How Do You Create A Writing Portfolio?
In any artistic profession, a portfolio is an excellent way to show all of your work in one place. Any employer or client will want to see what you can do before they work with you. A great portfolio will serve as your audition. Gather all of your published writings. This includes anything that you would want to show a prospective employer or client: newspaper, magazine and online articles, online blogs, book or periodical excerpts, advertising materials and any other written material that has reached a mass audience. Scan your writings into your computer. Using a digital manipulation program, work with the sizes of your scans so that the documents can be printed on an 8 ½ by 11 inch page. Add a few descriptive statements. Just make sure their placement is identical on each page. You want it to look as slick and polished as possible. Choose a method of presentation. Organize your writings by categories: genre, publication, organization or whatever category applies to you most. Consider
