Writing For Pay

Writing For Pay Ep. 004 Show Notes

September 21st, 2007

We chat with Seattle-based freelancer Zia Munshi (and at one point, her pug Harry.)

• 0:20 - Wade is working from a noisy, noisy Starbucks. The resulting sound quality is not awesome.
• :43 - That second piece? Insanely hard to write, as it turned out.
• 1:11 - That barista in the background was hilarious.
• 1:39 - Zia Munshi joins us.
• 2:29 - Zia’s career trajectory.
• 3:38 - Getting that first ad agency gig.
• 4:19 - Young Zia’s six months in India working on a magazine for Americans.
• 5:35 - Projects: Like/Do Not Like
• 8:13 - Continually improving as a writer.
• 9:13 - Anathema words.
• 11:36 - How Zia finds freelance work.
• 12:10 - Advice for aspiring writers: the power of blogging, and putting together a portfolio.

Zia’s blog: www.ziamunshi.com

Music by Morgansorange

Entry Filed under: Advertising, Blogging, Careers, Copywriting, Freelancing, Marketing, Self-Promotion, Show Notes, Technical Writing