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From Freelance to Full Time with Game Informer’s Wesley LeBlanc
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Sep 12, 2022 at 4:06 pm.
Intro / Getting to Know Wesley (Final Fantasy XIII, Elden Ring, The Boys, Doctor Strange)
Wesley’s Journalism Background (Local Reporting, Games Freelancing)
Story Pitching
Relationship Building and Remote Reporting
Why Pursue Games Journalism?
Avoiding Burnout as a Journalist
Feature Pitching
Wesley’s First Cover Story
How Does Wesley Choose His Stories?
Relationships with PR Contacts
Wesley’s Dream Stories
Dragonball Speak (Wesley’s Dragon Ball Podcast)
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Game Informer associate editor Wesley LeBlanc joins us this week to discuss his journey from freelance games writing to Game Informer, his advice for freelance writers, his love of pirates, and more.
 
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