Ten Questions for Professor Mangini:
  1. How did you get published for the first time?
  2. Did you free lance write, become a staff writer, or both?
  3. What are ways for writing students to gain enough experience so that when they apply for jobs, they have at least 3-5 years of experience right off the bat?
  4. What are your tips for job searching as a writer and where to look?
  5. Do you think its possible for a writer to work on more than one objective as a writer, focusing on more than one accomplishment all at one time? (such as writing a novel, free lancing articles on the side, while working as a staff writer full time all at once for example)
  6. How much should free lance writers charge for their work? What would be a reasonable price, or does the company decide how much they will pay you?
  7. Which is your favorite to write for since you have written for both - magazines or newspapers?Why?
  8. It seems that you wrote for a variety of subjects and genres. Do you think writers can find success writing for any type of subject even if they don't know much about it? (sports, food, local news etc.)
  9. I see that you worked as a copywriter back in 2003. What was that like? Did you enjoy it?
  10. Later on in life, if a writer decided he or she would like to teach their profession, is a degree in teaching necessarily required? Why or why not?


ABSTRACT (Draft):
My inspirations to achieve a Master's degree in copywriting stem from my likeness to be creative with writing. Looking at writing as an art, I think my ability to play with words and invent phrases will allow me to find success as a copywriter. In the project, I aim to discover the pros and cons of working as a copywriter. In my research, I seek to discover if copywriters find better work freelancing or as a hired salary for an advertising company. Targeted sources for conducting my research has developed from surfing the internet for key information, and through interviewing a professional copywriter already flourishing in the field.