Month: February 2022

3 Truths About Writing Advice

Posted on February 17, 2022 by lwidmer

Forgive me if I’m repeating myself, but some of you need to hear this. Hell, I’d argue we all need to hear this more often than we do. And thanks to my dear friend Cathy Miller, we got a wakeup call recently when she retweeted this post. Cathy’s social media lessons form around the same […]

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One Freelance Ask You Should Never Make

Posted on February 10, 2022 by lwidmer

It happened to me last week. Twice. To be fair, it happens to plenty of established writers pretty regularly. I’m no exception, believe me. It comes from friends, but mostly it comes from strangers. It’s unpleasant no matter who it comes from. I’m talking about someone asking for my “overflow” work. Let’s just skip the […]

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No-Marketing Guide to Freelancing

Posted on February 3, 2022 by lwidmer

Everyone has a sweet spot. It’s that place where the struggle is over, the work and clients come easily, and that working-hard mode you’ve been in for ages has shifted to the hardly working mode. And you’re actually better off. Man, what a sweet spot that is. But what a ton of work you put […]

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When Freelance Clients Behave Badly

Posted on February 1, 2022 by lwidmer

Sometimes you come up against someone who, for whatever reason, cannot help being an asshole. The person who tells you that your assigned article is not the one you should be writing, but this one is better, and proceeds to talk about their chosen topic. Or the person who blames you for their mistakes. Or the […]

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