writers need to ask business questionsDo you ask enough questions?

Many freelance writers and other freelancers simply don’t ask questions often enough, particularly business questions. Consider:

An editor buys a piece, publishes it and your check doesn’t arrive, not in a week, or ten days or even a month. Picking up the phone and asking the editor when to expect the check will often result in the check and it may even help you develop a more productive relationship with the editors. Yet many hesitate to ask for fear of offending someone or appearing greedy.

It’s my contention that asking when to expect to get paid is a business-like question and actually helps build your reputation as a professional. [click to continue…]

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Go Ahead, Write Your Novel – Videos For Writers

February 7, 2010

Eric Wilson, who has the experience to know, has started a video series on how to get your novel written. This first segment is too dark, which he promises to correct. If you want to write a novel I suggest you subscribe to his series. His first five points or suggestions are excellent.

Are you writing a novel [...]

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New Worlds – Quotes To Inspire Writers

February 6, 2010

Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds . . . to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation.
~ Ellison Onizuka (astronaut)
Submitted by Medical Justice aka Georgena Sil
Thanks Georgena!
Do you have a quote? Submit it in comments and it will probably show up some Saturday [...]

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6 Ways To Check On A Job Poster And Avoid Scams

February 5, 2010

Every now and again someone posts that one or another of the freelance jobs we post here are scams. I’m always glad to hear about them, but sometimes I wonder how accurate those perceptions are.
There are, of course, some things that make me want to scream scam right away, including:

Paying up front for the job [...]

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Friday Fun For Freelance Writers

February 5, 2010

Finding games and other fun stuff is a hoot, and I could use some help. If you’ve got a favorite site that lets you play please let me know.
That said, a game I like and forget often is FreeRice.com.
It’s a vocabulary game that lets you do good while you play (as if we need an [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs For Friday, February 5, 2010

February 5, 2010

Today we have 70 freelance writing jobs, blogging jobs, editing jobs, translation jobs and creative gigs today.
Job Postings Here Are The Tip Of A Great Big Iceberg! A must-read if you’re new to freelance writing, editing, blogging or translating or new to looking for gigs online.
How To Find and Land Freelance Writing Gigsis an ever [...]

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The Discipline Of Writing Is More Important Than Motivation

February 4, 2010

WritetoDone, a wonderful blog about writing, has a guest article called What Lance Armstrong Can Teach Us About Motivation.
The writer talks about how having a near death experience as Armstrong did with his cancer can be motivating. He then suggests imagining you have only a year to live.
I’m sorry, but that simply doesn’t work for me. [...]

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Amazon Settles With BookLocker

February 4, 2010

You may already know this, but on January 20 Angela Hoy published Amazon Backs Down; Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Filed By BookLocker.
Essentially, in addition to paying some cash and attorney fees, Amazon agreed not to discriminate against any Booklocker books.
That’s great news for Angela, and I want to congratulate her.
But the suit never got certified as [...]

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Try Become A Blogger For A Buck – A Pitch

February 4, 2010

Back when I took Become A Blogger I had to pay the monthly fee right from the start. This time the guys from Oz who know so much about blogging and making money blogging are offering a trial for a buck! Yep, that’s just one U.S. dollar.
That introductory test will end next week, so, to [...]

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