Month: May 2018

Writers Worth: Removing the Mind-Killer from Client Relations

Posted on May 16, 2018 by lwidmer

Some friendships are purely coincidental. Such is the friendship that Dana Ford and I share. A technical writer by day, he dons the garb of Super Friend in his off-peak hours. We bonded over fathers and loss. We also bonded over all sports Pittsburgh-related, sharing snippets of “Can you believe that call?” or “Where was […]

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Writers Worth: Snipe Hunting and Other Scary Freelance Things

Posted on May 15, 2018 by lwidmer

Mary Schneider has already overcome a lot of fear. She reached out on this blog, on social media, and made friends. She pushed down the fear of rejection and built connections and friendships. She opted to work hard at her freelancing instead of waiting for success to come to her. And she’s pushed past a […]

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Writers Worth: Fear of Reaching Out

Posted on May 14, 2018 by lwidmer

Marketing Monday. When it lands amid this Writers Worth Month, it’s going to focus on you overcoming fear in some facet of your marketing. Today’s Marketing Move: Lose Your Fear of Reaching Out For every writer who is actively locating clients, there are probably three times as many who would stick skewers in their arms […]

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Writers Worth: Fear of Freelance Writing

Posted on May 11, 2018 by lwidmer

Let me tell you about Joy Drohan. A number of years back, Joy reached out and thanked me for my part in a joint webinar Jake Poinier and I had held that Joy had attended. We got to talking (with me, we always get to talking). She’s now my accountability partner, and — I’m admitting […]

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Writers Worth: That Other F Word

Posted on May 10, 2018 by lwidmer

Cathy Miller is my phone buddy. It’s not unusual for the phone to ring and for Cathy to be on the other end. We’d spent many years in what I call a Writer Gang — Jenn Mattern, Yo Prinzel, Cathy, and me. It transitioned easily to phone calls. And boy, do we talk! Typically we […]

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Jake Poinier on Facing Freelance Fears

Posted on May 9, 2018 by lwidmer

I consider myself lucky — I’ve met Jake Poinier and have shared caffeine with him. We were in Arizona for family reasons, and I remembered Jake was in the area. I sent an email. Before too long, we were sitting outside a Starbucks on a gorgeous day in April, talking as though we’d known each […]

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Writers Worth: Controlling Both Sides of Fear

Posted on May 8, 2018 by lwidmer

Join us on Twitter today at Noon ET for the first of two Writers Worth Month chats – Use hashtag #WWMchat to take part! — One of the first people I met in this writing gig, both online and in person, was Devon Ellington. And I felt like I’d met a long-time friend. She’s a […]

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Writers Worth: Fear and Competition

Posted on May 7, 2018 by lwidmer

Welcome to Week Two of Writers Worth Month! Even amid our annual celebration, there’s room for a Marketing Monday or three, don’t you think? That’s because marketing never ends, particularly as we’re learning to overcome fear. This Week’s Marketing Move: Lose Your Fear of Competition How many times have you said or even thought something […]

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WritersWorth: Fear of the Unfulfilled Dream

Posted on May 4, 2018 by lwidmer

Nancy Oliver is just one of those people. We got to know each other over LinkedIn, and hellos turned quickly into wicked, laughter-inducing conversation. She’s a Southern-bred lady, which basically means all bets are off.  Or as she puts it: “I am Southern — I am always slightly a-flutter.” Our recent conversation involved a new […]

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