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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

May 16th, 2008

Duh - It’s Friday, Not Thursday

I just realized today is Friday, not Thursday…. a senior moment?
Jobs are coming…
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 15th, 2008

A Morning Not Writing

I’m normally at my computer writing by 6:30 or 7 in the morning. I’m one of those folks who likes getting up at first light and mornings are my most creative time. It’s just flat easier to write in the morning for me than at any other time.
Today, however, I’m doing it differently. First of […]

By Anne Wayman -- 9 comments

May 13th, 2008

New Tag Line

This is taking chances month at the b5media.com business channel. We’ve been challenged to do something slightly differently. Hence my call for guest bloggers the other day. (And you’re still welcome to submit one, or two, or… )
I’ve also changed the tag line - no, not the one under the logo on top (more about […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

May 11th, 2008

Mother’s Day Was (and still can be) About Peace

Today, mother’s day has become a commercial venture, replete with over priced and unsustainable cut flowers, mountains of cards printed on non-recycled paper and questionable gifts. But it wasn’t started that way.
Mother’s Day creator Julia Ward Howe, who also wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” wrote the following proclamation, in part as a response […]

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May 8th, 2008

Q&As for Freelance Writers

Have you got questions about making money writing as a freelancer? We’ve got answers:

Do I Need a Degree?
How Do I Submit Clips?
What am I doing wrong in responding to ads?
Can I charge a late fee for a late payment?
Pricing Ghostwriting
Asking for Pay
Manuscript Format
Why Am I Not Getting A Response?
Are The Writing Jobs You Post […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

May 7th, 2008

Want Powerful Writing Examples? Try a Little Romance!

Sonia Simone who writes the excellent copyblogger has a wonderful post called: What Romance Novels Can Teach You About Powerful Copywriting. It’s a great article, except it’s too limited.
The truth is, the principles Sonia point out about romance novels… what makes them work, will work for many more kinds of writing than just copy or […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

May 5th, 2008

Borders Bookstores Beta Digital

I was truly surprised when I discovered that one of Borders Bookstore’s 15 new concept stores around the country opened a few days ago just moments from me in National City (adjacent to San Diego on the south). I’m not totally clear on the concept of concept store in this instance, although I was intrigued […]

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May 1st, 2008

An Ultimate Distraction For Writers

Can you see what’s in my backyard? Yep, kittens! There are actually four of them and plus, of course, the mom. All feral at the moment, but three and maybe four of the kittens are spoken for. I’ll try to trap mom once the kittens are gone and get her nutered, then, if she’ll let […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

April 28th, 2008

The $600 Tax Rebate Revisited

Back in March I speculated about what I’d do when my $600 rebate arrived. Today, with the announcement that the first rebates were deposited today, I looked back at my post.
I was tickled to see that I managed to order a new couch and get bookcases without the rebate. But I’m still not sure what […]

By Anne Wayman -- 8 comments

April 24th, 2008

Ebook Readers - A Problem I Hadn’t Thought Of

Sigh! I suppose it should be obvious, but until I read Joe Wikert’s story called Kindle Book Conversion: One Author’s Story that I realized there would, of course, be formatting problems when it came time to get your book, or mine, into shape for whatever ebook reader I wanted to be able to sell it […]

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