Out of all the networking activities that you can do, the hardest concept to deal with is the green monster. I’m talking about jealousy, of course, that destructive force that can sabotage your career and take down other talented people right along with it. While there is healthy and unhealthy competition, a lot of times […]
Year: 2007
Freelance Writing Tip #31: Use Technology Wisely for Online Networking
In a previous post, I talked about how it’s necessary to avoid flame wars and advised you to exercise diplomacy with editors. While it is true, you do have to be careful about what you post, you also need to be concerned with how you publish your thoughts, emails, etc. online. What was I talking […]
Freelancing 101: What does it mean to be a freelancer?
For a few months now, I’ve been talking about several topics that range from building a freelance writing business to writing motivation to writing employment. As someone was kind enough to point out, I haven’t devoted any efforts to address what freelancing is, why people are drawn to it, and how hard it can be. […]
Freelance Writing Tip #30: Write What You’re Comfortable With
Many paranormal romances, sexy magazines, and romantic comedies delve into some pretty explicit scenes. Horror fiction can include gory details or social taboos. Religious articles require the author to have faith; and writing manuals can get pretty boring, really quick. Even if you find (or get offered) a freelance writing assignment, that doesn’t necessarily mean […]
Freelance Writing Tip #29: Write Children’s Books
One of the hardest things to do to boost your creativity–regardless of what project you’re working on–is to write for kids. While some may claim it’s easy, try stripping out all the prepositional phrases, verb clauses, pronouns, punctuation and still have a story. Writing engaging children’s material–whether or not your goal is to get published–can […]