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  Being a Shark Can Help Your Writing Business

  Posted on April 10, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing

  Don’t judge me, but I’m a big fan of reality TV. Just like I love a good memoir and an autobiography, I get a high from watching real life people do crazy ass things. To me, it’s just inspires me to do something crazy myself. One of my favorite shows is, “Shark Tank.” It seems [...]

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  Don’t Sell Like a Used Car Salesman

  Posted on January 19, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing

  Photo by: roberthuffstutter My husband and I hobbled on over to a used car lot recently. The reason for our less than enthusiastic attitude was our fear of encountering the dreaded stereotypical used car salesman. The man with a big persona (a.k.a. desperate man who talks too much). You know the guy. The one who [...]

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  What Acting as a Reporter Has Taught Me

  Posted on November 12, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  photo by: RogueSun Media I say “acting” because that’s what all writers feel at some point in their careers. That we are all acting, pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes, pretending that we are actual writers when there are days we wonder if we’ll ever really deserve the title. That’s how I felt on the [...]

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  Writing Transforms Shy Gal Into a Superhero

  Posted on October 2, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  Photo by: Onion I’ve already listed “What Being a Writer Has Taught Me” in an earlier post, but one thing I didn’t mention was how it has changed me. See, I’m a shy person.  As a grad student in Counseling Psychology I took the Myers-Briggs personality test which only confirmed my introverted-ness.  Yet, when I [...]

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  Odd Man Out

  Posted on September 25, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  photo by Lisa Norwood Here’s what I’ve learned.  Tell me if you think I’m wrong or right.  It seems like in the digital world particularly in the area of freelance writing, there is a wave of what I like to call “lit cliques.”  It’s kind of like being in high school, you know which group [...]

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  Turning Tricks: Secrets of a Freelance Writer

  Posted on September 24, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  photo by nickwheeleroz MacKenzie Phillips shocking confession on Oprah startled the world!  At least it shocked me.  And though I don’t have quite a huge secret, I do suddenly have a desire to share a tiny one.  Here it is…I don’t like every writing job I get.  Phew!  It might not be a big secret but [...]

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  What Being a Writer Has Taught Me

  Posted on September 16, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  1.  That you need be thick-skinned to handle a mind-blowing number of rejections but be thin-skinned enough to be an observant, sensitive, intuitive and honest writer. 2.  Publishers can get away with a lot like promising to pay you and then suddenly disappearing into thin air. 3.  That you need to have an insane amount [...]

  
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