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Hello :D
So I am currently in the process of making an equine-themed blog. I have recently graduated with a degree in Equine Studies, and the dream is to become an established Equine Writer - magazines, websites, wherever will take me really!! ;) And I think making a blog would be a good way of getting my name out there and getting a bit of practice with the audience I am targetting - people like you and me - horsey people!
I have always been interested and had a natural flair for creative writing, so I also intend to include examples of this (horsey themed of course!) alongside more serious posts about current issues in our industry, research and product reviews. I have a couple of posts already drafted and will be publishing them on my blog soon.
My question is - Would anybody actually be interested in following a blog about this kind of thing? Or am I wasting my time? It is still early days so I would welcome any feedback on my ideas :D
At first I aim to be quite broad with the blog content, perhaps becoming more focussed depending on the responses of readers (if any) that I acquire :D
Also, any tips for breaking my way into the equestrian writing or journalism world would be greatly appreciated. (I have good GCSE's and A-Levels in English but my degree is in Equine, not Journalism, which is partly why I am trying to get a bit of experience writing for such a specific audience as I know Equine journalism is the career for me!)
Thank-you :D

P.S - I am a new poster here so - hello - and I hope to chat to many of you along the way!
 
I can only answer for myself - but I would be happy to sign up and give it a go :)
Nice to see somebody with a bit of initiative!

Good luck x
 
Thankyou for the replies :D
I am definitely gonna give it a go, if nothing comes of it then hey atleast I tried! I will post the link when I get it up and running if anyone is interested.
Thanks again x
 
I don't know much about social Internet sites but one traditional and effective method of getting into print is via the Letters to the Editor columns of your favourite magazines, so I can't see why it should not work for the Internet.

Letters to the Editor ought to be on some subject that moves you to write them. They need to be to the point, factual, and not too emotional. They tend to get publlshed if they are around 250 words or less, i.e. short and punchy.

From there you can hopefully graduate to magazine articles. You need to research your market, find out what length of articles tend to get published and on what subjects. Just remember Dr Johnson's advice, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money." It helps if you can also supply good quality photographs along with your copy.

As you will soon discover, journalists are the lowest form of animal life -- or at least editors seem to think that and treat them accordingly. Don't let the rejections get you down!:D
 
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