All Entries Tagged With: "writer"
Raising the Stakes
Most creative writers spend their lives searching for the concept that will take the world by storm. If you’re attempting to write a novel and you’re not thinking this way, I would say your chances of making it are on a par with Iran’s chances of not getting bombed into oblivion by Israel if it [...]
Mr Prolific
This is a hats-off to Tumblemoose. I think regular readers will have noticed that Alaskan George posts his blogs the same time every week, month in month out. All are very well-written, entertaining, informative, and concern topics highly relevant to both the aspiring and established writer. This man is prolific. Especially when you consider he [...]
Writing Taboos
Is there anything you won’t write about? Name a topic, and there will be numerous websites dedicated to it. Many aren’t exactly mainstream. Of course, some will be written by amateurs, but there will be many others that employ the skills of a professional writer. Would you, for example, write articles about how anorexics can [...]
The Online-Offline Chestnut
I’m not sure how much debate really exists about this. I have seen one or two blogs arguing on this topic, and the issue surrounding the pros and cons of online versus offline freelance writing nowadays would surely have to favour the online argument in terms of your chances of earning regular money, if not [...]
Miserable Old Bugger
It is commonly reported that novelists come up with story ideas by asking “What if …?”. Actually, it doesn’t help with producing story ideas; it just provides a way of focusing a general feeling that an idea may be useful into a sales pitch you might throw at a potential publisher. I’m 44 years old [...]
Don’t Give Up The Day Job
I was watching Steven Seagal: Lawman the other night. In case you don’t know, Steven Seagal: Lawman is a documentary following Seagal’s exploits as a deputy sheriff in the Jefferson Parish County Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana where he has worked for the past 20 years – that means before and throughout his time as a [...]
Show Me The Money!
It is usually the job of my esteemed colleague Tumblemoose to offer advice on how to increase your earnings from writing. I – if you hadn’t already noticed – simply like to whinge about all manner of writing-related shit. Today is going to be different. Oh yes. Today I am going to show you how [...]
The Enemy Within
It is not my intention to go off-subject here, but if writing is your livelihood, or something you take seriously regardless of remuneration, then there are other issues of importance besides how you put words onto a screen. Like how to keep your screen alive so it’s possible to put those words up there in [...]
If I Were a Rich Man, da-da-dee-dee-dee-dee-da-da-da-da-dee-dee-dee-dee-do …
It is said in the Bible that it is easier for a needle to enter the eye of a camel than no that’s not right. It is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a rich man than nope. It is easier for a rich man to enter a camel no I imagine [...]
R … e … v … i … e … w
By Mark Pepper “What’s that empty little slot for, nurse?” “That’s for the scalpel you used to cut his stomach open.” “Oops. And now I’ve just sown him up. Never mind, it’ll work its way out.” No. It won’t. Writing isn’t saving lives, but we are equally beholden to produce top quality results to the [...]
The Writer’s Voice
By Mark Pepper Kermit the Frog has a very distinctive voice. So does Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, Gonzo and the rest of the Muppet crew. Personally, I wouldn’t want to sound like any of them. (I may have Gonzo’s nose, but that’s a different matter.) It’s possible to alter your speaking voice to a certain [...]
Value Added Freelance Writing
One of the best ways to provide excellent customer service to your freelance writing clients is to add value to what you offer. The old adage of under-promise and over-deliver applies to freelance writing absolutely. We all know that happy customers return and also can provide referrals to help boost the client list. What is [...]
Flatliners: Call Yourself A Profeshnul?
This is another beauty from our crazy author Mark Pepper. Mark has finally got his website up and running… big wave everyone… but he still needs to get his mug shot to me so that I can create him a gravatar. Once this is accomplished Mark will get his own log in to this blog. [...]
The Search For Perfection …
Mark Pepper is in da house once again. Another corker post from Mark that rings close to home for many, no doubt. To see Mark’s other works of art read Writer (GSOH) Seeks Doting Employer and How To Become An Ex-novelist. The famous philosopher Sting once wrote: “I’ve spent too many years at war with [...]
Platform Diving
I’m going to take a grand leap and assume that a lot of readers here are freelance writers with their own web site. I know I fall into that category. I want you to step back and take a look at your website for a moment. What is your goal with it? Is it to [...]
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 [...]
Fast Track Your Article Writing Time
As writers, many of you probably write articles on a daily basis. Whether these articles are for article submission sites, clients, blog posts or your own niche site, you don’t need to spend hours writing them. The hardest part for seasoned writers in my eyes is the tedious aspect of writing about the same subject. [...]
How To Write Blog Posts With Confidence
Writing with confidence doesn’t require for you to be an English language teacher. In fact, many writers or freelance writers write with confidence. Most of the time it is due to their attitude to the work they do. If you struggle with your confidence once you hit those keys on your keyboard, stop right there [...]
