Joy Drohan is a writer whose example you should pay attention to. I met Joy a few years back when Jake Poinier and I held a webinar. Joy was the one who contacted me afterward, and we became friends. Then she did something crazy: she asked for my advice (and took a bit of Jake’s advice)…
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Writers Worth: It’s Down to Words
I met Dana Ford on a LinkedIn forum, but it wasn’t until we interacted on Twitter that I really got to know him. In fact, when my dad’s illness was diagnosed, Dana was the first person in my email to ask if I was okay. He was quick to offer a shoulder and a sympathetic…
Writers Worth: When to Call Bullshit
When you ask Jennifer Mattern for a guest post, what you’re not going to get is a cookie-cutter, rah-rah, you-can-do-it, smoke-up-your-skirt kind of post that cheers you on and encourages you through positive reinforcement. What you will get is a direct, no-bullshit post that tells the raw truth, even if it stings. Jenn doesn’t tell…
Writers Worth: Being Worthless
Last week, Mika Doyle made me cry. I had just finished reading her guest post, and I couldn’t help but think “She gets it.” Because she does. Mika, whose introductory note to me included this post (thank you again, Paula), knows what it’s like to struggle with feeling worthy in a world of people telling…
Writers Worth: 7 Nevers Every Writer Should Espouse
If you know me at all, you know I hate absolute statements. It’s because they’re usually in this form: “Freelancing is dead.” “Journalism is dead.” “There’s nothing out there but low-paying work.” Or this form: You MUST take my course or you’re leaving money on the table! You CAN’T live without my secrets to freelance writing…
Writers Worth: What You’re Worth
In the freelance writing world, if you’re lucky, you come across a person like Anne Wayman. Anne was one of the first people I met when I started freelancing full time. I remember happening upon her freelance writing channel on About.com, and I was instantly smitten. Here was a woman who not only provided plenty…
Writers Worth: Helping Clients Understand Worth
Since Paula Hendrickson is the pushy type (why I’m doing a month of Writers Worth and not just a day), I’m able to be pushy right back and get a post out of her. Actually, that’s not true. Paula volunteers it. Right there is why I adore her — she’s not afraid to push me…
Writers Worth: This Job Not That Job
Let’s round out this first week of Writers Worth Month with a favorite of many readers here at Words on the Page — the This Job Not That Job series. For those of you who are new to the blog (and welcome — I appreciate you all), we examine some of the more, well, interesting…
Writers Worth: Your Business Equation
We freelance writers may not have office mates, but we have colleagues. One of the people I rely on most for sounding off ideas, finding answers, and unending support and friendship is Cathy Miller. She’s a veteran corporate communications expert, a terrific writer and editor, and a wonderful human. And she has plenty to teach us…
Writers Worth: Owning Your Value
In an online exchange recently, I noticed a writer having a difficult time convincing her client that she was worth her rate. Been there before, haven’t we? And like this particular writer, we all struggle with the notion of “I’m worth your money” when the client pushes back. There are a few cases that clients…