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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for May 2008

May 30th, 2008

Peter Bowerman on Amazon/BookSurge

One of my heroes is Peter Bowerman. His most recent book, The Well-Fed Self-Publisher is based on his very real-world experience publishing two best sellers, The Well-Fed Writer and The Well-Fed Writer: Back for Seconds.
I checked his blog and didn’t find anything about Amazon’s controversial attempts to force self-publishers to print through Amazon-owned BookSurge to […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

May 29th, 2008

Open Comments Starts… Now!

Welcome to Open Mic Comments… it’s easy breezy… just post a comment, or a question in the comment place or respond to someone else’s comment…
Let’s go for it….

Tags: editors, freelance-writing, making money, money, open comments, open mic, translators, writers

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By Anne Wayman -- 49 comments

May 29th, 2008

Open Comments This Evening

Our second open comment session is due to start at 6:30 Pacific Time today. We had a blast last week, and you can be part of that this week.
Here’s the official announcement… or just stop by and add your comment… looking forward to see you here.
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 28th, 2008

Freelance Writing Jobs - 61 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs

Hah… 61 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs.
Whew, wasn’t sure I’d get these up before my power is turned off for most of the day.
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 want to get a book written.
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By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 27th, 2008

Building Residual Income - One Writer’s Saga

I’m probably not going to win a lottery (I never buy tickets) and it doesn’t look like I’m going to inherit anything substantial. And, truth be known, I don’t have any real retirement plan.
So, I want and need to create some serious residual income.
I get about $250 in royalties every year - maybe $300. Once […]

By Anne Wayman -- 9 comments

May 27th, 2008

Is Silence Golden For Writers?

Graham Strong, who writes a blog called A Few Strong Words and also writes white papers, has a post called: Cutting Out the Noise
There he talks about his own experience shutting down IM and email most of the day as an experiment to see if he really did get more done. Not surprisingly, he found […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

May 26th, 2008

No Jobs Today

No jobs today because I’m on the train on my way to visit two grandkids in Costa Mesa. It’s not quit 100 miles north, but the route is Interstate 5 which is often just a mess. So I take the train which is fun.
We’ll have jobs as usual on Wednesday.
Write well and often and take […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 25th, 2008

Some Sunday Writing Blog Links

Hmmm. Using Google to search for freelance writing blogs, I came up with these:

Fab Freelance Writing Blog - tips and tricks, particularly about writers using the web
Writing Thoughts - bits and pieces about the freelance writing life.
All Freelance Writing - solid marketing information found here by an online PR expert
The Writers Manifesto Blog - another […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

May 23rd, 2008

No Jobs on Monday

It’s been decided… Monday I’m taking the train up the coast a bit to visit the two youngest grandkids… so no jobs will be posted on Monday.
Enjoy your holiday if you’re in the US and if you’re not, maybe you can use ours as an excuse for one.
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Gas Prices on Fun Friday

We in the Business Channel picked this week’s “fun” theme as gas prices. I’m not at all sure what’s fun about gas prices, unless, of course, you own an oil company. And my hunch is even typical share holders are feeling the gas price pinch.
Of course, we freelance writers, editors, translators, bloggers, etc. don’t usually […]

By Anne Wayman -- 21 comments