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Re: [GWL]: Recession and garden writing


Doreen,
I find your posting encouraging. I have been negotiating with a local 
newspaper, one of the Pulitzer chain, for a weekly column. The editor was 
very interested last week. This week he says he was just notified that the 
Lifestyle section is being decreased to four pages, three of which are ads, 
and his freelance budget has been cut--so far just through January. He hopes 
the freeze ends soon and he will start the column.
Linda Nitchman
Freelance Garden Writer
>
>Graham,
>What a bummer!  I'd think with your name recognition that the newspaper
>would keep you on.  I suffered essentially the same situation, beginning in
>late 2000.  My contract at Woman's Day calls for so may articles per year 
>to
>be written.  In October 2000, no new contract appeared.  I was asked to
>write one article in a year's period, but my name remained on the masthead,
>and the magazine never hesitated to forward reader mail to me for 
>answering.
>Nor did they hesitate calling me with gardening questions and ask for my
>perspective on things or advice.  The situation has changed--a couple of
>months ago, I received another contract and more assignments.  The reason
>I'm relating my story is that I see a large magazine such as Woman's Day
>with 27 million circulation as a good indicator of where things will go
>workwise.  Ad revenues are picking up again, and readers are buying 
>magazine
>regularly.  The worst seems to be over.  I believe the UK went into
>recession later than the USA.  So it would follow that your recovery will 
>be
>later, too.  So....hang in there.  It will get better.
>Doreen Howard
>
>




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