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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for December 2005

December 30th, 2005

We End The Year With 34 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

Yep, I just posted 34 new freelance writing and editing jobs.

I’m affirming a wonderful and abundant 2006 for freelance writers and editors!

Write well, and often,

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December 30th, 2005

One Writer’s Take On Goals

Devon Ellington, friend, virtual colleague and fellow blogger has written a delightful piece on goals for 2006. It’s a retrospective with some great questions any writer can ask themselves to get some clarity and feel some gratitude.

Write well and often,

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December 29th, 2005

Window Washing is Not Writing

Was that me talking about writing discipline? So why am I more interested in washing windows today than in writing? I don’t have an answer… somehow in the middle of winter I’m spring cleaning!

My desk is de-cluttered, the paperback books are ready to go to the thrift store, and my big window sparkles. Heck, I […]

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December 28th, 2005

Do You Have Your 2006 Writer’s Market Yet?

It’s almost 2006, and if you don’t yet have your 2006 Writer’s Market, it’s time! I love it for its annually updated markets and its tips on writing and marketing. I use it when I’m pricing projects.

But the real reason I think every freelance writer needs it every year is that it’s such a great […]

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December 28th, 2005

18 New Jobs for Freelance Writers and Editors

(Yikes… I hit save yesterday instead of publish… so a day late…)
The expected holiday slowdown… later than expected, and not that bad. We’ve got 18 new freelance writing and editing jobs posted today.
And I’ve got a confession… instead of adding new subscribers to the newsletter list, I deleted them! So if you subscribed to Abundant […]

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December 26th, 2005

Discipline and Persistence for Freelance Writing Success

Self-discipline has sort of an ugly reputation. It conjures up pictures of struggle and pain. But there is absolutely no way to become successful as a freelance writer until you develop some sort of discipline about your writing. Unless you get words on paper (or screen) in a regular and, yes, disciplined fashion, you haven’t […]

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December 23rd, 2005

26 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

26 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs. Okay, I’ll make a prediction - that there will be more and more jobs for writers and editors in 2006. Some of the increase I’ve seen over the last months is due to increased ‘net use by publishers and others who want to hire writers. But I’m also […]

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December 22nd, 2005

Vision Your Writing Business

As the year winds down, many of us are thinking about goals for our freelance writing business; I know I am.  Although I certainly make goals, and remake them frequently, I also go beyond goals with Visioning.
Visioning is s a way of inviting the Unlimited into our lives. It opens us up to be and […]

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December 21st, 2005

Can Freelance Writers Miss a Deadline?

Q: Dear Anne, I have an assignment that requires interviews with several people. Two of them are on vacation and I won’t be able to talk with them in time to make the deadline. Should I wait to interview them and submit the article late? - Emily
A: Hi Emily - congratulations on the assignment!
No, […]

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December 20th, 2005

25 New Freelance Writing and Editing Jobs

There are 25 new freelance writing and editing jobs posted today.
Blogger Deborah Ng posts both onsite and offsite jobs for writers and editors at Freelance Writing Jobs several times a week.  You’ll find some duplication there since we use many of the same sources; I only post jobs you can do from home, what I […]

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