Self-syndicated columnist, Jill Pertler, hopes to assist, inform and enlighten other syndication-wannabes with her new book, “The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide to Self-Syndication.” This how-to manual covers all the nitty gritty details of self-syndication including: finding newspaper sources, building relationships with editors, managing addresses, getting a good headshot, dealing with fans, the terrors of public speaking, getting…
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Don’t Write for Free
By Laura Snyder Nationally Syndicated Columnist Our new Vice President, Ben Pollock, was the brains and momentum behind our membership poll this winter. The results that came in from 183 respondents were actually very surprising to the board and served as a wake-up call. As it turns out, we had been operating on…
Secrets of a Journalistic Newbie
By Laura Snyder Nationally Self-Syndicated Humor Columnist Southern Pines, NC Recently, I was reading the responses to Marshall Dean’s request for advice in the December newsletter. The responses that were given didn’t seem helpful to any new columnist except to reassure Marshall that the entire industry is in the same boat. It seems I have…