Freelance Writing Jobs in Atlanta

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According to SimplyHired.com the average annual salary for freelance writing jobs in Atlanta is $99,000. Of course, the average freelance writing salary can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits.

Atlanta Freelancers

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How to Get Started

If you're just dying to make your living as a freelance writer but don't know where to start, the answer will depend on you. If you currently work a full-time job and want to make your living writing instead, breaking into freelancing will be a transitional process. Just as with any job resume, the more experience you have the easier it becomes to sell your work. A great way to break into national magazines is with filler articles. Flip through the pages of any magazine and look for those short informative pieces. These attention-grabbing tidbits are known as filler articles. They provide makeweight copy that editors look for to fill out a page around feature articles and advertising. They usually consist of an opening paragraph and four or five astute points that grab the reader’s attention. This is a great way to add clips to your writing portfolio, and when you mention your previously-published articles in national magazines your proposal or query will bear more weight in the editor's decision-making process when you submit an idea for a feature.

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Fillers are Short

Filler articles are short and easy to write. Atlanta is ripe with topics applicable to a variety of publications. Another benefit of writing filler articles is that you can submit the piece to multiple publications simultaneously. For example, the topic "Atlanta Table Hopping" is an idea that could be sold to travel magazines, local community publications, and even a parenting magazine if you make it a point to list child-friendly restaurants. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination. Often you can tweak the same filler and sell it to multiple markets.

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Know Your Market

As you seek out Atlanta freelance writing jobs, if you strive to break into the magazine market, it’s important to know about the publication to which you are submitting. The following lists provide magazines, radio, TV and freelance writing jobs in Atlanta. Read the guidelines of each market that interests you and follow them. Polish your manuscript and when it's ready, submit it.

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Print Markets for Freelancers in Atlanta

Atlanta Magazine
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta Homes And Lifestyles Magazine
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters
Atlanta Intown
Atlanta Jewish Times
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Latino
Atlanta Sports and Fitness Magazine
Atlanta Story
Atlanta Tribune Magazine
Brookhaven Buzz
CAU Panther (university)
ChopTalk Magazine
Comcast Sports South
Creative Loafing Atlanta Magazine (AAN)
Dekalb Champion Free Press
DeKalb Neighbor
Emory Wheel (university)
Fulton County Daily Report
Georgia Latino News
Georgia Runner Magazine
Georgia Technique (university)
GSU Signal (university)
Jezebel Magazine
KNOWAtlanta Magazine
Mundo Hispanico
Newcomer Atlanta Magazine
Russian Town
Southern Voice Magazine
Sunday Paper Magazine
Vida Latina

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Freelance Writing Markets for Atlanta TV and Radio

WABE FM 90.1 (NPR)
WAGA TV 5 (FOX)
WATL TV 36 (MYTV)
WCLK FM 91.9
WGCL TV 46 (CBS)
WGST AM 640 (FOX)
WGTV TV 8 (PBS)
Where Atlanta Magazine
WIMO AM 1300
WPBA TV 30 (PBS)
WSB AM 750
WSB TV 2 (ABC)
WTBS TV 17
WUPA TV 69 (CW)
WXIA TV 11 (NBC)

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Online Job Resources for Freelance Writing Jobs in Atlanta

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Plan to Submit

If you're on the front end of your career as a freelance writer, don't let your lack of clips hold you back. Many good writers remain unpublished because they don’t submit their work because they don't think they're qualified. Don’t let a lack of clips trick you into being one of them. Write with a purpose; plan to submit. Once you have recent clips, query with feature ideas or apply for freelance projects. One article at a time you'll build your new career.

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