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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for May 2007

May 25th, 2007

Freelance Writing Jobs - 43 New Writing and Editing Jobs

We end the week with 43 new writing, editing, and translation jobs.
The total for this week is 113 freelance writing jobs.
Get notification of all job postings by subscribing to Abundant Writing News.
Write well and often,

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By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2007

Thinking About Rights

Over in our forum we’ve been having a discussion about what rights to our work it makes sense to sell. On the whole, the comments are running to “don’t ever sell all rights.”
Just to be clear, when you sell “all rights” that’s exactly what it means. You can’t sell the work again, ever without either […]

By Anne Wayman -- 6 comments

May 24th, 2007

Shameless Self-Promotion – Vision Your Book

There’s still time to register for Vision Your Book – the teleclass for people who want to get a book written but aren’t sure how to start.
The class is next Tuesday, May 29th. Registration is limited to 10 and I’ve got a few spots left.
Get all the details here, and please feel free to contact […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Honor The Pauses

One of the odd things about freelance writing is we often ask ourselves to be creative more or less on demand. While I believe that it is possible to get in the habit of creation, I also recognize that, when I’m dealing with difficult material, I need to give myself lots of space. It’s a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Need News For Your Research?

StumbleUpon.com is both a tremendous time sink and an interesting resource. I’m cooking up some bacon for both breakfast and a spinach salad and between flipping rashers, I clicked my StumbleUpon toolbar thingie a few times… and got this:
Newseum.org which has at least the front page from over 500 newspapers in 54 countries! You can […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2007

Freelance Writing Jobs - 39 New Writing and Editing Jobs

I just posted 39 new jobs for freelance writers and editors.
Yes, sometimes publishers or employers ask that I put their ads for writers and editors in my postings… and I do.
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision - for those who […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2007

Battle Brewing Out of Print Book Rights

According to Publisher’s Weekly last Tuesday the Authors Guild sent a warning to it’s members about a change publisher Simon and Schuster is making in its contracts with authors. The warning spelled out the fact that S and S would control books even after they were out of print because they would retain them in […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2007

What Kind of Freelance Writer Are You?

Sharon Hurley Hall creator of the blog Get Paid to Write (what a concept!) pointed to 13 Breeds Of Freelancer And How To Up Your Game over at Freelance Switch.
It’s a fun, tongue mostly in cheek look at the freelance life, complete with cartoons.
I found I identified a bit with each category! How about you?
Write […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2007

How To Say “No”

Sharlene Thomas BellaOnline’s Career Training Editor and forum member has a nifty new article called Saying No Requires Planning for Freelancers.
“No” is one of the most powerful and useful words in the world, in my not so humble opinion. It’s particularly useful for freelance writers. We need to set boundaries with clients and we must […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

May 21st, 2007

Writing With Vision Newsletter Launches Tomorrow!

Writing With Vision is a site dedicated to helping you get your book written. The mostly weekly newsletter launches tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22. It features articles and other resources for those who want to get a book written.
Sign up now and get a FREE copy of Through the Labyrinth of Writing Your Book - […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments