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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

Archive for the ‘Best Books About Freelance Writing’ Category

February 4th, 2008

Writing for Wikipedia - an Editor’s Insights

Wikipedia is a relatively new phenomena, and it can be a wonderful resource on an amazing number of topics.
Part of the draw of the Wiki is that, in theory, they are editable by the masses. The idea is to create truly collaborative work. Many, including me, find figuring editing anything but straight forward.
Mary Rotman, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

October 19th, 2007

6 Best Books for Freelance Writers

Here are links to blogs about six of my favorite books for freelance writers:

Chicago Manual of Style - Online
The Abundance Book
Bird by Bird
Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That?
Elements of Style - A Must Have for Freelance Writers
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers

Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource for freelance writers including 3x a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

October 17th, 2007

Writer’s Market 2008

You know we’re sneaking up on the end of the year when you can order next year’s Writer’s Market.
It’s that time again. If you’re serious about writing magazine articles, writing books, or any aspect of freelance writing, you owe it to yourself to buy the current Writer’s Market. While it doesn’t cover everything, it comes […]

By Anne Wayman -- 6 comments

January 9th, 2007

Peter Bowerman Podcast

There was a time when I was on the bleeding edge of technology and an early adapter… but that was at least a decade ago (although it feels like only a month or so). Today I feel like I’m not only not keeping up, I dragging behind.
Take podcasts for instance. I hardly know what they […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

November 22nd, 2006

Writing From The Heart

I was talking with a friend in the construction business who is putting together his first website. That, of course, means he’s got to do some writing. It’s not his normal means of communication, although he is well spoken.
Someone he trusts suggested he write from the heart and he told me it had made it […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

November 20th, 2006

A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing Blog

I met Marti Lawrence over the net about a year ago. She’s a nifty write who suggested a blog called A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing. It’s a combo diary and tips and worth checking out.
Marti herself has something called a Lens at Book Squid where she promotes her her free ebook about using this type […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

October 24th, 2006

Writing and Publishing Jargon

When I’ve got a writing problem I often turn to our forum. There are some amazing folks over there and usually I get my answer. Yesterday I posted a question about finding a book designer, explaining that one of my current ghostwriting projects was going to require a series of callouts. Although that can be […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

October 4th, 2006

Chicago Manual of Style - Online

The Chicago Manual of Style is one of those reference books that can sit on your shelf for months and months collecting dust. But if you have anything to do with writing, editing or producing books, it’s a must-have reference. And that included ebooks, and even, in some instances, reports or other lengthy manuscripts.
I most […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

September 18th, 2006

Copyright - a Possible Violation

A blog that shall remain nameless and linkless, at least at the moment, has copied one of the entries here in total – complete with title, picture and links to my newsletter subscription. I found it because WordPress, the blogging software b5media has us all use, shows incoming links.
As I looked through the blog […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2006

Writer’s Market 2007

Yes, I know – we’re still in summer of 2006, but the 2007 edition of Writer’s Market is available now. Every year I tell writers if they are even a little bit serious about freelancing, they must invest in the current Writer’s Market. Here’s why; at Amazon it says this, which is why you want […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

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