October 2008

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For months now, all the talk has been of recession. Everyone’s wondering how it will affect their business and freelance writers are not exempt. Some clients might have to cut back on the amount of work they outsource because their business is in bad shape. (I haven’t had any business ...

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Scams are still alive and well in the freelance writing world, and it’s not always possible to tell when they are happening. Here’s a scam that many of us have had happen.

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I’m pleased to announce the launch of my writer mentoring service. It’s designed for people who want more personal and tailored advice than I can give in a single blog post. When I started writing, I got lots of advice from people with experience in the industry, and that’s what ...

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Here’s another in my Writing Talk comic strip series. Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the blog, but I’m planning something big for my next post and it needs a little time to germinate. So here’s a strip on bidding for freelance writing jobs.

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Here’s something new for the blog: an occasional comic strip about an aspect of the writing life. The series is called Writing Talk. Here’s the first strip: Rate Rant

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I’ve been thinking for a while of running a competition on this blog, and a recent offer from UPrinting has given me the chance to do just that. So I now present (drumroll, please): the Get Paid To Write Online comment competition. The rules are simple. 1. Leave a comment ...

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As a writer, I am often frustrated when promoting my work on the social bookmarking sites. Many of the sites don’t have specific categories for writing, and they certainly don’t have sub categories that relate to the writing business. If you’ve ever tried to decide where to put one of your ...

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