job to the self-employed lifestyle and much, much more.
Date & Time: Wed, Jan 21, 2009, 7:30pm
Location: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street Directions
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Aw, the theme is so interesting! Too bad I live far away. Courtney, can you please write a post later about what happened there?
Yet another reason I wish I was in NYC! Marj, I second that! :)
I am so there. And I'm happy to put a community post up about it after. : )
Thanks T-Monster. I'd rather someone else wrote their impressions so I can learn from it too!