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FANFIC TO FREELANCING

‘Before I transitioned into being a freelance journalist, I used to be a fanfiction writer,’ writes subscriber Wing Si Li.

‘Whether people like it or not, fanfiction made me the journalist I am today. Fan-fiction also helped me with not only my university essays years ago but also my permanent transition into becoming a journalist. Looking back, my upcoming 17th fan-fiction anniversary makes me feel old. Not to mention, I wrote more journalistic and blog articles than fan-fictions.

‘My bylines are Metro UK (GameCentral), GamesMaster magazine, Film Stories magazine, National Autistic Society, The Migraine Trust, CharitySANE, PlayStation Universe,

The Cat Magazine (published by Cats Protection), Cotswold Life magazine and more.

‘I’m a freelance journalist with 169 articles under my belt and I freelanced as a journalist for six years so far. According to my LinkedIn page, I’ve written a accessibility review for The Migraine magazine. Furthermore, my review has made it into Metacritic. I’ve finally made the cover story for the first time for the . My article is featured in an annual for the first time, most specifically the annual. I also appeared on the front cover of The Community Edition of . These were the highlights of 2021. Though, I’d say that year wasn’t as productive as 2020.

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