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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

May 18th, 2007

Writing With Vision - About Getting Your Book Written

If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time you know I’ve been taking a class from Mark Silver called Opening The Money Flow. One of the results of that class is a total refocusing of Writing With Vision.
It’s aimed at folks who want to get a book written whether you write it […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

May 17th, 2007

My Grandson Writes!

Last night I had dinner with my oldest son (the tech writer) and his delightful family. My grandson, the 6th grader, had a writing assignment he was having trouble with so his father asked me to do a bit of coaching. What a joy!
His goal was to draft a feature article on J.K. Rowling’s and […]

By Anne Wayman -- 5 comments

November 27th, 2006

Writing Routines

When it comes to my writing, I’m mostly a creature of habit. Monday through Friday I get up early, usually around 5:30. I spend about an hour in a coffee, meditation, yoga and keeping my numbers routine before I move into the business of the day.
I check email to see if there’s anything urgent and […]

By Anne Wayman -- 6 comments

November 13th, 2006

Writing For Credit Only?

When writing gig posters don’t want to pay writers, or don’t have the money to pay writers they try to justify the lack of pay by assuring you you’ll at least be building writing credits. The theory, I guess, is that if you’ve got writing credits it will be easier for you to get writing […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

October 2nd, 2006

Writers Have Lots of Expertise

In fact, I’d go so far to say that most freelance writers are true generalists. That is, although we may specialize in certain broad areas, we also have the ability to catch on quickly when asked to write about something new. We’re quick studies.
I’ve proven this to my satisfaction in a forum thread. I […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2006

Writing Clients Who Talk and Talk and…

I ghostwrite and that means talking with ghostwriting clients. Often the talk is actually getting information from their head into mine so I can write using both their information and their voice.
But once and awhile I run into a client who talks and talks and talks and very little has to do with the work […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

August 2nd, 2006

How To Avoid Writing An Awful Manuscript

As an editor and as a writing coach, I know just how awful some manuscripts actually are. I’ve often puzzled how a reasonably intelligent person can write a 1,000 word article or a 60,000 word book and have no idea that it’s a terrible piece of writing.
Maybe they have simply gotten caught up in the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

July 27th, 2006

Launched Coaching For Writers

If you’ve poked around my sites you may have discovered that in addition to writing I also coach writers. I just launched the official website announcing my coaching services. It’s called Writing With Vision.
I’ve also added a Notes From A Writing Coach Category. Here I’ll share some of the things I tell my coaching […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments