We’ve been talking a lot about what we’re afraid of and what we should do to, well, get over it. What we haven’t talked about is when we have to pay attention to our fears. When our fears matter, and when they deserve some attention. Some fears that are more than just our little egos…
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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: 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…
Writers Worth: Fear Without Apology
There’s an honesty about Yolander Prinzel that is what I would call refreshingly disturbing. It’s refreshing because she gives you her genuine feelings. It’s disturbing because her words often make you face the very shit you’ve been trying to cover and hide from. I adore Yo because she’s never afraid to say what she’s thinking,…
Writers Worth: Removing the Mind-Killer from Client Relations
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…
Writers Worth: Fear of Reaching Out
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…
Writers Worth: Fear and Competition
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…
Writers Worth: Using Yes to Combat Fear
Let me tell you how many ways I love Anne Wayman. She was one of the first freelance writers I knew who was actually helping other writers. Sure, I’d met plenty of friendly, helpful people on newsgroups (remember those?), but no one was running a website for the express purpose of helping other writers. At…
Coming May 1st ….
The 10th annual Writers Worth Month Bookmark this page and come back each weekday for advice and strategies to help you gain the confidence and skill you need to boost your freelance writing career. This year, we have all-new content, great guest posts, and plenty of activities designed to get you on the right track….
Casting a Narrower Freelance Net
What I’m listening to: Love My Way by Psychedelic Furs Show of hands: how many of you have a specialty? (just tell me in the comments — I really can’t see your hand) For every one of you who has a hand up, there’s more than likely that many ways in which you got there….