Creating a Writing Portfolio

As I beef up my resume and portfolio to get a position as an editor, similarly I am working on my writing portfolio. Like a potential employer, a publisher wants to see evidence that you are a good risk, that you are a good writer. This can be proven with published clips. My portfolio isn't so bad: I've published in the Correspondent and the Kokomo Tribune. Now I'm working on getting published in a magazine or two. I'm also trying to place in at least one writing contest. I entered the FCM contest for the first year. Judging will be in October. The same day I entered I got a rejection from "Branches." That's OK. I'll just try again until I get my name in a byline.