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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

November 18th, 2007

More On Money

Last week I asked Would You Still Write If You Had A Million Dollars? I was delighted that the comments indicated most of you, like me, would indeed to continue writing if money was no worry.
I was also delighted when both Darren Rowse of Problogger Fame and Mark Silver, of Heart of Business both linked […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

October 26th, 2007

Get Paid To Write – A Blog

There are so many resources on the web. I don’t know about you, but I go into overwhelm on a regular basis.
Sharon Hurley Hall, a freelance writer and blogger, has put up a collection of 150 links to feeds that will interest many freelance writers. There’s an emphasis on blogging and on making money online. […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

October 16th, 2007

The Mystery of Blog Feeds

Okay, so I’ve been a paid blogger for a couple of years now. And yes, I’ve given advice to writers about how to get blog jobs. Which doesn’t mean I’m an expert – not by a long shot.
For example, it’s only recently that I’ve understood how I can use RSS feeds to make my life […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

September 2nd, 2007

A Freelance Writers Workspace

I live in a studio that has some advantages, including a wee garden and a garage. Its major disadvantage is that there’s no true cross breeze. Since I live in San Diego, I can usually solve this by keeping the front (the only) door open. This is my fourth summer here and until this week, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

August 13th, 2007

I’m Distracted Again

Sometimes my planning leaves a bit to be desired. Okay, I’ve done a great jobs of getting blogs dripped for my trip. My clients are happy, but I’m going a bit crazy.
I leave Wed. a.m. about 6 which means I have today and tomorrow to handle all the details… but I’m at the clay […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

July 13th, 2007

Top 5 Posts

I’ve just found out how to determine the most viewed posts for this blog and I thought you might find it interesting:

Writers and their websites
Q&A: How do I email clips to editors?
Another Source for Writing Gigs
It’s Just Not A Writing Day!
Q & A: Submit on Spec or Query?

One reason we bloggers and webmasters are interested […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2007

This Time -12 Steps for Bloggers

Sometimes I want to start a 12 Step Program for people who are addicted to 12 Step Programs, but since I posted about 12 Steps for Writers? it only seems fair to do the same thing for bloggers.
The info came from Mark, who does the A Dozen Steps blog for b5media. The blog he pointed […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

April 18th, 2007

Another Freelance Writing Blog

Well darn! Here’s a good blog about Freelance Writing and it’s written by a gal who lives… right here in San Diego, where I live.
Denise posts a writing question each week… this week it’s Do you consider your writing a profession or a hobby? Good question. I’m a pro, but early on it felt more […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

March 8th, 2007

I’m Taking the Rest of the Day Off!

Whew… I just finished a proposal which had taken me several days to get together. It included reading something I’d written years ago and doing some typo-fixing to include as a sample. I was favorably impressed with my work from way back when.
I also wrote two blog entries for a client, answered another client’s question […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments