When freelance writers and editors determine how much they should charge, there’s an awful lot to conisder. This article, which is part two of a series, gives you an overview of many of the items you whould include, like vacation, sick pay, health insurance, savings and, of course taxes.
Fortunately, it doesn’t all have to be […]
Over on our forum, we often ask each other questions about writing and the mechanics of a manuscript. Most recently someone got instructions from an editor to include breakout boxes in an article. The poster asked if a breakout was the same thing as a sidebar. It sounded like a side bar to me, but […]
I have an agent interested in a book I wrote way back in 1987 on a typewriter! The typewriter was electric
I think it was self-correcting, but Im not sure. Obviously, I dont have the file on computer.
Several years ago I acquired, along with a printer, a program called Iris Pro. Of course, […]
I posted 40 New Jobs for Writers and Editors
we seem to be hanging out in the 35-45 jobs these days.
Book publishing tends to die from about now until after New Years, but that isnt true of freelance writing and editing gigs
oh it will slow down around Thanksgiving and Christmas and over the New […]
Ive been talking with an agent about some of my work well, exchanging emails. I suspect well actually do business together, and it could be great for me. Shes been aware of me and my work on About.com and a month or so ago I got it together to email her. I actually put […]
Question: I see ads for proofreading and for copyediting. What’s the difference between the two? jk
Answer: Hi jk - proofreading and copyediting do tend to blur, but there is a difference. According to Dictionary.com, proofreading is: To read … (read the rest of the answer)
Write well and often,
If you have a question you’d like to […]
Over on our forum, the first time you get something published that you’re also paid for you’ll get a Golden Pencil Award.
You will have to register on the forum - it’s free. And you’ll have to post about what you published. Once you win a Golden Pencil, you’re free to use it on your […]
I’ve been wondering…
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Ah, we’re back up again - 44 New Writing and Editing Jobs Posted Today.
One of the things that keeps me amazed is the number of postings that are totally incompete - I’ve seen listings with everything but contact information. Lots of listings don’t post any information about pay - I do my best to guess, […]
Jessica Ramirez, who now runs the freelance writing site over at about.com has a poll about Freelance Writing Income.
Let’s all take the poll and keep an eye on it and see how it goes.
Meanwhile,
Write well and often,
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Making good money as a freelance writer
Written by Anne Wayman [email] for b5media.
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