very short primer on how the absolute first steps to being a freelance writer, It's onlypages, but also only costs around,
I think it was far too surface level and a bit patronizing, but I might think that because I'm already a professional writer, This book was a primer for before you written a word and felt like it was mostly just warning off those who wouldn't fit writing or freelancing they did preface they weren't trying to be discouraging.
I'm very disappointed to say that, in a book constantly emphasizing how important the writing is, absolutely nothing about writing for this particular industry was here.
Personally, I was looking for something with more industry nuance, What's an experienced writer's process when they go to review a game How do you go about finding unique and interesting features to point out Which kind of zoomed in articles stick with a VGJ audience What are some writing pitfalls that might be specific to the game journalism genre Nothing like that was here, it chose to focus instead on the resumewriting and job hunting aspects.
It's worth a look if you're totally new to writing, the query pitch letter bit especially, but otherwise it's too surface level,
I'm also disappointed that, considering the total newbie writerofanykind focus, there wasn't more detail after they suggest you do some writing for free, I agree that writing for free is good to get the kindling of a portfolio going, but authors advising that should be setting readers up with more guidelines for experience/quality
of writing and marking a point for them to stop taking those "jobs" completely.
Wanna write about games for a living Of course you do!
Getting Started in Freelance Video Game Journalism is a nononsense guide to taking your first steps in the online game writing world.
Get advice from a seasoned freelance writer on what to do and what to avoid as you start your new career! John is a writer and author who should probably be living on the side of a mountain somewhere.
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