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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for November 2005

November 17th, 2005

31 New Jobs for Freelance Writers and Editors

31 New Freelance Jobs for Writers and Editors posted… on Tuesday, 11/15/2005
arghhh, tech problems means we lost some of the posts so I’m back posting…
Write well and often,

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November 13th, 2005

Self-Published Writer Wins Big

Ok, so I write non-fiction, mostly because I can’t seem to plot. But like most non-fiction writers, I’ve got a secret yen to write a mystery. Yesterday, Calvan Terrel who writes The Blurred Line Blog posted How To Become A Successful Self-Published Writer which links to a story on Yahoo called Flynn Goes […]

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November 12th, 2005

Poor Spelling and Grammar May Mean Freelance Writing Jobs

A hew and cry has again gone up about the state of both spelling and grammar in the United States. If you’re willing to put up with advertising and use Internet Explorer, you can watch MSN’s Brian Williams do a rather cute report about the desperate state of language at http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=e6f8e7be-43eb-4603-bb9f-74e61d795042&a%20mp;t=&f=34/64&p=
Williams blames computers in […]

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November 11th, 2005

48 New Freelance Writing Jobs

Yep, even on a U.S. holiday, we’ve got 48 new freelance writing and editing jobs.
Write well and often,
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November 9th, 2005

Book Proposals – The Marketing Study

A major part of a book proposal is the Marketing Study. The goal is to convince the prospective publisher that there really is a market for your book. So two things are needed:

A survey of existing books and how well they’re doing

Detail why your book is different from existing books, and how it […]

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November 8th, 2005

Do You Remember Typewriters?

I learned all my typing skills in a 7th grade typing class. We had old, manual Royals lined up on banquet-type tables. Beside each type writer was a large book, designed like an a-frame so it could stand while we worked on the typing exercises.
Years later, I found myself working for a small community newspaper […]

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November 8th, 2005

51 Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs Today

Wow - we’ve got 51 new freelance writing and editing jobs today… what a nice number!
Using these postings should probably be only a small portion of your marketing efforts. Lots of people apply for the writing and editing jobs I post. I do know it’s worth applying because not only have I gotten writing gigs […]

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November 7th, 2005

The Freelance Writing Blog Becoming Part of b5 Media Network

Some of you may be aware that this blog is part of a network. We’re all excited because our network is merging with the b5 Media Network. From my point of view this means more exposure, more traffic and more resources behind the scenes.
For you, those additional resources will mean a better blog. I suspect […]

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November 4th, 2005

30 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

Just posted 30 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs.
Sometimes I think I can detect patterns in the job offerings, but most of the time it’s a total mystery to me. But either way, the work is out there.
Write well and often,

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November 3rd, 2005

Invoices for Freelance Writers

Sometimes clients and editors want invoices from freelance writers. It’s not hard to do. How to Create an Invoice for Your Freelance Writing Clients tells you how and links to a sample.
Write well and invoice often,

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