Sell your writing. Get paid. You don’t have to rely on freebies to create a clip file and enhance your personal brand if you have skill and pay attention to detail.
The WRITERS’ Journal, according to their PR, “is a bimonthly magazine for writers, including professional communicators, self/independent publishers, part-time or full-time freelancers, screenwriters, desk-top publishers, authors, editors, teachers, and poets.”
They are wonderful to work with and have no built-in prejudices against newer writers, if, IF you send in clean, accurate, entertaining, factual copy. Polish up your work and give them a try.
Writers’ guidelines right here.
I wrote for them more than once and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the reader feedback.
Looks nice!