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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for September 2007

September 23rd, 2007

Well Darn!

You know me… I’m the one who tells folks if they have trouble starting writing to just start. I make it sound so easy, and often it is. But not always.
Here it is Sunday and most Sundays I blog at least once. Most Sundays I have something to say about writing… but not this Sunday. […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

September 21st, 2007

Being A Hero For Yourself

Mark Silver, business consultant and writer has a post on his blog called Making your heroic choice. He quotes from an interview by Maya Frost with author Sarah Susanka.
Sarah talks about how she got a book written while she had a fulltime job. Her secret? She made a twice-weekly appointment with herself to write, and […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

September 21st, 2007

Freelance Writing Jobs - 56 New Writing, Editing and Translation Jobs

Hmmm. Today there are 56 New Writing, Editing and Translation Jobs.
That brings the total number of writing etc. jobs to 157 for the week.
It’s not always easy to tell if a job will accept a telecomuting writer. I actually think that’s what the definition of freelancer should be, but that’s something I”m not going to […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

September 20th, 2007

Want Some Writing Tips?

Oh my, do we have tips for writers.
You could start with the Index to 31 days of Writing Tips.
Or you could take a look at any of these selected tips for freelance writers:
The Writer’s Idea List
Blogging On Vacation
Responding to the Freelance Writing Job Postings
Your Email Sig – A Writer’s Marketing Tool
Bad Mood? Start Writing
How Do […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

September 20th, 2007

Could Ads Mean Books Become Free?

Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 Blog has a post called Revenue Model Alternatives for Book Publishing which in turn points to another post titled Books for Free? by Martyn Daniels in London.
There he talks about Shanghai-based Bookgg who is exploring adding ads to books so they are free to readers and there’s enough money for both […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

September 19th, 2007

Your Book - Getting The Writing Done

I’m a big believer in setting up a writing schedule and actually putting my writing time on my calendar. But I don’t believe this kind of schedule should be rigid.
How to Get the Writing Done is an article I wrote for Writing With Vision. It’s aimed at getting a book written, but I think it […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

September 19th, 2007

Freelance Writing Jobs - 32 New Writing, Editing and Translation Jobs

Huh! I found only 32 New Writing, Editing and Translation Jobs today… way down from the last few weeks.
I never have a clue about why one day there are lots of jobs, and another there are fewer… on the other hand, the total for the week is 160 writing jobs, which is nothing […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

September 18th, 2007

Complaints About Writing Clients?

Do you have a writing client who is driving you crazy? You’re not alone. Someone on our forum pointed to the Writing Frump Weblog, and it’s a hoot. It’s a newish blog, and the author at the moment at least is anonymous, but any of us who have worked with writing clients for any length […]

By Anne Wayman -- 8 comments

September 18th, 2007

Sacrifices to the Writing Gods

Someone reminded me today what it was like when I first started writing professionally. I remember the paralysis I felt staring at a blank piece of paper I’d rolled into the typewriter. (Yeah, I am that old, but the blank screen works just as well.)
Gradually, I came to believe the experts; if I’d just start […]

By Anne Wayman -- 10 comments

September 17th, 2007

Article Writer Investigates Helium

We’ve all seen ads for freelance writers by Helium Marketplace. I’ve been suspicious of the service as a good market for writers because they don’t pay. Instead, they offer a revenue share and attempt to get publishers to buy the articles; if successful, the writer then gets paid. While I’m not opposed to writing on […]

By Anne Wayman -- 16 comments