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A Ghostwriting Story – Part Two

In part one of this series, I introduced you to the genesis behind the securing of a ghostwriting contract. Part two takes us through a few of the trials and tribulations as the book progresses.
I left off with the story being at about mid-stage in December of last year. The cycle worked like this:  We [...]

A Ghostwriting Story – Part One

I answered this ad on Craigslist.  (Man, I wonder how many heartache stories begin with THAT line). To make a long story short, I ended up contracting with a guy to help write his book. This is commonly known as ghostwriting, right?  Tis a fine story, this one. So sit right back and I’ll tell [...]

Is Personal Writing Okay?

One of the unsaid commandments of writing is to keep things professional and in most cases, avoid putting personal stuff out there. For me, an occasional personal topic on a niche blog is okay, but the occurrence should be rare and should still relate as much as possible to the niche. Of course this assumes [...]

The Power of Writing

We have so much power in our hands as writers. Sometimes I wonder if we truly realize this. In terms of the creative arts, I believe that only music has as much power to move, inspire and motivate us.
This places a great deal of responsibility straight into our laps. Tis a truly powerful sword we [...]

Survey Says!

When you’ve completed a freelance writing project for a client, how do you know you’ve done a good job? If your answer is, “I got paid.”, then you are missing out on one of the best marketing opportunities available. Finishing the job is great and getting paid is even better, but do you provide the [...]

Freelance Writers Dress for Success

One of the biggest inside “jokes” about the work at home freelance writer is the one about coming to work in your jammies and bunny slippers. In fact, some “serious” marketing from get-rich-quick internet companies espouse this as one of the greatest benefits. Okay, I admit that I have written a post or two whilst [...]

Keyword Articles – The Toughest Writing Around

As freelance writers, we take on all kinds of writing assignments. If it needs written, and someone is willing to pay, we’re willing to write.  Kind of a nifty relationship, no doubt. Some writing assignments are more fun than others and with great joy, we look forward to those. If you’ve been asked to write [...]

Blog Owners, Pay Yourself First

Most of us freelance writing types have websites of our own, and quite a few of us try to achieve some sense of balance between what we write for our clients and what we write on our blogs. After all, there is only so much time in a day. If you’re not paying attention, it [...]

Freelance Writer Burnout

Writing burnout is a real danger for us freelance writing types. Considering the type of work that we do it really does make sense that at one point or another, we’re going to realize that we’ve gone past deep fried straight into crispy.
Signs of burnout:
One of the most difficult things about dealing with burnout is [...]

Do You Want Writing Success? Peg Your Passionometer

In the relatively short time that I’ve been writing to make my living I have found that one of the nuggets of wisdom thrown around is actually very true:  Writing with passion makes a difference.  I think we’ve all been there at one point or another.  You have a post that you have to write [...]

Next in the Duelling Blogger Series – No Comment!

In this much anticipated re-match, the illustrious Mark Pepper squares off with George Angus about the concept of blog commenting.  Let’s have Mark start the shenanigans:

No comment!
Mark Pepper:
I should say from the outset that I am playing Devil’s Advocate here, as Tumblemoose was in our last duel. I feel it necessary to point this out [...]

Anal Reader Behavior

It is interesting how certain people can act totally anal when it comes to pointing out mistakes to us. As a writer I realize that I’m in the public eye, but so is a professional chef, a racing driver, an actor… you name it. All of these people make mistakes all the time and yet, [...]