All Entries Tagged With: "freelance writing tips"
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 [...]
Freelance Writing Videos
Intuitively, it’s not something you would initially consider as a freelance writer. Why on earth would a person who writes for a living even consider producing videos? I can understand how folks would not consider this a priority or even a consideration for freelance writing but I think there is room for videos in our [...]
How Do You Connect With Other Freelance Writers?
This question developed today after a little FaceBook thingy happened. The incident got me thinking about us freelance writing types and how we connect with other writers. I imagine it’s a bit different for each of us and I’ll bet there are more similarities than meets the eye. In my previous article, I wrote about [...]
If You Didn’t Need To Freelance Write
What else would you be doing? The question really goes to the foundation of your writing psyche. There are certainly a lot of others ways to express your creative self. I mean, you could cruise down the road a novelist takes. You could just keep personal journals or a blog. For that matter you could [...]
Punch Your Freelance Writing
Right in the chops. Go for the knock-out. There are a lot of freelance writers in the ring. The only way to rise above everyone else is to deliver solid punches with your writing. Clients will notice. You will notice. Soon after, everyone will notice. Punchy Get out your thesaurus. I’m assuming you keep one handy. [...]
Comfort Writing
As I sit here this morning, we are getting our first snow of the winter. On days like this, I like to make a big, slow cooked soup, or a home made mac and cheese – genuine comfort food. There truly is something comforting about it. Sometimes, I like to cast my ambitions aside and [...]
Are Ya Jealous?
This whole business of being a writer is kinda screwy. Especially when you consider the freelancing aspect of the thing. Obviously, the universal goal of us writing types is success in our field. I guess my question for you is: How does the success of other writers make you feel? When you hear or read [...]
Has It All Been Said?
In the last week, two different writing blogs that I follow and respect have posed ranting soliloquys lamenting the fact that nearly everything that could be said about writing has been said. In some ways I agree. I mean, there are only so many writing tips. In honest reflection, I don’t think I’ve seen anything [...]
A Freelance Writing Gig? No Thanks!
When was the last time you turned down a freelance writing gig? If you’re just starting out I know it’s hard to imagine turning down work, but believe me it happens. Here is a list of reasons for turning down freelance writing work: Too Much Work – The best of all reasons. It’s entirely possible [...]
Protecting Your Hourly Rate
I recently read a post from a fellow freelancer who had just learned a valuable if not painful lesson about freelancing. She had secured a client and the job seemed straightforward enough so she didn’t press into the details too much. It also happened that there wasn’t a written agreement in place addressing things that [...]
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 [...]
That Does It, Mister. You’re Getting a Time Out!
Oh, man. What parent hasn’t uttered those words at one point or another? When the little one is literally bouncing off the walls and out of control a time out works wonders. It allows the little tornado the chance to sit and reflect on their actions and perhaps gain a new perspective before they head [...]
