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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for July 2006

July 26th, 2006

Writing While Traveling - 31 Days of Freelance Writing Tips - Day 26

Scott Nesbitt just returned from three weeks in China… what a great thing to do. In this entry of his blog he details just how he went about making sure the notes he kept would be available for future writing.
If you’ve going away from home, this is certainly worth taking a close look at – [...]

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July 26th, 2006

This Writer’s Cat

Okay, this is more or less totally off-topic, except that in my writing life, a cat is a necessity.
I am the designated person of MzTiz and right now I’m wondering what universal law it is that cats get unhappy if ever they catch even a glimpse of the bottom of the bowl that contains [...]

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July 25th, 2006

After Rejection - 31 Days of Freelance Writing Tips - Day 25

Feeling down about getting a rejection slip? This may turn you around:
After Rejection
Write well and often,

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July 25th, 2006

55 New Freelance Writing Jobs

Just posted 55 new freelance writing jobs - go get ‘em.
And I’m running late this morning…
Write well and often,

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July 24th, 2006

Logos for Freelance Writers

Our forum never ceases to amaze me. Someone asked about logos for freelance writers and sure enough, we’ve got at least one real expert on the subject. The thread starts here, but the solid advice starts in the fourth post.
If you’ve thought about a logo for your freelance writing business, this is a must [...]

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July 24th, 2006

13 Web Writing Tips - 31 Days of Freelance Writing Tips - Day 24

Jake Challenor, Managing Editor of www.ImBoss.tv, offers 13 Steps To Writing Killer Web Copy. Jake and his website are in Australia, known to some of us as Oz. I was fortunate enough to spend about 10 days in Brisbane years ago. It didn’t take me more than a minute or two to fall in [...]

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July 23rd, 2006

Headlines! 31 Days of Freelance Writing Tips - Day 23

I don’t’ know about you, but I never feel I do a good job with headlines. Even back in my newspaper days, I was always grateful when someone edited my headlines. Now blogger and writer Meryl K Evans has come up with five solid tips for headline writing. They’re all helpful, but my favorite is [...]

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July 22nd, 2006

Plotting - 31 Days to Better Freelance Writing - Day 22

Shai Coggins has a nifty blog called eWriteLife – and she should. Her bio reveals just how proficient she is online. She’s got a category on writing fiction, and there offers this tip for plotting:

Start with a Character

Shai offers some great examples and then tells you briefly what to do with your character.
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July 21st, 2006

Ask for Referrals - 31 Days to Better Freelance Writing - Day 21

Once again, Lori Widmer hits the proverbial nail on the head with this we-all-should-do-this-but-a-reminder-helps tip:

Your next client is as close as your last client. Always ask for referrals.

Those of us who’ve been around the freelance writing game awhile are often startled at how much of our business comes from previous clients. Easily a third, and [...]

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July 21st, 2006

Freelance Writing Jobs - 64 Today

64 new freelance writing and editing jobs, plus a couple of translation jobs as well – way up from earlier this week.
btw, I was encouraged to use some images… decided this star of pencils would be a good way to signal freelance writing jobs – do you like it?
Write well and often,

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