I’m going through one of those periods that astrologers lay off to mars in retrograde… lots of smallish things going wrong, and a couple of larger ones too. I won’t go into all the details, but I’m also having trouble with a clients, and I’d like your advice.
The first is a smallish contract for a […]
Over at Just Make Money Online has an article called: 12 Steps to Make Money Online with eBooks (and Other Ideas)
She sums it up pretty well, and even suggests you can take her steps and turn them into an ebook… well guess what? I wrote at an ebook called: Yes, YOU can make money with […]
John Clausen who owns the helpful site for freelance writers called Writing for Money, put this in a comment… but I think it’s well worth it’s very own post and a bit of time on my front page. So here it is:
My advice for new writers is to beware of “articles” that claim to have […]
Hi Anne,
I started reading your fantastic blog and have a question for you - how do you recommend people, who are trying to transition into the freelance writing field from another field begin their freelance writing career? I don’t have any copy writing or blogging experience and am wondering how
people usually enter this field. […]
CopyBlogger has a great post today called: Just Say No to These Three Enemies of Clear and Direct Writing. Although I find the title a bit unwieldy, perhaps violating his rules against both something called metadiscourse and pretentiousness, the points are well taken.
Another way to sum it up might be: Keep it simple! It’s amazing […]
I was poking around our Business Channel when I ran into WorkBoxers post called: Who Holds Rights To Commissioned Designs?
Mark strongly suggests designers make sure ownership rights for designs are spelled out in contracts. I do exactly the same thing in ghostwriting contracts. I make sure that my clients retain all the rights unless, for […]
Boss Hatch, a fairly new blog at b5media is dedicated to the younger business person. A couple of months ago, blogger Jim Gorden created a post called: da fate of gud grammer
It’s a nifty rant about how written language may be deteriorating among the young. My hunch is his example is a pretty good example […]
A couple of days ago I wondered why some employers of writers, editors, etc. seem to believe they need the writers in their offices in order to get the work done. I’ve been thinking about this and a couple of things have occurred to me.
There may indeed be situations where the writer needs to be […]
A client who was part way through drafting her first book called me in a panic. “I just realized that none of these ideas are mine,” she cried. “I don’t have anything of my own to say.”
I was pretty sure I knew what she was talking about, but before I jumped into solve…
This is how […]
Freelance Switch has a nice overview of ways to create multiple streams of income. First, they review why you might want multiple streams of income and then they present 11 ways to do so.
As a summary, it’s fine. Some of the suggestions like create an ebook or start a blog, make perfect sense for writers. […]
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