Archive for September, 2009
Writer (GSOH) Seeks Doting Employer
Fasten your seat belts – this is another killer post by Mark Pepper, the pen wielding new star blogger at Freelance Writing. Enjoy, and don’t forget your tissue stack, you’ll need it. This week, I’d like to address the issue of humour in writing. (Yeah, I know … who died and made me Pope of [...]
Deadline Oriented
One big advantage to being a freelance writer is not having to punch a time clock for an employer. Of course there are trade-offs for everything in life and in this instance us freelance writing types have traded in a time clock for a deadline. Most would say this is a worthy trade indeed. As [...]
Schedules Don’t Matter – Statistics Do!
Before I get started, let me remind you this is probably going to be a beer injected post in true Mark Pepper fashion (I HAD to rub it in.) I admit it, I did have a couple of beers and that’s when the ingenious idea for this post hit me while sitting on the coach, [...]
How Personal Are You?
A common piece of wisdom for freelance writers is to show a personal side. For the most part I think this is pretty sound advice. I know that if I am trying to make a decision for services I want to feel like I am going to deal with a person and not a corporate [...]
Writing With Crayons
This is a guest post by Mark Pepper my newest staff writer. That’s his picture by the way (doesn’t he look awfully cute)? You’ll soon see that Mark has wonderful humor (sometimes he is a bit of a smart ass,) but that’s exactly why we clicked instantly when he contacted me not so long ago [...]
Making The Move To Fulltime Freelancing
This is a guest post by Steve Sears who has just become a fulltime freelance writer. I asked him to share his story with my readers to help you identify your own desires and dreams. Steve’s post will also show you how things can move in the right direction if only our mind walks the [...]
Freelancers Should Write for Themselves
Most of us freelance writing types spend our days taking care of our clients. We write our expected posts, catch up on that ghostwriting project, research the keywords for that new web site that wants our content. All good stuff because it’s writing and as a bonus, we’re getting paid to write! My question is, [...]
What is Your Manifesto?
Merriam-Webster defines manifesto as “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer.” So the question stands, What is your manifesto and have you made it clear to your potential audience or clients? Why have a manifesto in the first place? A manifesto clearly outlines your intentions. It is a statement [...]
I’ve Checked Out Of The Social Media Madhouse!
This is going to be an anti-social media post. So if you are an advocate of social media you might want to go back to tweeting your life away while I indulge into my little rant. Social media marketing in my eyes is just an excuse for sucking up each other’s ass. Just look at [...]
Yours Truly Among The Top 40 Freelance Writing Blogs
Every now and then a drop of something tangible, rewarding and exhilarating happens to float into my email inbox. One such lovely surprise was felt by me when I received an email by Tamara over at oDesk. Tamara kindly let me know that my humble blog, Freelance Writing was being listed as one of the [...]
