It's amazing what kind of career you can build in just a few years of freelancing. Elizabeth Xu has spent the last three years finding areas of concentration and building her business and name recognition. It must be working --...
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Writers Worth: Your Start-to-Earn-Now Freelance Writing Career Guide
It's here! Welcome one and all to the 9th annual Writers Worth Month celebration! Stick around -- there's a ton of great content heading your way thanks to some of the best freelancers in the business. What you'll see here...
Your Freelance Writing Q&A
What's on the iPod: Handle Me With Care by The Traveling Wilburys What a week. I can't seem to get a single thing done, though I'm organized to my teeth. I have four projects sitting in front of me and...
12 Ways to Boost Freelance Success in 2016
What I'm reading: Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler What's on the iPod: Roadrunner by The Modern Lovers and Jonathan Richman You know, I expected December to be slow. Not a chance. This week I have an interview (possibly two)...
Writers Worth: Freelance Writing Career Do’s and Don’ts
When I asked my writer friends for guest posts, Ashley Festa was not only the first one to volunteer, but also the first one to offer two posts. That's why I love her -- she's eager to give back to...
The Career-Killing Blame Game
What I'm reading: The Loved One by Evelyn WaughWhat's on the iPod: Tenth Avenue Freezeout by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandQuick note: Anne Wayman and I will be hosting a free Twitter "tweet up" this Thursday at 9...
Five Stupid Freelance Moves
What I'm reading: A History of Irish Fairies by Carolyn WhiteWhat's on the iPod: True Believer by The ClarksA number of years ago today, I looked for the first time into eyes that altered my world forever. A stranger then,...
Doing it Better
What's on the iPod: Rockstar by NickelbackGood day yesterday. I managed a project, research on another project, a dental appointment, closure on yet another project, and tutoring my Vietnamese student last night. She had to take a test to measure...
Perspectives
Last week our favorite Irreverent Freelancer Kathy Kehrli opened up about how she changed her ways, albeit briefly (for we love her irreverence too much to see it disappear). The result was her ability to secure two at-risk clients by...
Freelance Writing WTF: This Job, Not That Job
Sometimes in freelance writing, you just have to go with your first reaction, hence the WTF in today's post title. Because it's a true WTF moment. This is the message I received on LinkedIn offering me a freelance writing gig....