Getting Published

I’m currently in the process of [attempting to] getting published. My goal is 2 articles in print magazines by the end of 2007. Print being the key word. Why am I doing this when what I essentially want to do is for lack of a better description, one sentence of an ad? Well, it seems that there is a very fine line between a “writer” and a “copywriter.” For example, how does a fairly novice copywriter obtain credibility? Mustn’t they write? No client wants to work with someone who has no credentials, and acquiring those takes some sort of validation of one’s writing skills– such as monetary compensation for attractively packaged information –i.e. getting published. And the lines blur…