Change is Good, Right?
Friday May 30, 2008
You may have noticed About.com's pretty new interface- lots more white space, a little rearranging. Change is good, right? If you are missing anything, please don't hesitate to let me ... Read More
NYC Here I Come
Wednesday May 28, 2008
I need to head out to NYC for a couple weeks soon- for business and pleasure, so I'll have my laptop with me. My trip reminds me of the recent ... Read More
Five Things You MUST Do To Succeed As a Freelance Writer
Monday May 26, 2008
This post was brought on by my recent musings on tenacity and my readers’ resulting comments.
Here are 5 practices that I firmly believe will further your freelance writing business.
Define success. ... Read More
Freelance Writing Jobs!
Sunday May 18, 2008
If there's one question I get here at About Freelance Writing, it's where to find freelance writing jobs.
Some of you regular readers may recall my original list of twenty (yes, ... Read More
The #1 Most Important Thing You Need to Make It
Wednesday May 14, 2008
I read a blog post over at Freelance Switch today that reminded me of the single most important thing that you'll need to make it in this field.
Tenacity.
I truly believe ... Read More
Glad To Be Freelancing- Despite the Economy
Friday May 9, 2008
As I pushed the kids out the door to school this morning, I was glad I wasn't paying $3.89 per gallon to get to work. I walked the 10 steps ... Read More
Today.com Checks In
Tuesday May 6, 2008
In case you didn't read the comments in the post below titled "Jury's Still Out..." we did finally get to hear from Nichole of the new blog network Today.com. I ... Read More
Jury's Out On Today.com
Monday May 5, 2008
Hi all. I got a couple emails this morning about the Today.com blogging gig that was posted at Performancing.com , Freelance Writing Gigs and Problogger. Althouth all of these ... Read More
Matador Travel Expands; More Ops For Travel Writers!
Monday May 5, 2008
As a freelancer, I do like to work with the Matador network. Their assignments are easy, payment is quick, and they are just plain pleasant to work with. As a ... Read More
Want To Meet An Editor?
Sunday May 4, 2008
Join me as I pick the brain of Erika-Marie Geiss, editor of the theWAHMmagazine.
Becoming a freelance writer was my first foray into being a WAHM (work at home mom) and ... Read More
Would An Editor Steal Your Idea?
Friday May 2, 2008
A reader with a huge story to pitch is wondering what's keeping an editor from stealing her idea and assigning it to a veteran writer. Would an editor really ... Read More