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Mark Brown replied to Danny's discussion 'Practice Reviews: Which are best?'

Go to GAME (or your national equivalent) and pick up some random preowned PS2 game that you've never ever heard of. It'll set you back a few quid, but you have no expectations or nostalgia to affect your creativity.

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Mark Brown replied to Charlie Cook's discussion 'New to the scene'

The usual advice Start a blog Write every day Play as much as possible Develop a voice

November 30

Mark Brown replied to Shaquil Hansford's discussion 'Help finding quotable info'

What was helpful to me when I was starting out was find people working on independent projects and interview them. Give the games from smaller studios that you are passionate about some love; they're grateful for the publicity and will speak with yo…

November 28

Mark Brown replied to Roderick Sean Earnest's discussion 'XboxMessiah.com looking for writers'

Sorry Roderick, but I only have skills - I'm still working on the "z".

November 23

Mark Brown replied to Brian Rowe's discussion 'Favorite review, by you'

I'm pretty proud of an article I wrote for Resolution, called No Funny Business. The site's editor gave me some nice comments and Kieron Gillen picked it up for a RPS post straight away. http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/no-funny-business/

November 13

Mark Brown replied to Harry Slater's discussion 'Freelance Question'

No, most don't want the article already done. You might not have their house style down, or they might want to alter your idea slightly. Just pitch it. Dear Editor, I am interested in writing an article about X, and would intend to interview Y and…

November 10

Mark Brown replied to Tom Baines's discussion 'Discussing money'

Like others have said, most big sites and mags have a set amount and aren't looking for your offer. Escapist pays by the word, most of the Future stuff just has a set fee. Ask friends who have worked there for a heads up, if you don't want to ask th…

November 5

Mark Brown replied to Jared Newman's discussion 'What To Do With Free Games I Didn't Request'

If you're a member of the GamesPress forums, they have a section where people offer up review copies in trade of work. The content gets generated and someone gets a free copy of a game and a link for their portfolio. I really like it - non committa…

October 28

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