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Freelance Journalism - How to Pitch Ideas to Newspaper Editors

Freelance journalism is not only a way to open a door to a full time reporting job; many prefer the freedom that freedom that freelancing allows and also the...

Freelancing to a Healthy Second Income - Is Freelancing Right For You?

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So, you're sick of the rat race and have decided to at least supplement your income by working at home as a freelancer? Read these tips and decide if it's...

Breaking Into Freelance Medical Writing

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I'm delighted to give up-and-coming freelance medical writers a little personal advice. And my first tip always is to join the American Medical Writers...

Freelance Proofreading - The Real World!

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If you have particular skills and expertise in a certain area, then follow that tracks through. I loved education, so it still remains my major proofing...

Freelance Writer Tips - How to Create an Effective Web Site and Blog

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If you want to be a successful freelance writer, there are many things you will need to know. One of the most important steps you can take to taking your...

Freelance Writers - A Dozen Ways to Stay Focused on Your Writing

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Schedule your writing for YOUR most productive time of the day. For example, don't leave your writing for the very last thing at night if you're an early...

Freelance Writers - How to Package Services So Clients Will Be Clamoring to Buy Them From You

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Many freelance writers don't realize it, but the skills they possess are literally worth thousands of dollars. They are uniquely positioned to take the...

Freelance Writing - A Medium to Generate Income

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There are many freelance writers writing for various newspapers, magazines and other editorials. One can really make a sound income

Freelance Writing and Copywriting - Every Writer Needs a Bio

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You're a writer: do you have a bio? Every freelance writer and copywriter needs a bio, because people need to know who you are before they'll hire you....

Top 10 Things You Should Do to Win a Freelance Writing Bid

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While many freelancers have already taken or are seriously thinking to take on freelance writing as their profession, many professional writers too, are...

Freelance Writing For Ad Agencies Can Make You Rich

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If you land a gig with an ad agency as a freelance copywriter, you can expect excellent pay and repeat work if you do a good job. Read the following article...

Five Quick Tips for Aspiring Copywriters

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So, as long as copywriters are going to keep popping up like breakfast treats, it seems appropriate for us white-haired communicators to share what we know...

A Problem in Fiction Writing: Writing Truthfully Versus Writing Accurately

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A writer can reveal his story accurately if he chooses to. If he chooses to insert inaccuracies to emphasize or exaggerate a point that imparts a truthful...

Writing Vividly: the Power of Description

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The literary market always has a demand for descriptive articles and short stories. A writer's success in any line of literary work depends largely upon his...

Finding Success in Writing - The Beginning

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With the success of many authors, poets and creative writers, many teachers continue to stress the importance of writing

Five Golden Rules for Writers

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Regardless of what sort of writer you are and how much you love to write, there are probably days when you'd rather clean ditches than face another blank page.

The Five Myths of Freelance Writing Explained

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There are other people who imagine that while people can earn some money via freelance writing, it will never be enough to quit their day job. In fact,...

Practical Advice on Writing the Biographical Novel

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Many nonfiction writers aspire to write a biographical novel about a person who fascinates them. The research and writing process are always challenging. In...

How to Write Riveting Book Reviews

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It's not always easy to know how to approach a book review writing task because you might not be a literature expert. Even if you are, writing a positive or...

Writing Sports Stories of Interest

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During the summer I teach a course on sports writing. When I ask my students to cover a sporting event and write a sports story (with no further...

Writing Opportunities for College Students

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If you're a student who loves to write, you may not have thought of the opportunities that surround you to break into writing. The academic setting is the...

5 Steps to Increase Your Writing Income this Year: Learn to find and retain long-term writing partnerships

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How many times have you landed a writing gig but the project turns out to be a one-time deal? You deliver well-written content on deadline, and cross your...

Writing Interesting Copy on Boring Subjects

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Rambling prose can pose problems for the reader. Freelance writer Mark James helps you write more interesting copy on dull subjects.

Writing Historical Fiction: The Forgotten Golden Egg of Writing

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Writing is hard work; it's not for the faint of heart. Writing historical fiction is even harder, as it is more than just crafting an intriguing plotline....

Freelance Writing in Uncomfortable Niches ... Is It Worth It?

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As a freelance writer, you can do business in many different niches, and it is inevitable that some of them are going to be much less comfortable than others.

Freelance Writing Opportunities in Writing for the Trade Press

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Trade publications attract writers from two primary sources. Trade editors actively seek out tradesmen and women and turn them into writers; and/or editors...

How to Consistently Write Good Copy Under Tight Deadlines

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In an ideal world, freelance writers have all the time they need to research, write, and edit each piece they produce to perfection. After all, your clients...

How to Write Gripping Subheadings to Add More Value to Your Article

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Well-written subheadings help the reader understand at a glance what your article is about and what he/she can gain from each paragraph. Added to this,...

Writing Your Ecological Autobiography

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People write memoirs or autobiographies for a number of reasons, but one thing we can expect as we go through the process is a deeper understanding of...

Writing E-mails to Editors: How to Pitch, Correspond, and Present Yourself Professionally

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Just because you're working in a freelance creative profession instead of a corporate field, it doesn't mean your e-mails should be sloppy or casual. E-mail...

Freelance Writing: Writing for Automotive Trade Journals

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One requisite to break into this market is you must write with accuracy. Editors demand accuracy in all technical contributions. Most, if not all, freelance...

Writing About Video Games? How to Break into this Fun Freelance Market

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Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to write about video games? As a freelance writer, it's not hard to spin your favorite hobby into a source of income by...

Freelance Writing Advice: Writing Descriptive Articles for Editors

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The effectiveness of descriptive writing depends largely on the right choice of words. It is not enough to depict the memorable points of the subject tersely...

The Benefits of Writing about Charities

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As a freelance writer for more than eight years now, I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to write about a wide variety of topics. One area in which...

Writing Your First Freelance Video Game Review

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Writing a video game review is about more than just listing what's good and what's bad about a game. It's an opportunity to delve in and express your...

How to Write the Perfect Article Pitch

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Submitting your article ideas to an editor might feel like an overwhelming task. I like to simplify it by thinking that writing is similar to selling a...

A Freelance Writer's Guide to Using Public Speaking as a Marketing Tool

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Public speaking is easily one of the most anxiety and fear-inducing activities a person can do. Just the thought of speaking in front of a group can be the...

Hopeful Freelancing: Write Because You Have Something to Say

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A writer who seeks money first, will get little, unless he accidentally develops unique skills and talents. The writer who seeks fame regardless of pay, will...

7 Reasons Why Editors Reject Excellent Articles

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Sometimes the acceptance of a manuscript or an article seems a question of editorial accident and not a circumstance of clever salesmanship. Let's suppose...

Thinking About Quitting Freelance Writing? Here are 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't

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Writing can be a horrible profession for those depending on it for a living. Unless you are one of the few who have risen, through merit or birth, above the...

Write a Better News Story with the Paragraphing Technique

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Paragraphing is an important technique in journalistic writing, perhaps more important than in other forms of writing. The purpose of paragraphs is to break...

Why Authors Should Care About Copyright

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Authors' works are habitually plagiarized, infringed upon and otherwise exploited without their permission and without fair compensation. Just as frequently,...

What Editors Really Want: 10 Tips for Freelance Writers and Book Authors

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Have you ever tried repeatedly to get into that one elusive publisher or magazine only to get rejected over and over again? Ever wonder what makes the editor...

When Words Meet Pictures: How to Use Text and Images to Create Striking Articles for Readers

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The thought of worrying about pictures for your articles might not make sense: you're a writer, after all. However, in today's web copy world images are...

Top 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Make Yourself an Unpopular Freelance Writer

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Every once in a while, though, editors get a query that forces them to tear out their hair and abandon the air of restraint to vent their long-suffering...

The Time Element in Telling a Story

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Your first goal in telling a story is to give the time of its happening. The time anchors your story in place, and starting from this anchor you weave the...

The Writer's First Step: Yanking Ideas from Your Head

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When subjects excite your curiosity, make a note of it. Draw an image of it. Write a blog post about it. Tweet it. Dream about it at night. Before long, you...

Titles that Talk: How to Create a Title for Your Article or Manuscript

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The first words of a manuscript that catch the editorial eye are those of the title. Anytime you submit a manuscript or article, you should make your title...

Top 5 Irritating Habits of Editors and how freelance writers can handle them!

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Freelance writers must know how to handle difficult editors of magazines and websites so they don't get trumped over. Editors are as varied as the rejection...

Part 1: The Craft of Writing for Self-Publishing

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In this series of articles, I'd like to focus on those areas of the craft that are helpful in publishing your own work. To illustrate the process I'll share...

How to Condense Your Thoughts and Words to Write Better Articles

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The hardest lesson aspiring writers need to learn is how to condense their writing-- to not be afraid of leaving things out. Our thoughts and the language...

The Character Arc: Make Your Main Character More Memorable

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Put simply, the character arc is the journey of a character in a story from point A to point B. For example, a main character who is born in the opening and...

How to Get Tantalizing Testimonials from Your Clients

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One of the most important marketing tools, especially for freelance writers, is the mighty testimonial. Why? Before the project begins, and often well into...

How to Find Great Subject-Matter Experts for Your Articles

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Journalists and nonfiction writers often need subject-matter experts (SMEs) to lend credibility to their content. I have interviewed experts as far ranging...

Surviving the First Six Months of Freelance Writing

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In reality, anyone with writing skills can make it as a freelance writer, but it does take some time to learn the nature of the industry. Ultimately, being a...

Taking Your Freelance Writing on the Road

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It may seem like every writer's dream, but taking your writing skills on a road trip is a little harder than you might first think! After completing an 11...

6 Essential Job Boards for Any Freelance Writer

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From traditional journalism to freelance blogging, there has never been a better time to be a freelance writer. The ease of finding jobs online makes this...

The Realities of Selling Your Article to a Magazine or Website

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Suppose you submit your article or query letter directly by e-mail or by postal mail. What happens to it? Who actually reads it first, if not the editor? The...

Resume Writing as a Freelance Service

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If you are looking to venture into new freelance writing territory, you should consider developing your skills in resume writing. Writers charge between $50...

Retirement Planning for Freelance Writers

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Here's a chilling, hardcore reality. If you don't plan for retirement, odds are you'll end up working until you depart this Earth. And here's a not-so-fun...

Top 10 Negotiation Strategies for Freelance Writers

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Working as a freelance writer often means you need to set your own price for at least some of the work you do. Of course, you want to make money, and the...

Freelance Writing: How to Handle Clients Who Hate Your Work

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Most clients are willing to work with you to remedy problems or inconsistencies, while some clients expect too much and become irate. So how do you handle...

How to Get a Hardship Grant When You're a Freelance Writer

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There is one thing writers can do when they have sudden changes in their life circumstances, whether it's a magazine shutting down or you loose your main...

Getting the Most Mileage Out of Your Articles

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As freelance writers we all know that the more mileage we can get out of an article or story, the better off we will be. It takes time to write an article or...

The Golden Opportunity of Advertising Yourself for Free You're Missing

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Did you know each time you pitch, you have a golden opportunity to advertise yourself for free? It's your bio- your verbal selfie, a few sentences about...

Making the Grade as a Freelance Educational Writer

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Although the nonfiction genres are often popular amongst freelance writers, many don't consider educational writing as a possibility for generating income....

Breaking into the SEO Writing Industry

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Many writers have freelance success by finding the right niche. If you haven't considered your own writing niche yet, one modern industry to consider is SEO...

PART 2: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SECRETS - 7 STEPS TO DEVELOPING REAL PEOPLE WHO BRING YOUR FICTION TO LIFE

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The quality of your characters will form the foundation you desire for a strong story. In this four-part series, we're looking at ways to develop...

A CLOSER LOOK AT CROSS-GENRE ADVENTURE WRITING

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The action/adventure genre is most often defined by a protagonist that takes on some sort of heroic quest, where they must prove their own worthiness

Comic Book Scripts - Technical Tricks and Troubleshooting

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Do you have a story you want to develop as a comic book script? You might think the writing process would be the same as scripting movies, television, or...

Cover Letters for Short Stories

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When I first began submitting my short stories for publication, I had no idea that cover letters existed until I'd chosen to submit my story to a publisher...

10 Snazzy Ways to Cure Writer's Block

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Writer's block is a legitimate illness afflicting all pens at some point of time or the other. A writer should ideally be in control of the situation and...

Can You Earn a Living As a Freelance Writer?

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If you could have any career you wanted, what would it be? Think for a moment and don't worry how you would achieve it. Just Imagine a magic wand being waved...

Career Switch From Journalism to Public Relations - Research, Communication Skills Transfer Smoothly

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Characterizing journalists as rigidly objective and solitary doesn't describe professionals accustomed to flexibility, point-of-view narratives and teamwork....

7 Reasons Why New Copywriters Should Start With Catalog Copywriting

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One of the fastest and easiest ways to break into freelance copywriting is with catalog copywriting.

Challenges of Travel Writing: Sharing My Experiences

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As a passionate writer myself, I discover the pleasure of travel writing relatively later in my writing career. In comparison with other projects I was...

Associated Content - The Key to Starting a Freelance Writing Career

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You don't have to be an excellent writer to begin a career as a freelancer. You can be a terrible writer and still make a nice living as a freelance writer.

Attention Women Authors! Get Your Articles Noticed by Magazine Editors

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Women writers will find there are many opportunities for magazine writers. There are magazines on most any topic you can think of.

The Basics of Ghostwriting and Finding a Ghostwriter

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In most cases, ghostwriters are hired by people who have neither the time nor the ability to write their own book or novella.

3 Steps to Becoming a Successful Freelance Writer

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Have you ever wondered what it is that makes everyone so successful in the freelance writing business? Here are 3 secrets.

7 Tips to Become a Better Business Writer

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Every sentence you put down on paper (or on a computer screen) identifies who you are and/or what your business offers. Here are 7 tips to improve your writing.

Become a Freelance Writer and Get Paid for Every Article You Write!

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You can make several thousand dollars each month by becoming a freelance writer. Of course, you won't make that in your first month alone, but with practice,...

Become an Article Content Writer Via Magazine & Internet Services

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Magazines that do not follow the staff system depend largely or entirely on contributors. Every editor daily receives many manuscripts submitted by writers...

Blogging and Freelance Writing - Viable Work at Home Income Sources

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There is more of a demand for writers on the Internet today than there ever was. Many home workers are making a nice income for themselves just from writing,...

Breaking Into International Magazines is Not That Easy!

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Any aspiring writer, who hails from a country other than US or Canada, who wishes to become a freelancer and contribute articles to Suite101, is invariably...

Bring Emotion Into Your Description to Grab Your Reader

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Description is what writers use to colour in the basic elements of a story. It gives the reader a mental picture which they can carry that with them as the...

Freelance Writing - The Importance of Building a Professional Writing Portfolio

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As a freelance writer, part of your job is to sell your services. After all, if you really want to be a full-time freelance writer you need be paid. No money...

5 Steps to Take if your Clients Don't Pay

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Didn't get paid? Since you probably don't have an attorney on retainer, you must seek alternative methods for collecting payment. Here are 5 to use.

6 Effective Tips to Improve Copy on your Company's Blog

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This article provides tips to write effective, attention-arresting blog copy and shows how you can develop reader and customer loyalty.

Nonfiction with Passion: Four Steps to Emotionally Charge Your Article

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Breathing life into a nonfiction article is tough, especially if it doesn't include a character or an emotional storyline. Here are 4 methods to manage it.

Writing for Teen Magazines: What You Need to Know

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If you want to get published in the teenage market, you have to be familiar with the slang that kids these days use. This, among other helpful tips.

Travel Magazines: 10 Tips for Getting Published

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Writing articles for travel magazines is a great way to get your articles published, earn some extra cash and become known as a travel writer.

5 Design Techniques to Create Marketing Masterpieces

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In today's market, your customers and clients are influenced more than ever by the visual presentation of your marketing pieces. Learn design techniques here.

How to Partner with your Competition to Increase Freelancing Revenue

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Freelance writing is an unstable occupation sometimes. We already have to struggle with dividing our time between marketing our skills

How to Pitch Your Story Idea or Script to Hollywood

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Have a completed script or story idea you'd like to pitch? The best method is by calling the producers production office.

Crafting the Perfect Pitch - Query Letters that Kill

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If you are reading this then you are either looking for information on how to write a query letter, or your curiosity has been exited by the heading.

3 Reasons Freelance Writers are Underpaid, and What to Do About It

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If you're a freelance writer, then you are probably dismayed by the rates offered nowadays - especially for web content. Here's how to fix that.

Screenwriting with Impact: 6 Tips for Vastly Improving Your Scripts

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The screenplay you've pounded out on your trusty word processor is finished at last! Here are 6 ways you can improve it immediately.

The Seven Secrets of Successful Freelance Writers

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Think you've got what it takes to become a freelance writer? Before you get started, perhaps I could share some secrets with you...

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The Time Element in Telling a Story

The Writer's First Step: Yanking Ideas from Your Head

Titles that Talk: How to Create a Title for Your Article or Manuscript

Top 5 Irritating Habits of Editors and how freelance writers can handle them!

Part 1: The Craft of Writing for Self-Publishing

How to Condense Your Thoughts and Words to Write Better Articles

The Character Arc: Make Your Main Character More Memorable

How to Get Tantalizing Testimonials from Your Clients

How to Find Great Subject-Matter Experts for Your Articles

Surviving the First Six Months of Freelance Writing

Taking Your Freelance Writing on the Road

6 Essential Job Boards for Any Freelance Writer

The Realities of Selling Your Article to a Magazine or Website

Resume Writing as a Freelance Service

Retirement Planning for Freelance Writers

Top 10 Negotiation Strategies for Freelance Writers

Freelance Writing: How to Handle Clients Who Hate Your Work

How to Get a Hardship Grant When You're a Freelance Writer

Getting the Most Mileage Out of Your Articles

The Golden Opportunity of Advertising Yourself for Free You're Missing

Making the Grade as a Freelance Educational Writer

Breaking into the SEO Writing Industry

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A CLOSER LOOK AT CROSS-GENRE ADVENTURE WRITING

Comic Book Scripts - Technical Tricks and Troubleshooting

Cover Letters for Short Stories

10 Snazzy Ways to Cure Writer's Block

Can You Earn a Living As a Freelance Writer?

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The Golden Opportunity of Advertising Yourself for Free You're Missing