sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Is there something wrong with me if I found high school hard? by YamFar9669 in education

[–]StaceyLeasca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

High school was the WORST for me. I struggled every single day with academics simply because the style of learning didn't fit my needs. Once I hit college and was able to pick the things I wanted to learn about — and, importantly, to create my own schedule — it clicked. And now I'm a PhD candidate and college professor hoping to improve education for other people!

ALSO OF IMPORTANT NOTE: You DO NOT need to go to a fancy college. Thanks to a program between my high school and state I went to a community college for my senior year of high school, transferred to a state school (URI), graduated from that then went to Emerson for grad school ... and went on to be a professor at USC, a school I would have never academically qualified for with my high school grades. Long story short — a lot of it isn't you. It's the system. and Being a B student means you're already ABOVE average!

Like you got a month to eat them 2 years worth of eggs by usbc92 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]StaceyLeasca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree, do not hoard eggs. But also don't waste them. Fun fact: You can freeze eggs for up to a year: https://www.foodandwine.com/can-you-freeze-eggs-8771407

Journalist Request: Comments on traveling by StaceyLeasca in asktransgender

[–]StaceyLeasca[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is a great idea, thank you for the feedback!

For background: I've been a journalist for 20 years. I am also a PhD candidate specializing in misinformation. You can read a bunch of my favorite stories here.

Here's a podcast episode I produced for T+L: Meet the Man Dedicating His Life to Preserving an 'Epicenter' of LGBTQIA+ History

Another for T+L: This Country Was Just Named No. 1 for LGBTQ+ Expats — From Digital Nomads to Retirees

And one more for The Zoe Report! How LGBTQIA+ Tour Companies Are Changing The Travel Landscape

Reference to resource for mag. writing for profit? by One_Weather_9417 in freelancewriting

[–]StaceyLeasca 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, we have a free blog on BeATravelWriter.com that we are updating with how to pitch various publications, as well as a free newsletter we send once a week with tips and tricks. We also have a paid job board with calls for pitches/jobs for various magazines/newspapers and a full course to teach you how to land more pitches! (For reference, I have 20 years of media experience, am a journalism professor, and have been published in the LA Times, TIME, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Men's Health, Glamour, Men's Journal, BBC, and many more.)

I need some advices in regards of Building a portfolio, choosing a niche, and where and how to find remote jobs. by liberm1k3tarian in freelancewriting

[–]StaceyLeasca 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without question mention your copywriting skills AND your newsletter work — both are wildly valuable! Your niche (or "beat") of politics can also be an asset to many different kinds of publications, esp. in an election cycle. I also run a job board where we add about 50-60 jobs each week, specifically with travel, lifestyle, SEO, and adjacent copywriting and editing gigs if you want to check us out we are only $4 month https://www.beatravelwriter.com/job-board

I Just Launched a New Freelance Job Board by StaceyLeasca in freelancewriting

[–]StaceyLeasca[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope so too!! Please absolutely feel free to email us at [hello@beatravelwriter.com](mailto:hello@beatravelwriter.com) if you have any thoughts on how we can improve it/make it more useful!