This is a tremendously thorough, interesting and informative piece by Buzzfeed, filled with a plethora of great quotes. Like: Talent is a fluke. Yes, you’ve been told for a long time now that you’re such a natural talent, that you’re a writer with enormous potential, and yadda yadda yadda. That don’t mean shit. Talent may score you a few opportunities here and there, but this journalism/writing world is about hustle. It’s about networking. It’s about being seen. I don’t say that to suggest you shouldn’t worry about the craft. Don’t produce bullshit. There’s enough of that. But the reason people who produce bullshit keep getting opportunities to produce bullshit is because they’ve mastered the other parts of the game. They get up every day and pitch and write and tweet and make nice with all the right people.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:58:11 +0000
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