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Hello there, my name is Andrew Harrison and these are the smatterings I’ve put together about this great sport in an as yet unsuccessful attempt to get into print. I’ll keep trying and hopefully you’ll keep reading, offering me advice along the way.
Safe Side Of The Ropes can be found on Facebook and Twitter, add us using the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Safe-Side-Of-The-Ropes/152200775929?ref=ts
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I’ve written for Eastsideboxing.com, The Boxing Bulletin, The Queensberry Rules (a boxing blog) and have featured on the website of Boxing News magazine. All of my past articles can be found using the archives tab at the top of the homepage.
I altered the format of the blog recently, utilising a theme created for photography bloggers really (hence the strange but occasional appearance of shutter speed and aperture length information adorning the main picture which I can’t seem to get rid of). The site now has a more professional look to it and you can navigate between articles using the huge arrows down the side or at the bottom of the screen.
You can email me at the following address: erniehaz@hotmail.co.uk
Hey man. Didn’t see your remarks until today. Just replied.
And I’m adding you to my blogroll too. It’ll be under the “links” tab.
Thanks Tim, that’s good of you, might attract me a tad more traffic!!
Cheers
Quality blog Harrison, well written and interesting read. Keep up the good work! Ring magazine…are you paying attention?!
Hey Dep-yu-teeehhh, cheers buddy, thanks for giving it a look. As for Ring mag, think they’ve put a restraining order out on me like Boxing Monthly and Boxing News!!
Hi Andrew, I read your articles on Eastsideboxing.com and I’m just stopping by to say keep up the good work and ask if you have any musings to share on how you got started as a boxing writer?
Hi David, thanks for stopping by the site and thanks for the comment.
I’ve been a boxing obsessive since I was a boy really and a couple of years back (after I’d hit 30 and the unrealistic dream of ever being a fighter dissipitated!!) I found myself grumbling about my job etc so sat down and tried to figure out what I actually REALLY wanted to do…….at which point I wrote a cheeky letter to Glyn Leach, the editor of Boxing Monthly in the UK……and asked for a job!!
Mr Leach to his credit was very kind and wrote me back, explaining that he couldn’t just offer jobs out wily-nilly but I was more than welcome to submit work, which is what I’ve been doing ever since (nothing in print as yet but I have to keep plugging away).
I also received feedback advising that I improve my craft so to speak by writing for one of the better websites (which is where eastside came in) as I have no journalistic background to speak of (I’m a number cruncher by trade).
I’ve received some great encouragement from writers in the biz telling me to keep going, the ability to write and a passion for the sport is all you need. I have the passion, just hope I can hone the writing!!
Added you as a link Andrew.
Keep pressing on.
Thanks David, I’ll check out your blog over the weekend (having a major headache with my computer at the mo). Cheers for the encouragement.