As a freelance writer since 1993, Andrew Fisher has written for a variety of gaming magazines - most notably Commodore Force, Commodore Format, and Games TM. Currently writing for Retro Gamer, Andrew Fisher is also the author of a number of Commodore 64-centric books - most notably 'The Commodore 64 Book - 1982 to 199x' and '64 Dreams: Celebrating the Most Excellent Games from the Commodore 64’s Commercial Lifetime'. And aside from his writing, Andrew Fisher also does retro gaming videos on his Youtube channel. I spoke to Andrew Fisher about his journalism career and was able to get his thoughts on the games journalism industry, as well as what advice he would give to budding journalists out there who want to follow in his footsteps. Enjoy! Let's start from the beginning... How long have you been a journalist for, and how did you get into the industry? Well, I've been a freelance journalist now for 32 years. I actually started at the age of 18. There was a reader survey in the original Zzap!64 and it asked as to what would you like to see in the magazine. And I replied by writing a letter to the Editor, because one of the things that they were suggesting was a "technical page" that answered readers' problems. And I knew someone w...
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