Writing on your Own Terms with Freelance Journalist, Ruksana Hussain

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When you write for a media outlet or a client, you might have some struggle to deal with your style and point of view and the client’s needs. Today, our guest is Ruksana Hussain, an award-winning journalist who has been writing for over 20 years for national and international print and digital media. She’s also the publisher and editor of Traveler and Tourist, a digital lifestyle magazine. Ruksana talks about what things you should be aware of when you start writing and how she built her career in journalism from scratch. How can you pitch yourself to someone? What elements should you have to show? 

Being a publisher and editor herself, she also shares the way that she works with several writers to maintain the style of the magazine while also allowing the writers to develop their own. 

 Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How Ruksana started in journalism and what helped her to build her career. 
• Ruksana discusses writing in your voice and style but also doing it aligned with the media and client. What should writers be aware of before starting?
• An editor best friends: the brief and style guide.
• How to deal with comments on social media? Ruksana analyzes the different strategies that magazines have.
• What do you need to start as a freelance writer? Ruksana shares some tips to start pitching and writing.

Find out more about Ruksana on RuksanaWrites

Instagram: @ruksanah

Twitter: @ruksanawrites

LinkedIn: @ruksanahussain

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