Rachel Kaufman, freelance writer

Interrogator of gargoyle lovers, frog fondlers, and the eternal optimists saving the news industry

Posts Tagged ‘overcoming obstacles’

Getting press coverage part 2: the editor’s desk

By Rachel • Jun 29th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

I promised over a month ago to write a guide to getting your work into print. Before we start, though, a disclaimer: If you are serious about starting a writing career, there are books and web sites galore that will give you more than enough information about the process of writing query letters, the right [...]



Poynter covers disabilities

By Rachel • Jun 21st, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Two recent posts on Poynter about writing about people with disabilites caught my attention recently: [1] [2] I think most of us have gotten past the poor high school girl’s quandary in #2:”I wanted to write a good story about overcoming obstacles,” she said. It’s important to write what happened, not try to fit notes [...]