New Writers Start Here
This is a collection of advice from Get Paid To Write Online for those new to freelance writing. it covers getting online, promotion, getting clients, getting paid and copyright, with a healthy dose of inspiration.
Writing Characters and Locations
How do you write believable characters and locations? Scriptwriter Stephen Hall offers some tips..
How To Keep Deadlines Every Time
I pride myself on never missing a deadline. Lots of people – both writers and clients – ask me how I do it. Let me tell you a story that showed me what to do. Several years ago I was working as the editor of a monthly magazine. The editorial staff consisted of me, a [...]
Are You Still Relevant?
A guest post written by Barbara Plotkin The year was 1996. The place, a prominent media company that just laid off its entire catalog division. In one day I lost everything—my job, my insurance, my livelihood. The timing was perfect. Something was underfoot. Something so big and powerful that it would change the world as [...]
Improving Your Writing in 2010
Guest post by Andy Hayes About this time of year, a lot of people go into reflection mode, wondering what they did right and wrong last year and how they can fix it this year. Let me be honest: you should be monitoring, measuring, and changing course regularly throughout the year. But I respect tradition, [...]
Tips for Reaching Writing Goals
Writing goals are good. Staying on track and reaching your goals is very fulfilling. They’re good if you’re a freelance writer and if you’re a fiction writer, and they’re also good if you write as a hobby as well. Whether you need to meet monetary goals, want to hit word count goals for a personal [...]
Is Your Writing Like Powdered Milk?
There’s a fine line between research and plagiarism. How often have you researched a topic only to find that someone else has already said it in the best possible way? When that happens, the temptation is to rewrite and disguise it, but use it anyway. The trouble is, that’s not creative. It’s like adding water [...]
Do You Write For HubPages Yet? If Not, Why Not?
Today’s guest post has been contributed by Julie-Ann Amos of ExquisiteWriting.com HubPages is, like Helium, Constant Content, Squidoo and any number of others, an online community to post articles. The idea is you post content and the site rewards you in some way. In HubPages’ case, you get the Amazon income from your pages, the [...]
Keeping Up With Your Work On The Road
by Andy Hayes You may have heard all about the latest trend of becoming a Location Independent writer. It seems great – and in fact, it is – being able to work wherever you want. But even if you aren’t cutting ties and taking your writing business on the road, there may be times when [...]
14 Great Posts On Writing And Blogging
It’s a long time since I’ve done a post roundup. Although I’ve streamlined my RSS reader, there are still quite a few posts that hold my attention. Here are 14 of the best I’ve read recently: 15 Applications No Online Business Can Live Without Why Personal and Business Branding Work Best Together 7 Tips To [...]
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