In a message dated 4/1/04 2:01:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
billionbrads@att.net writes:


> How many people on this list derive an income from freelance writing? And
> what type of writing? (e.g. music, journalism, newsprint, etc.)
> 

While my output has slowed to just about nothing in the past couple of years, 
I've written for Goldmine magazine since 1986, I've written some liner notes 
(Rhino's POPTOPIA!  POWER POP CLASSICS OF THE '90s, The Flashcubes' BRIGHT 
LIGHTS, The Finkers' WHOLE LOTTA FUN) and contributed to some music anthology 
books (two volumes of MUSICHOUND ROCK, BUBBLEGUM MUSIC IS THE NAKED TRUTH and the 
forthcoming LOST IN THE GROOVES).  I used to write about comics in AMAZING 
HEROES, COMICS COLLECTOR and COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE.  Most of these were paying 
gigs, though none have payed an awful lot.  Oh, and I also was hired once by 
Joan Jett's management to write her press bio, and by BMG Europe to compile a 
Buddah bubblegum anthology; neither of these projects came through, but at least 
I got paid.
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