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I gave myself a pep talk this morning. I need it and it seems to have worked. I went to bed last night feeling sorry for myself. I’m in renovation mode at home so things are a mess and we’re suddenly dealing with potentially expensive repairs. I’ve had two sick ...

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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.

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The Women’s Millionaire Club, by Maureen G Mulvaney, is being offered beginning on March 17th, 2009 at 12:01 am. We invite you to go to this page - http://mgmsuperstar.com/wjtc/exclusive.html – to access the order page and then go back to this page to access the bonus page. On the Exclusive Private Invite ...

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If you’re a work at home parent, as I am, then you’ve probably been making some trade-offs over the summer. It’s great to have our little darlings at home, but it’s also frustrating when we can’t work in the usual way. For me, the summer has meant paring down to ...

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I was tagged by Dana to list the reasons why I love working at home. Way back in another life, I worked as a journalist in an office. Then I worked as a journalism tutor in another office. Then I traded them both for a home office, and I’ve never ...

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I’m not a mirage. Honestly. I’m a real, living, breathing person. And I’m a real writer, too. When people think of writers, they often think of famous novelists, best-selling authors or respected journalists. Web content writers don’t get a look in. And yet we are real writers, too. Just like ...

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One of the things I love most about working as a freelance writer is that I can do it from anywhere. As long as I have access to a computer with a working internet connection, I can do my research and write and submit my articles on time. No one ...

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Men with Pens is one of my favorite new blogs. It’s the successor to the Web Content Copywriting blog which I mentioned last year. Run by James Chartrand and Harry McCLeod, this is a writing blog with a difference. These guys really know how to write unique blog posts. It’s ...

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Sometimes you just have to know when it’s time to take a day off. This is an issue that most work at home moms face, especially during the summer holidays. Most days, I try to work from just after breakfast till just after nap time, leaving several hours in the ...

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How to Create the Ultimate Home Office for Writing is the title of my latest article on Garden and Hearth. As writers we may find ourselves crammed into the only available space at home, but there are still some things that we need to do our jobs. Check out How ...

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Happy 4th of July! When you blog a lot, it can be hard to find inspiration, but sometimes other people find it for you. Here’s what someone suggested I blog about today. Today I was trying to finish up a batch of eight articles to partly meet a tight deadline ...

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Sometimes you have to blow your own trumpet, otherwise who else will do it. I’ve been a member of Helium for a while (in fact, I plan to review the highs and lows one day) and I have a few articles on there. Not as many as some of my ...

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I’ve just realised something. Nearly every writer I know at the moment is a mom. Some have new babies, some have older children, some even have grandchildren. There are lots of us juggling writing careers and motherhood. Some of us are freelancing full time, while others are combining writing with ...

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Whether you’re freelance writing or in any other career, it’s important to have goals. They keep you focused and, in the tough times, remind you why you’re churning out articles at 1 cent a word. I have a lot of goals for my career – and not all of them ...

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Blogging For Smarties is not the opposite of Blogging For Dummies, a book which tells us how to do what we already do here at WritingUp.If you want advice on smart blogging, try Performancing.com, Problogger.com or read Seven Essential Blogging Habits. This is about a conversation with my three year ...

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I’m on a bit of a roll now. I’ve been doing some writing for Lifetips on fruit, video chat and Spanish (more about that in another post), while trying to keep up with my blogs. The schedule is hectic, partly my own fault for doing some really bad writing late ...

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Like many of the people here, I’m a work at home mum. In lieu of any inspiration for another freelance writing tip, I thought I’d share with you what my week is usually like. In essence, it breaks down into two parts. Monday to Wednesday, my daughter is at nursery ...

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