What can an editor teach medical writers? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 12 answers

20-something INTP, bored to death in his corporate gig, asks: What should I do with my life? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2008 - 28 answers

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Always wanted… but never actually worked towards it, so I have no writing-specific experience or training. I’d like to transition to a career that somehow involves writing, but I’m not sure how I can get my foot in the door. [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 12 answers

Can I work as a writer or medical liaison at a corporation, and pursue freelance journalism, simultaneously? Or would this be a conflict of interest? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I parlay the sudden improvement of my freelance writing resume into career advancement? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 6 answers

I've been out of work for a number of years, by choice, staying at home to raise my kids. I have a Bachelor's in Education with a minor in English from back in 19mumblemumbleyear, and even if it were up-to-date, my life has taken a different turn, and I don't feel that teaching is for me any more. With this kind of background, if I don't teach, I am pretty much, as one of my English teachers once put it, an "educated un-employable." What further education do I need to be taken seriously as I re-enter the workforce? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Am I crazy to think about trying to find a field or topic to write about purely based on potential popularity? If not, how? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2007 - 19 answers

CareerFilter: Should I become a magazine / new media journalist? [UK based] - LONG POST WARNING! [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm 23 and working as a sales assistant/helpdesk support/office admin/web designer/receptionist in my hometown. How do I go about getting a paying job as a writer, without formal qualifications? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 10 answers

Career change advice sought! Help me make the switch to editing/publishing. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2006 - 5 answers

I want to make the transition into professional writing, specifically feature story and/or personal column writing and I'm not sure which steps to take make this dream come true. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2005 - 17 answers

Inside, there's a lengthy question about freelance writing and resumes.
posted on Jun 22, 2004 - 6 answers

How does one become a freelance writer? I've written for money before, but it's all been for assignments that fell in my lap. How do I begin to seek out places to write for? Do I just put together a portfolio and submit to various publications? Any tips would be appreciated, as I'm basically starting from square one.
posted on Apr 27, 2004 - 11 answers