Sarah Anne:
I have not used this site, but you could check it out:
http://www.ifreelance.com/
Also, you might be able to publish things in your local papers and be paid for it.
I wrote something for my hometown newspaper and they offered to pay me and reimburse me for photos as well. It wasn't alot (I wasn't doing it for the money anyway), but you could do this to build a portfolio. Depending on the topic, you can run the same article in different papers.
I recently edited an IT book that my husband wrote-- this was pretty tedious and mind-numbing work, but my name will appear on the front cover as the editor and the book will hit both Amazon.com and .de (Germany) later this summer. If you think you can stomach it, you might also look for these kinds of jobs as they are perhaps not as popular as editing other types of "lighter" material.
We can discuss offline if you prefer.
Good Luck!
Jill Keehner
Duesseldorf, Germany
--- On Tue, 6/24/08, SarahAnne Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: SarahAnne Adams <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Resources for Freelance Writing/Research/Editing
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 11:13 AM
> Dear all,
>
> I am looking to suppliment my current museum work with some
> freelance
> writing, researching or editing. Of course, it would be
> great if any
> projects I undertake could be related to my current work,
> which spans both
> curatorial projects and museum education. Articles or
> manuscripts to edit,
> short research projects, articles on museum practice, etc.
> would be ideal.
>
> Does anyone on the list have any great resources to share
> about where one
> might find positions like that online? Is there a great
> database or search
> engine that I'm missing? Or are positions like that
> really only available
> through an individual network of contacts?
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips you might have,
>
> Sarah Anne
>
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