4 Writing Sites I Didn’t Know About And Am Glad I Found

April 19, 2012

Do you keep lists of websites stashed in miscellaneous files? I’ve been keeping a list here in draft posts. Here are some of them Guerrilla Freelancing - mostly marketing tips I wouldn’t have thought of, and maybe you wouldn’t have either. But it’s not stricktly marketing. Consider Digital Detox: Do you really need social media to succeed as a [...]

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No Experience Needed To Be A Freelance Writer

April 18, 2012

Over in the 5 Buck Forum someone asked how they could begin writing for magazines when they didn’t have any experience. I realized how different freelance writing is from most jobs. If you want a job as say a computer programmer or an elementary school counselor, you need to demonstrate you have specific training and, [...]

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5 Ways A Writing Forum Can Work For You

April 17, 2012

When John Soares interviewed Lori Widmer and me about the 5 Buck Forum at About Writing Squared I was surprised to discover that some readers of this site had missed the announcements about the membership site.  One suggested I write about the benefits of a forum for writers. Here are five ways belonging to a [...]

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When The Writing Stops Feeling Right – A Purpose Statement Will Help

April 16, 2012

I think it happens to every writer – you’re writing and gradually become aware that somehow the piece isn’t right. Somewhere along the line you’ve gotten lost. Sometimes it will be pretty simple to figure out where you went off track.  Sometimes not so much. There really are only two basic reasons we get lost [...]

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Think Proofreading Isn’t Important? Think Again…

April 13, 2012

A guest post by Greg Walker Proofreading. The word alone is enough to bore the socks off most writers. After going through the whole creative process and editing your work down to a work of art bordering on the sublime, you’re presented with the wearisome process of taking a magnifying glass to your sentences and going [...]

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9 Ways Writers (Or Anyone) Can Quit Getting Down On Themselves

April 12, 2012

If my email is any indication, lots and lots of freelance writers suffer one way or another from what I would call poor self-worth. I suppose it’s not surprising. I suspect writers face more rejection than the average professional salesperson. And it doesn’t do a whole lot of good to be told rejection isn’t personal. [...]

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Trade Publishing vs. Self-Publishing

April 11, 2012

 Gilbert P., in response to Self-Publishing Links I Like asked, “What are the advantages of self-publishing?” Here’s my take on the advantages of both self- and trade publishing. Self-publishing advantages Total control over the project. When you self-publish a book (or anything else, like videos, music, etc.) you get to control everything, from the writing through book [...]

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Self-Publishing Links I Like – Resource Roundup Tuesday

April 10, 2012

When I went looking for images using the Creative Commons search of Flickr I could almost smell the chemicals we used to use when we wanted to make multiple copies of something using a mimeograph machine. Those machines allowed an early form of self-publishing, particularly of things like newsletters. Obviously things have changed! Self-publishing and ebook readers [...]

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Why Freelance Writers Need To Fail

April 9, 2012

In comments, Philippa Willitts admitted to being such a perfectionist she set a goal to “Make more mistakes.” I love it! Here’s why: When you start any endeavor, including freelance writing, you’ll never start if you don’t write and submit. My first two submissions, one to Family Circle and the other to Woman’s Day were rejected with the standard form [...]

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Do You Track Your Time?

April 9, 2012

Office Time which makes a time tracking app is running their annual survey about Time Tracking. I’m posting the link to their survey because tracking my time works for me as long as I don’t go crazy and they’ll share the results with us when the survey is done.

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