Is Your Skin Thick Enough for a Freelance Writing Career?
Freelance writing requires a thick skin at times. Has your writing skin thickened over time?
Fighting Freelancing’s “New Model” – A Response To James Rainey
This guest post by Darrell Laurant responds to a recent article in the LA Times.
James Rainey has a lot of pertinent — and sobering — things to say in his recent commentary on the current state of freelance writing.
My first impression upon reading it, however, was that he was actually talking about two very different [...]
Gain Control of the Balls in Your Freelance Juggling Act
I’ve written here in the past about what do when overwhelmed by writing work. But what do you do when you’re doing so much juggling that the balls start to drop? It’s time to take action fast otherwise the consequences could be dire: to your health, your finances, and your reputation.
Running The Numbers On 2009 Freelancing
Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid To Write Online assesses the health of her freelance writing business and shares ways to improve profitability and job satisfaction in the coming year.
More Writing Resolution Talk – But this Time with Action
Only you can decide whether 2010 will rock or if you’ll just survive and float through it. Tired of resolution talk? How but some actionable steps?
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Review
Not one finger touched the keyboard in the making of this post. Instead, I dictated the post using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. This is not the first time I have used the software. I first tried Dragon NaturallySpeaking back in the early 1990s. I was writing a dissertation and I wanted to save myself some time and [...]
A Freelance Writer’s 2010 Resolutions
What are your writing resolutions for 2010?
Who Defines You? More Thoughts On The James Chartrand Story
I am a writer, blogger and editor. I am an avid reader and a keen Scrabble player. I am a mother and wife. I am a black woman. All of these things are part of who I am but no single one defines me. I was reminded of this when I read James Chartrand’s amazing [...]
Enough Of The Gender Divide, Already!
If you haven’t already heard that James Chartrand of Men with Pens is actually a woman, then you must have been hiding under a rock. I read the entire post with bated breath and then tried to work out how I felt about it.
I’ve always thought James rocks and that hasn’t changed. [...]
How do you Win Writing Job Bids?
Care to share your secrets on winning writing job bids? In this article, I share some of mine.
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