The Portable Writer
As a writer I’ve lived through an era when my boss thought computers would never catch on to an era where the tools I need are increasingly available online. I no longer need to carry much with me to have an ultra portable writing business. Here are some of the items in [...]
Location Independent Group Writing Project
Are you excited about your freelance writing career? Want to share some of that excitement with us? The freedom to choose is an essential part of the freelancer’s lifestyle – the freedom to choose when you work, where you work and often who you work for. These are also fundamental to the [...]
Star Trek Lessons On The Writing Life
You may not know that I’m a Star Trek fan. I was raised on the Original Series and have watched Next Generation, Voyager, a few episodes from the other series and all the movies (except the last one, but I’ll see that soon). I got to thinking about the lessons these characters [...]
Good Writing – It’s Not Complicated
Stephen King says (in On Writing) that there’s no hope for a bad writer ever to become a good one. I disagree.
I think it depends on the reason the writer is bad. It’s true that if someone doesnt get spelling, grammar and the sheer joy of words, then becoming a good writer is probably out [...]
How To Write With A British Accent
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It’s often tricky to learn how to write for people who speak a different language. I’m not talking about the plethora of international languages, but of the difference between writing for a British and an American audience. I’m lucky; I read a lot and so I know a lot of expressions from [...]
39 Writers You Should Follow On Twitter
These days you can often find me hanging around on Twitter. Part helpdesk, part virtual water cooler, it’s a great place to connect with people in the writing business – or just random strangers who have something interesting to say. However you feel about it, Twitter is currently an important part of having a web presence, [...]
Five Great Posts From My Favorite Writing Blogs
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In the last edition of my free newsletter, I outlined five writing blogs that I can’t live without. These are blogs that I rush to every time there’s a new post to see what gems are waiting for me. To add to that, I’ve decided to feature five posts from these blogs [...]
Best Writing Posts 2008 – Your Picks
It’s time again for the annual roundup of this year’s best posts. Thanks to the nifty Popularity Contest WordPress plugin, it’s easy to see which posta have had the most attention from you. Without further ado, here they are:
Setting Blog Posting Rates
Ad Revenue Share Is NOT A Paid Blogging Job
How To [...]
Sharon, Where Have You Been?
Everywhere I go online these days, people are asking where I’ve been. I didn’t think I had been that absent, but then I looked at my blog’s archives. Last January I posted 24 times; in November, that was down to 2. Shocking, I admit it freely. That absence was mirrored on many [...]
The Right Way to Work at Writing from Home – Guest Post
I work from home; I love my job; I consider myself very lucky – the three preceding statements are all interconnected because I’m a writer who works from the comfort of my home. I’m doing what I love the most, penning my thoughts and getting paid to do so, at hours that are convenient to [...]
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