Are You Committed to Writing?
If you are committed to being a freelance writer, you will need to have a marketing plan in place. You will also have a commitment to learning the craft of writing on various subjects; how to calculate the keyword density for the articles you write that require SEO keywords as part of the requirement given [...]
Are You a Writer or an Author?
I encourage authors to become writers.
Here is the distinction:
An author is someone with authority. That is, you are an author if you have something you wish to convey to readers, whether it is a story you have invented, an experience you feel is instructive, an opinion you want to express, or knowledge you want to [...]
Writing a Great Chicken Soup for the Soul Story
Have you ever wanted to submit a story for the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books? Or have you submitted one or two, but were never published? Here are some tips from a former Senior Editor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series on how to improve your Chicken Soup for [...]
Freelance Writers – Finding the Right Publication for You
I recently answered a call for submissions to write articles for a newsletter. This was to be an ongoing position, but the advertisement didn’t mention remuneration, article length, or turnaround time. I contacted the person who posted the article and asked questions about these issues.
What I got back was an open email
Freelance Writing – Gaining Writing Experience
Some Catch-22, huh? In the writing business, you can’t get published until you have some experience. If you can’t get published until you have experience, how do you get experience? How do you get publishing clips to show all those publishers who want to see “previously published clips”?
Freelance Writing – Paying Markets and More
Here are some resources to help you get published.