Posts Tagged ‘Freelance Writing Tips’
The Little Annoyance Getting in the Way of Your Writing: You
I don't know if this is a girl thing. But my hair is my best friend and my worst enemy. I have a lot of hair! As a kid, I bemoaned the day I forgot to bring a rubber band. In swimming class, my hair floated around me. I was a body of hair with a tiny body attached. And it gave the boys extra ammunition to tease me that day and call me, [...]
How to Let Go and Let Good (Writing Happen)
You ever write and write, then write again. But you keep hitting a brick wall? Something's just not quite right and you can't put your finger on it? You may be suffering from the inability to let go. A frustrating writer's syndrome. Second to only writer's block. It happens when you've grown attached to your writing. You've spend weeks, [...]
The Freelance Writing Blues
Yes there's baby blues and even shopping blues, but freelance writing blues? Yep, I think so. If you're in the low right now, when your phone stops ringing, people stop emailing and your blog is as empty as an ice-cream shop in wintertime, then you know what I mean. You wonder if this is it, the last shebang, the final sign that you didn't make [...]
5 Ways to Burn Bridges in Business
This post will cover the five things you shouldn't do (not including the basics like failing to do any work for a client or refusing to pay a freelancer) if you want a healthy, happy long-term and profitable business relationship. Whether you're a freelancer or a start-up looking to hire a freelancer, there are a few things you should know [...]
Tricks of the Trade from National Magazine Day
This past weekend I attended the first ever National Magazine Day at a local San Francisco bookstore called, "BookSmith." Although I missed the first 5 hours of food, drink, and fun of skimming through hundreds of magazines, I did get there in time for what may have been the best part. Hearing what's hot in the magazine industry from a group of [...]
Learn from My Mistakes
As a new writer, you get to indulge in the idiosyncrasies of being green. I, for example, learned not once but twice, the reasons why you MUST get a contract before you send off your manuscript. I also learned that while I want to make a living writing, I also don't want to take any and every job that comes my way. So here it is, a bunch of [...]
What To Do While You’re Waiting For The Other Shoe to Drop
Photo by: Wit Freelance writing is kind of like fishing. There's a lot of waiting involved. You throw out the bait, wait for a bite and then get ready for the fight. However, instead of thumb twiddling or going to the opposite extreme and getting unnecessarily busy (online shopping or applying for jobs like crazy, for example), this may be a [...]
Rejection Slips
Photo by: Vicki's Pics Sherri Shepherd has a book coming out entitled, "Permission Slips." If I had a book coming out, I'd call it, "Rejection Slips." I'm sure every writer gets them. Those standard letters or brief emails that says, "Sorry the position is filled. We liked you but..." So close, and yet so far. How do you keep querying, [...]
