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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

October 6th, 2008

Another Pitch For The Copy Writing Summit

My buddy, Kristen King, who writes BizChicksRule asked if I’d remind you about the Copywriting Success Summit 2008.
If you want to become a copywriter you should seriously consider attending this. I’m tempted even though I’m not particularly interested in it.
Write well and often,

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September 25th, 2008

Copywriting Success Summit - Last Day For Discounts

I rarely endorse writing classes, but if I wanted to learn copywriting or become a copywriter I’d sign up for Copywriting Success Summit 2008. Here’s why:

I know it’s possible, even quite possible to earn a ton of money copywriting - I’ve seen people do it. I ghostwrite which is another area of writing altogether.
I know […]

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September 5th, 2008

Freelance Writing Jobs - 69 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs

(www.thegoldenpencil.com)
We end this week with 69 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs.
That’s a total of 154 writing, blogging, editing and translation jobs - not too shabby considering Monday was a major holiday here in the States.
If you’re new to applying for freelance writing jobs or need a refresher, How To Apply For A Freelance Writing […]

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January 25th, 2008

Copyblogger’s 5 Step POWER Method

Brian Clark who does such a great job over at CopyBlogger, has managed to boil his years of copywriting experience down to 5 simple looking steps: Prepare, Organize, Write, Edit, Review
For sure he knows good simply copy writing isn’t simple, but the way he’s broken it down does give a newcomer to the art […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

September 17th, 2007

Not Just Copywriter’s Curses

Chris Garrett challenges copywriters to Check Yourself for These 7 Symptoms of the Copywriter’s Curse. Believe me, these symptoms are not restricted to copywriters – every freelance writer I’ve ever known has suffered from at least some of these at one time or another.
The nifty thing is Chris has some great suggestions about how to […]

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April 3rd, 2007

A Great Quote For Writers

In theory I blog at least twice a day… that doesn’t always happen, particularly on the weekends.
Today my head is full of cotton, hay, and rags (Tin Man of Oz?) so instead of writing or talking with clients or even doing the dishes, I’ve been prowling around some blogs.
Walter Burek, copywriter who blogs at Inklings […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

March 25th, 2007

What Makes A Writer Professional?

For a long time I considered any writer who got paid for their writing to be a professional writer. It was a simple definition that worked will until the internet and Google adwords.
With the push for search engine optimized articles at rates like $1 and $2 for 500 words, I have to rethink what I […]

By Anne Wayman -- 4 comments

February 6th, 2007

Of Writing Specialties and Writing Clients

Over in our forum, there’s been some discussion of how to pick a writing specialty. (It shows up in a category about copywriting.) The advice mostly runs to finding your passion or your interests and writing about that.
I’ve recently run into another approach through the marketing class I’m taking from Mark Silver, who owns The […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments