About Freelance Writing — Helping freelance writers find jobs and make more money with their writing by Anne Wayman

Yeah, So I Sent The Wrong File…

March 9, 2010

Okay, earlier today I wrote about receiving criticism. Actually I whined a bit.
When I began to look closely at the comments I’d received on the piece that had come back causing me such anguish, nothing made sense. I kept thinking “but that’s not what I wrote… is it?”
I looked back through my files and sure [...]

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Freelance Writer Gets Criticism

March 9, 2010

Okay, you know I earn my living as a freelance writer – mostly through ghostwriting books.
Last week I took a totally different kind of freelance writing job because it offered the possibility of predicting income. In other words, if I did X pieces of freelance writing week I’d get $X – do more and I’d [...]

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8 Non-Writing Blogs To Get You Out Of A Rut – Resource Roundup Tuesday

March 9, 2010

As a freelance writer you need to stay out of ruts. My father, years ago, passed along the bromide that “a rut is a grave with both ends kicked out.”
The best way to get out of a rut is to do something different. Reading different blogs is not only a way out of a rut, [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs On Monday, March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

On this International Women’s Day we have 66 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 [...]

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International Women’s Day Can Spark Writing Ideas

March 8, 2010

Once again we have a global day for women’s rights. Within the notion that women should have the same rights as men and within the history of struggle for those rights there are an amazing number of things a freelance writer might choose to explore and write about.
In the interests of full disclosure, in case [...]

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Write A Great Proposal – Videos For Freelance Writers

March 7, 2010

When you’re writing books, white papers, marketing collateral, or other project longer than a single article you’ll often be asked for a proposal.
Doug Stern, a marketing writer, tells you his six tips for successful proposal writing. Doug also has a nifty blog about on business writing and marketing strategy called Observed.

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Try Again – Quotes To Inspire Writers

March 6, 2010

It is not the fact that you fall down, nor how fast you get up, but the fact that you do, in fact, get up.
Author unknown, submitted by Kathleen L.

Thanks Kathleen.

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Friday Fun For Freelance Writers

March 5, 2010

Ready for a real time waster?
Check out Multitask by NotDoppler.
You don’t like that one?
There are more on the menu over on the right, including a random game button down at the bottom.
Now, just in case you missed it, the guys over at CreativeCopyChallenge have posted Challenge #20.
Of course, the whole point of this series [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs On Friday, March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

Today we have 59 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 Gigs is an [...]

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Your Way Or The Client’s Way?

March 4, 2010

Sometimes we have to say ‘no’ to our freelance writing clients. I was reminded of this when I read On Shaky Ground by Lori Widmer. She’s a true professional freelance writer and if she says a client is causing nightmares with endless revisions I know she’s being totally realistic.
Unfortunately, it happens to all of us from [...]

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