I believe offering support to other freelance writers has a lot to do with giving back. So, when I pitch stories to prospective targets, I try to include my colleagues. How? By suggesting that conduct interviews, request quotes, or do a combination of the two in an article, blog post, or series. That way, when…
CLIP: When Life Gives You Lemons Write About Making the Best Lemonade
I don’t know of any writer who doesn’t receive a rejection or have frustrations from time to time. We all have those experiences. However, instead of focusing on negativity, this year I’m taking a different approach. I see positive results from those efforts, too. That’s where the title, “When Life Gives You Lemons Write About…
Be a Writer Who Sets Goals
Today’s my birthday, and I thought, in today’s blog post, I would share why it’s important to be a writer who sets goals. Earlier in my career, I set goals regularly. Being part of accountability groups whereby we listed our goals in forums and tracked our progress was part of my routine. Now? I keep…
Monday Motivation: Goals
We’re two weeks into the New Year. Have you set goals? Do you have concerns about setting them or that they may not be realistic? Setting goals are one of the active “ingredients” I include in my freelance writing business not only as a way of ensuring I maintain motivation but also sucess. I write…
10 Apps to Help You Manage Your Freelance Writing
Are you looking for freelance writing work? I know what you’re going to say, “We all are, aren’t we?” That’s a fair answer. We all need things to work on and, to be honest, there are tons of place to find work scattered throughout the Internet. The trick is locating places that will pay you…