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By March 23, 2010

How do you handle having work returned to you? If you’re anything like me, you don’t like it at all. Yet it’s something that happens even to the most experienced writer, especially when not dealing with the client directly. You’ve heard the phrase ‘cut out the middleman’ – well, this ...

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By March 3, 2010

Voice is an important aspect of being a writer. Finding the right voice can help you write something your clients will love.

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By February 17, 2010

Last week I shared five tips for filling the gaps in your writing schedule and this week I wanted to suggest specific ways to go about drumming up work quickly. Maybe you’ve got a gap in your schedule or maybe you need to make some extra money quickly. Not everyone will agree with me about these methods but here are some things I do when I want to drum up some work.

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By February 14, 2010

When I started freelancing, I said yes to pretty much every job that came along. My reasons for doing so were that: I needed the publishing credits for my resume I needed the money I didn’t know when the next job was going to come along It made sound financial ...

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By January 6, 2010

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?

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By December 31, 2009

What are your writing resolutions for 2010?

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By October 28, 2009

Some writers use social bookmarking tools to follow the bloggers that they regularly read and to occasionally chat with other writer friends.  Social networking can be a great way to take some of the isolation out of working from home alone. But if you’re not also using social media tools ...

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By October 24, 2009

Is your writing career wearing you out? How would an extra hour a day help you? New freelance writers often go through the following cycle: Take every writing opportunity that arises Write all day and all night Run out of time to spend on other aspects of life Burnout or ...

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By October 7, 2009

When you work as a freelance writer, job hunting can be a big part of your day and because time is money, doesn’t it make sense to handle it in a way that saves you time and increases your income? I try to handle job hunting in the same way ...

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By September 25, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, I asked if you knew how to switch off. I said that I was heading off for a week without work. Dear readers, I did it – more or less. The time I had spent on preparing clients and future posting blog work really paid ...

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By September 2, 2009

A lot of freelancers have been talking about vacations recently – how to take them, when to take them, how to manage your clients. I must admit that it’s something I’ve written about in the past and quite recently too. However, I’m not sure I ever achieve the right balance. ...

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By August 31, 2009

Today sees the launch of a new occasional feature on this blog – a retrospective. When you blog for a long time, there are some good posts that readers never see. Today I’m presenting some of my favourites. This Month In … 2006 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Freelance Writer ...

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By August 7, 2009

Are you doing what you planned with your writing career? For me, the answer is yes and no. When I first thought about writing as a career, I had no idea of the form it would take, but I assumed that at some point I would write a novel, get ...

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By April 7, 2009

So you’re looking to get started in freelance writing? This is a favorite theme of mine and I’ve been offering advice on this topic for almost four years on this blog and longer than that offline. Here are ten things you can do to get your writing career off to ...

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By January 7, 2009

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. ...

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By January 2, 2009

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 ...

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By September 18, 2008

I was chatting with a friend the other day and we got to talking about skills. Specifically, how to parlay the skills you’ve acquired into something that’s useful for building a freelance writing career. Transferable skills have been a career development buzzword for some time now, and that’s exactly what you need ...

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By August 26, 2008

This is a guest post from Deb Wunder. It all started with a blog. Seriously. And not even my blog. That was part of the process. Nor did it hurt that I knew I could write. I knew that because a bit over a decade ago I sold more than ...

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