Scratch Magazine @scratch_mag
A now-closed digital magazine about writers + money (2013-2015). Now available as a book, edited by Manjula Martin, published by Simon & Schuster simonandschuster.com/books/Scratch/… Joined May 2013-
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@Scribbleglitch Thank you! The book will be out next year. Keep in touch at tinyletter.com/3cents
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This twitter acct will soon fade into non-activity. To keep up with the topic & the book, follow @manjulamartin / tinyletter.com/3cents
Last call for Scratch! All content will be online through the weekend but come down next week: scratchmag.net Thank you all so much.
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Nice look at the comma mines for full-timers, not freelancers: themillions.com/2015/07/dispat…
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@MatthewJSimmons Loved Quitter in @scratch_mag. "The writer isn't the thing. The work is." Thought provoking and true, tho it hurts.
If you're sad Scratch is closing, we have good news: there's going to be a SCRATCH book!
"Once I froze my credit cards. But I just removed them a few days later and let them thaw." @JessPish on bankruptcy scratchmag.net/article/558d97…
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sad @scratch_mag is closing down scratchmag.net/article/558d89…! I did a data viz project on journalism diversity for issue 4 community.scratchmag.net/diversity-in-j…
"I wanted to be a music writer the same way other kids wanted to be 'an astronaut.'” @rachaelmaddux on walking away: scratchmag.net/article/558d9a…
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@scratch_mag goes out with a bang with a special issue on -- what else? -- endings. Fine work by @laurahazardowen and others.
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No, it's not always a tragedy when a good journal closes. Thoughtful piece on the end of @scratch_mag. ow.ly/P3NkP
"I think that my unemployment probably made my daughter happier." @laurahazardowen on life after a sudden layoff scratchmag.net/article/558d9e…
"My career wasn't sunk when I couldn't get an agent. My career is doing just fine." @cari_luna on going it alone scratchmag.net/article/558d95…
A big thanks to @paythewriter, whose sponsorship made this issue of Scratch free: nwu.org
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Sad @scratch_mag is closing. scratchmag.net/article/558d89…! Check out all the excellent pieces on writing & money while they’re still online.
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"I don’t matter. So I never quit." I'll miss you, @scratch_mag. This @MatthewJSimmons piece is strangely inspiring bit.ly/1NwXubp
.@vcmcguire Yes. @WhoPaysWriters is taking a few months off but will return, just as free as ever. (and thank you for reading!)
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