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When An Editor Requests Writing Clips
So many publications and you're not yet published? Submit writing samples for editorial consideration & your name could one day find its way onto a masthead. As a freelance writer, I can’t think of an assignment much more rewarding than...
Write Often To Write Better
Writers are just like piano players. There, I said it – people who write for a living are just like a pianist. In what way? The more you practice the better you sound (or read). If you’ve ever played a musical instrument, then you know that t...
The Pluses And Perils of Print Writing
Here it is 2009 and I can tell you that print writing is alive, even if it isn’t doing terribly well. The days when newspapers and magazines dominated media are over thanks to the emergence of the world wide web, a relentless blob that appears ...
Increase Your Visibility: Getting The Word Out!
This article isn't so much for my fellow bloggers and freelance writers as it is for the many people who are trying to get their information in front of my eyes. On most weekdays I receive several requests to publish business or personal information ...
Rebounding From 2008, Moving Forward In 2009
I like to use the first few business days of the new year to track my work's progress, gauging how the previous year went and anticipating what the year ahead holds. Quite honestly, as a freelance writer I cannot offer a rock solid prediction of wher...
Personal Tips From And For The Self Employed
Most people who have followed me on this blog or elsewhere over the past few years know that I am self-employed. Self employment didn't come to me by choice, at least initially, rather it began to unfold “naturally” beginning in November 2002 whe...
Where I Go To Be Refreshed
When I’m stumped for a writing idea or I simply want a change, my inspiration and relief oftentimes comes from my fellow writers. No, not with some local group who hangs out at a nearby coffee shop talking about their latest book project, but t...
A Matter Of Judgement
Self employment has its benefits as does working for an employer, two very different ways to make a living. With the former, I’m much more independent but with the latter I can depend on someone else to provide the paycheck. April is a pressure...
I Referred A Project To You Today
Well, perhaps not to you — then again, maybe it was you. One of the advantages of bringing in customers through the internet is that I am able to provide the same level of work that a client would get from an on-staff writer, but from my home o...
Article Writer Mailbag, Take 13
Q. I seem to always have difficulty balancing my schedule, with deadlines driving my working day. I thought that freelance work was liberating, but I’ve found that working for myself is as stressful as being employed full-time. A. Welcome to th...
Are You My Colleague, Competitor or Adversary?
If you consider yourself to be a freelance writer, then how well you interact with others in our craft can go a long way toward advancing your career. Granted, there isn’t some sort of certification that says you are a writer in the first place...
Is It Time To Review Your Freelance Writing Rates?
I may be going out on a limb here with some of my fellow (or fella?) freelancers, as I’m wondering just how many people are actively reviewing their rate structure as the year comes to a close. I’ve been following some of the blog conver...
Bam! Crash! Boom!
Today through Wednesday I will be working under some very unusual conditions (literally): a team of men is on top of our home ripping off the old roof, replacing rotted plywood and fascia boards, installing new gutters and downspouts, and otherwise m...
The Writing Habits of Effective Freelancers
I’ve been deriving the lion’s share of my income over the past two years from the writing I do for various clients. Currently, I have paid positions as a blogger, a web content provider/article writer and as a magazine columnist. In addit...
Check Out About.Com For Writing Opportunities
I recently touched on the topic of personal marketing, knowing that for many freelancers we live or die by how well (or poorly) we market ourselves. It isn’t enough to write — we must get the word out about what we can do for potential cl...
