Randy Hecht is the consummate writing professional. She runs a very successful freelance business, Aphra Communications, and works with international businesses handling technical and shareholder-facing content. But even the most professional freelance writer runs into things that are inexplicably awful. Randy and I often compare notes behind the scenes regarding freelance life, clients, lousy gig…
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Guest Post: Writer’s Worth & Success
About a year ago, Paula Hendrickson promised to write a guest post for me. Like the rest of us busy writers, her work got in the way. Then we both forgot. Then she’d remember, but something else would crop up. Then the idea just wouldn’t appear. This week, Paula had some time. And an idea….
Writers Worth: Turning Fear into Opportunity
Join Paula Hendrickson and me today at NOON ET for another Twitter chat! Use the #WWMChat hashtag and be part of the conversation! It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest post, particularly one that carries forward the theme of Writers Worth. This month, Sharon Hurley Hall returns to the blog to share another story of…
Paula Hendrickson: “No-ing” Your Limits
Join Paula and me today at 11 am ET for another Writers Worth Twitter chat! Use the hashtag #WWMchat to participate. Bring your questions and stay for the whole hour or just ten minutes. See you there! I promised you this past May that Writers Worth Month is probably ending. But Writers Worth? That is…
Writers Worth: Fear and Your Worth
I get by with a little help from my friends. — John Lennon and Paul McCartney The end of the month. This month. Writers Worth Month. This has been a surprisingly impactful event this year. It started with me coming up with a post idea for one person to write about fear. Then it hit…
Writers Worth: Forward Together, Fearlessly
It’s Paula Hendrickson’s fault. No really, it is. Paula is the reason we have a month-long Writers Worth event. Paula is the reason I have enlisted guest posters for content. She’s the reason we now have Twitter chats. She’s the reason Writers Worth has become such a large part of my life, and hopefully of…
Writers Worth: Your Freelance Competition
Confession Time: I worked a little yesterday. Yea, I know. Yesterday was the post about taking time away. I have a good excuse: I took off early on Friday. And I’d forgotten to schedule this week’s posts. So at 6:45 am on a holiday, I was here making sure this post would be waiting for…
Writers Worth: Coming Out of the Shadows
This post is proof that Emily Montgomery knows how to conquer fear. I’d read a post on Devon Ellington’s Biblio Paradise last week. A great post. Emily’s post (her first, it seems). I sent a quick email to Devon — would Emily contribute here? The next day, Emily’s first email to me came in. In…
Writers Worth: When Fear Has Many Faces
Jenn Mattern is one of the most fearless people I know. She’s an aggressive marketer, planner, and writer. I don’t know a time since I’ve known her that Jenn hasn’t had several projects going on at once. Her whiteboards in her office (she has a few) scare the hell out of me. They’re loaded with…
Guest Post: Freelance Writing Blogs Done Right
Remember how I mentioned on Friday the frustrations I’m having with AOL mail? Well, the situation in which AOL is randomly selecting emails to put in the Spam folder has affected you, too. Jenn Mattern offered last week to give me one more guest post, which was to appear on May 31st. And she delivered….