As a writer, you are a unique creature. While you are producing a product that can only be interpreted so many ways, you are also crafting materials for (or with) someone else with the intent of selling it somewhere down the road. If you intend to make money selling your work, you had better learn […]
Month: June 2007
Resumes & Portfolios for Writers: Part Two
Before you’ve taken the time to build your writing resume, you’ll need to think about how you’d like to pull together a portfolio of your writing. While there are many, many different ways to do this, with a little bit of foresight and goal planning, you can put together a collection of your written works […]
Freelance Writing Tip #20: Interview Cautiously
Since writing jobs are so few and far between, when you get to your very first interview, it’s very common to let that enthusiasm shine through. Unfortunately, enthusiasm sometimes means that you’ll take one-too-many allowances to get the job. Finding a job is a heck of a lot like dating; just like you wouldn’t want […]
Freelance Writing Tip #19: Reading the Classifieds
When you are looking for full-or-part time employment as a writer, there is no such thing as a “writing” job category in the classifieds. Many employers don’t understand the full value of having someone employed as a full-time writer, and this shows when you look for opportunities. Most jobs have different aspects or components of […]
Guest Blogger Writing Tip #2: Reading out of Discomfort
When you choose your next book off of the bookshelf, many genre writers can’t resist the temptation of reading only “their” genre. There is nothing wrong with reading other science fiction writers if you are a science fiction writer yourself, but you’ll find yourself quickly running out of ideas. Well-rounded writers should read outside of […]