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My Six Word Memoir

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 28, 2009 - 6 Comments
Filed as: freelance writing

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A long time ago Mike StelznerÂ challenged me to a meme which should be right up any writer’s street. It’s called the six word memoir, where you effectively write a testament to your life in six words. Should be a cinch, right? Wrong! I am the soul of brevity, but that’s a [...]

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Seven Steps To A Professional Bid

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 21, 2009 - 9 Comments
Filed as: Best Of, bidding

Bidding can be one of the hardest things to get right. Someone asked me the other day if I had a bidding template. I’ve discussed bidding before, but for those who missed it, here’s a snapshot of my approach to bidding.
1. Read The Brief
I start by reading the brief carefully so that I [...]

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Freedom Writing Review

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 15, 2009 - 6 Comments
Filed as: freelance writing, reviews

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One of the writing blogs I’ve been enjoying recently is Freedom Writing. My feed reader’s been overflowing for some time and I haven’t added any new blogs in a while, but this one keeps coming up, because of the thought provoking posts penned by author Kim Ferrell.
This is a new blog. It’s [...]

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Unlimited Freelancer Launches Today

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 14, 2009 - 3 Comments
Filed as: freelance writing

I’m excited! That’s because the new book from Freelance Folder is out today. It’s called the Unlimited Freelancer, and it’s been written by Mason Hipp and my friend James Chartrand (anything James writes is worth reading, so it’s reason enough. Â I plan to review the book some time soon, but in the mean time I [...]

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Writer Without Portfolio

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 7, 2009 - 4 Comments
Filed as: Best Of, writing business, writing career

If you’re planning a writing career, then you need to have a way of showing off your work to prospective clients. Most people don’t just jump into writing; they have written all kinds of things for years and like the process enough to think of turning it into a career. The question [...]

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Looking Back On 2008

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on January 2, 2009 - 6 Comments
Filed as: writing career

How have you done on your goals for 2008? I was looking around for the post where I wrote down my goals and I couldn’t find it, so I guess they must just have been in my head – or scattered around several posts. Anyway, my goal list for 2008 looked something [...]

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