Discouragement for the Daring A girl friend asked me the other day if I would write something for the Woman's Page telling how women enter journalism, and how women support themselves by writing. In the first place let me say to every woman who thinks of entering journalism—"Don't"! But if you Will, there are certain things which you must know. First study the needs and the make-up' of the paper you wish to write for. Then write such articles as the paper uses and send them to the Editor. Learn to use the period instead of the comma, and make your sentences short. Good journalism, like a good speech means a series of short snappy, sentences. Put your address on the corner of your copy so the Editor will know where to return it—he usually does. Do not get discouraged: send him another and another, trying to do each one a little better. After a time if your articles are of value he will accept. something.
BEaRDING tHe Lion.
Keep on sending copy to him, and some day when you are feeling exceedingly brave, call on him. He may not see you. He is always busy. But call on him again. And when you see him, state quickly your desires, whether they are to register as an applicant for a position on the staff or to do "feature"? writing—and then leave him. His position is one of the most difficult in the world, and he is not always good-natured. Of course he is temperimental. If he were not, he could not manage a "Daily." No stolid individual succeeds journalism. If your work is really of value to him he will take yor in some capacity. There are few positions on the staff of a newspaper that cannot be better filled by men. and men usually get such positions.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.