I really enjoyed reading this article.

I was just wondering if you might be able to help me. I’m a 20 year old senior studying Mass Communications and I have freelanced for the Sarasota Herald Tribune for a year or so. I had to quit because I moved to another city in Florida. It has been REALLY hard trying to get another freelancing job with newspapers, magazines, etc. The problem I am finding is that a lot of the publications (especially magazines, which is what I have really been trying to aim for) really want their writer’s to either be very knowledgeable about one subject (such as parenting, nutrition, ect.,) or to be very well-rounded, with a lot of experience. I have not even been able to take a minor or study anything else besides Mass Communications and really do not know a lot about one particular subject. I really hate that I did not expand my education to something else besides writing. Do you have any advice that could help me find where to look or how to begin anew? Writing is a passion of mine and I believe I do it well. However, if I am limited to what I can write about then what can I do at this point in time?

I will from now on keep my eyes peeled for a problem that is stated in the posting and maybe it will help me land a job. I love to type, write, and talk so when I get in front of a paper, screen, or people I tend to just let loose.

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