Online communities, blogs, and journals are one of the most popular ways for people to reach out to one another across the web. In this online community toolkit, you can read more articles about how to take advantage of this social networking opportunity for this list of social networking sites. The nice thing about building […]
Category: Freelance Writing
Freelance Writing Tip #26: Write like a Ghost
Frustrated you can’t find any assignments? Consider ghostwriting as an alternate source of income. You won’t get credit for what you write (unless you work that out beforehand), but you may be able to use the author as a reference. In these cases, payment is almost guaranteed because both your reputation as an author and […]
Freelance Writing Tip #25: Don’t Rely on Future Payments
The fastest way to get burned freelance writing is to spend upcoming payments or rely on them to bail you out of a tough spot. Just like you have to meet your deadlines; publishers should meet theirs. Unfortunately, since every business is structured differently, not every company pays when you expect them to. Some authors […]
Fun with Writing: Word Etymology
One of the things that I love to do with my horror fiction is play on old meanings of words with unique spellings, or try to hint about a character’s true nature by describing them carefully. Here’s where word etymology comes in. Take the word “demon” for example. In this word etymology dictionary, for example, […]
Freelance Writing Tip #24: Passive vs. Active Voice
One of the things that comes into play in writing is finding your own style. I will be the first to admit that there isn’t “one correct way” to write. However, I’m sure that you can expect that proper grammar and spelling are two essentials to being taken seriously as a writer. As I mentioned […]