Content Or Passion: Weigh In The Writing Journey

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Is it better to participate in contentedness calligraphy or write in place of publication publication? The insusceptible to theme is in point of fact multifaceted and can serve you conclude the inclusive press of your freelance editorial career. It has been estimated that a scribbler resolution needfulness to impound a million words before a publisher [...]

Freelance Writer: Find One Today!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Finding a freelance writer can be a daunting task, especially for the person who requires the skills of a capable writer, but does not know where to begin to look for one. Not everyone who says they are a freelance writer is one either. Sure, they may work freelance, but they are not skilled as [...]

Maintaining Article Integrity

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Inasmuch as I enjoy writing, I do not enjoy participating in schemes to create “templated” articles for other “authors” to use or misuse to their delight. Or, at the very least, to profit from my hard work! On occasion, I am asked by a client to take someone else’s article, make some changes, and make [...]

Shifting Deadlines

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

As a writer who works on multiple projects at any given time, I attempt to pin down a deadline from my clients even if one is not stated. Why? Because, the “I am in no hurry for these” statements invariably becomes, “are you done with the articles?” How embarrassing is that if I make the [...]

Writing in exchange for bread on the table

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Some people say that I have it all &ndash I disagree. I constantly have to struggle with this love-hate relationship I have with writing. I love reading, that’s for sure. And I love to write….about myself as and when I want to. But when I am required to write about something like….say….how to change the [...]

Edit or Rewrite: Either Way it is Work for You!

Monday, September 21st, 2009

As a freelance writer, some of my least favorite projects are those where the client wants me to rewrite an existing article. I have since learned that this type of statement, “It’ll only involve a little editing,” usually really means, “You’ll have to rewrite the entire article in order for it to make sense.” My [...]

Assume Nothing: Spell It Out

Friday, September 4th, 2009

37 years ago today, America landed the Apollo 11 lunar module upon Earth’s moon. For those of us old enough to remember this event we have that day permanently etched in our memories. On that date I was an almost 11 year old kid taking a summer clarinet class — we interrupted our squeakings and [...]