Comments on: Late Starts https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html#comment-7136 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:16:22 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2010/12/late-starts.html/#comment-7136 Great ideas!

They don't realize the value of fiction writing at first, do they, Devon? It's amazing how much that skill can transfer to nonfiction. Being able to build believable characters can certainly help them build believable marketing ideas.

Amen, Paula. If we don't listen, we can't hear what's important to them.

Amen to you too, Cathy. Appreciation is underrated.

Gabriella, after having seen it personally, believe me – they have to be told to communicate!

]]> By: Gabriella F. https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html#comment-7129 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:08:47 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2010/12/late-starts.html/#comment-7129 I firmly agree with Cathy here! In the beginning, I didn't realize the value of thanking my clients. Now I do it regularly. Maybe it makes no difference. But I've got lots of feedback that people really enjoy working with me. The thank-yous have to contribute to that, in my humble opinion.

Also, I can't believe we have to tell people to communicate or meet deadlines. But I've heard horror stories from clients about writers who don't do those basic things. Boggles my mind. But more work for the pros!

]]> By: Cathy https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html#comment-7120 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:02:40 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2010/12/late-starts.html/#comment-7120 That was #1 on my list, Paula – listening. Another one is:

Good writers say thank-you They don't take your business for granted.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html#comment-7118 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:24:45 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2010/12/late-starts.html/#comment-7118 Good writers listen. We listen to our clients. We listen to our interviewees. We listen to our instincts.

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2010/12/late-starts.html#comment-7117 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:59:58 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2010/12/late-starts.html/#comment-7117 One of the ways I pitch myself is that my background in both fiction and theatre means I know how to create characters relevant to the client's business who will engage and enchant readers and keep them coming back for more.

I use what I'm good at, what I have a lot of experience in, and apply it to topics that interest me.

If it doesn't interest me, I don't pitch, no matter how much they pay!

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