All Entries in the "Freelance Writing Articles" Category
Let’s Freshen Up The Joint
I met Monika online way back in 2008 when I was just getting started blogging. I forget exactly how we connected, I only remember commenting on one of her posts where she had went on about some knucklehead grammarian who had made a lame attempt to blast her out of the water for a perceived [...]
Big Business Blogging
Big business caught up with the Internet over the last ten years. While they all have web sites, the idea of having a blog is still getting ramped up. This is good news for the savvy freelance writer. There is hardly a business without some kind of Internet presence. They are also figuring out the [...]
Are Writing Conferences For You?
One of the things I like about being a writer is the solitude that comes with the territory. Admittedly, I’m not much of a social creature. Many writers feel the same way. So, when I see workshops and conferences being promoted in the social media circles, I’m a little torn. On one hand, I’m intrigued. [...]
Freelance Questions
I’ve got a number of questions in mind that would interest freelance writers. I don’t think any of them could stand alone as an individual post so it seems to make sense to me to consolidate them into a single post. Here goes. Writing Other Than Freelance I know that a lot of freelance writers [...]
What’s your pleasure?
I’ve been blogging here for a couple of years now. Four posts a month without fail. Typically, I write my four articles during the last few days of the month prior to posting them. It’s kind of funny. Each month I sit down and try to figure out what I’m going to write. Sometimes the [...]
Smashwords Publishing Part 2
In last week’s post, I laid the foundation for publishing your e-book at Smashwords. I hope some of you had the chance to go and publish your work. If you did, you certainly came to realize that the post I wrote was basic and designed to help you get the ball rolling. In this post, [...]
Publish Your E-Book On Smashwords
There comes a time in every writer‘s life when they feel the need to publish. Not unlike the instinct that drives lemmings. This is even true for freelance writers. 30 years ago this was a daunting task that took agents and years to accomplish. Today, it could be done in hours. There are a lot [...]
When Do You Fire A Client?
Ahh, the life of a freelance writer. We scrape, we hope, we dig. All in the name of finding a client. When it looks like we’ve landed a job, we are elated about the possibilities and grateful to face the prospect of some income. Unicorns and rainbows, I tell you, unicorns and rainbows. If only [...]
You Can Make An Impact
As I write this, a lot of folks are mourning the death of Andrew Brietbart. For those of you who may not be familiar, Mr. Brietbart was a politico who pretty much made himself famous through his web pages and his blogging in particular. Regardless of what you may think of his politics, it would [...]
Send it by Post
I have to admit that I’m not one who normally gets hooked on TV shows. Most of what I see on American television is low brow and banal. It just doesn’t appeal to me. Well, that changed for me late last year when I somehow got sucked into PBS’s Masterpiece Classic – Downton Abbey. It [...]
Pleasure Writing
If you’re a freelance writer, I’ll bet there are times that you dread plopping down in front of the keyboard. I know that for myself there are times when I feel like the danged computer is sitting at the writing desk just mocking me. Daring me to come over. When you spend all of your [...]
Project Research
I recently took on a fairly hefty project for a client that required a bit of research in several key areas. When I took on the job, I knew there would be some research needed but I had no idea how “onionesque” this project would be. Onionesque = many layers, made me cry a little, [...]
Free Samples? I Don’t Think So
I am amazed by the amount of potential clients that insist on getting a free sample before they will commit to hiring. I see this a lot on bidding sites specifically but I know it is every bit as rampant in the writer for hire community. I totally understand that someone wants to see what [...]
Now Hear This!
In past posts, I’ve crowed about the advantages that can be had by embracing your local community. When you think about marketing to local folks you may think it’s all about canvassing the street with flyers and business cards. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that but I think there is an area [...]
Taking The Good With The Bad
I received an RSS unsubscribe notice on one of my blogs. No biggie, really. Happens all the time. Folks get busy, change their interests or what have you. Generally, I don’t take those things too personally. In this particular instance, the unsubscribe notice was timed with a comment from the person on the last post. [...]
I Think I’d Rather Be A Paidlance Writer
One of my favorite sites out there is Clients From Hell. If you’ve not been there, you really need to go have a look. Be prepared to laugh your fanny off. Oh, also be prepared to shake your head in horror, wonder and amazement. Here is the snippet that inspired me to write this post: [...]
Publish Or Perish
That old axiom that in the old days applied only to college professors could be applied to a lot more professions today. As you can imagine, I believe that freelance writing is one of them. In this instance we are talking about publishing an e-book most likely and not the dry research paper that the [...]
The List of Writer’s Forums
In my post last week I mentioned that one of the support system components most valuable to a writer is a writing forum. I’ve put together this list and I hope it can help you to decide if belonging to a forum is something you want to do. They are not listed in any particular [...]
