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Handling the “Do You Write This?” Question

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What I’m listening to: The Loneliness and the Scream by Frightened Rabbit Just 5 more days until the start of Writers Worth Month! Bookmark this blog, subscribe to the updates, and don’t miss a single post! Free advice from some of the most successful freelancers working today! After a short lull in the workload, the…

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How Your Customer Service is Killing Your Career

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What I’m reading: The Son by Jo Nesbø What I’m listening to: The Woodpile by Frightened Rabbit I had a great start to the week. A writer friend asked me to talk with his freelance writing class about what I do all day. The class was a great group of young adults who asked really…

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Mid-Friday Marketing: Think Like Your Clients

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What I’m listening to: Sometimes It Snows in April by Prince On May 1st, we start Writers Worth Month 2016! For one month, this blog space will be dedicated to helping writers at all career stages realize their value and learn to charge what they’re worth. Make sure to subscribe to the blog email list…

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Getting Beyond the Writing Sample Question

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What I’m listening to: The Lines of the Cars by The Airborne Toxic Event In just a week and a half, we start Writers Worth Month 2016! For one month, this blog space will be dedicated to helping writers at all career stages realize their value and learn to charge what they’re worth. Make sure…

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One Marketing Strategy That Can Boost Your Writing Income

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What I’m listening to: Harvest Moon by Neil Young I was off most of last week (not totally unexpectedly), and fortunately, the work that came in could be moved to this week. My cousin was in town, and I was entertaining her until somewhere around 8-9 pm every day. I had some work that couldn’t…

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9 Incoming-boosting Strategies for Freelance Writers

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What I’m listening to: Hands in the Air by Timbaland What a weekend. I’m nearly over whatever virus it was that whipped me all last week. Reluctantly, I agreed to go to the Tartan Day Parade in Manhattan on Saturday. It was a wet, cold day that I’d prepared for, but my hands were frozen…

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Free Advice Friday: What Your Editor Wants

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What I’m listening to: Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand There go my plans. Today I was supposed to be meeting Ms. Sharon Hurley Hall, who is the brains behind Get Paid to Write Online and one of my dear online friends. Howe ver, client work came up unexpectedly. So here I sit, working. Hopefully, she…

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5 Ways to Prepare for Sickness

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What I’m listening to: Thirteen by Big Star This week, I’m the guest over on Jenn Mattern’s All Indie Writers podcast. This time around, we talk about media outlets not paying writers, among other things. Give it a listen! I’ve spent the last few days recovering from some gawd-awful virus that hit — naturally —…

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7 Ways to Kill a Freelance Writing Career

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What I’m listening to: Christine’s Tune by The Flying Burrito Brothers I finished last week in an unusual position — I had no projects to work on. Given the huge amount of work I had to get done in March, I was actually happy about that. I had time to work on a website migration,…

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Monthly Assessment: March 2016

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What I’m listening to: Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots After a month of nonstop work, it’s a bit hard to come to an abrupt halt. I finished every project in the queue and had time to breathe. I’m sure it won’t last long — I have revisions due back next week and two…

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  1. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    March was pretty good for me. But like you, I was so overwhelmed with work I didn't have the time to even think about LOIs or queries. I did reply to two job postings, though, to no avail.

    I turned in the first of three quick advertorial assignments to a new client. They increased the word count, but pay per word so I didn't mind. When I turned it in the publisher thanked me and told me it was great. (The first project for a new client is always nerve wracking, so Inappreciated the feedback.)

    My existing clients kept me busy: I turned in six assignments to Favorite Editor, one article to another editor I love working with, a copywriting project for my sister's company (my invoice is covered by her end client), and Ineven squeezed out two columns.

    I am working on five additional assignments that will all be wrapped up by next week., One may be sent in before the calendar changes to April.

    As for earnings, I received payments for $1500 more than my modest monthly goal, but if I turn that one piece in yet today, I'll have invoices out for double my monthly goal. And the projects I should wrap up next week total more than half my monthly goal.

    So my bottom line is that I need to keep doing what I'm doing!

    The funny thing is I've gotten so used to juggling 10-15 projects at once that being down to just five has me feeling a bit antsy.

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  2. Devon Ellington Avatar
    Devon Ellington

    I had a pretty good month, except for the last few days.

    I was thrilled that a radio play of mine was accepted in VA and will be produced/performed in June (yes, there's money involved).

    I also had a mixed media piece accepted into a local art show.

    I had some good opportunities, and some more on the horizon.

    The most effective has been staying on top of calls for submission, and networking in person at chamber events and the artist hobnob.

    I finished a book manuscript. It's marinating, while I work on the next one.

    Amber Quill shut its doors, but I'm excited by some new possibilities. I hope to move the Gwen Finnegan series to another publisher by the end of the year, and the digital shorts should be repackaged and out again over the summer.

    Fingers crossed!

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  3. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer

    Paula, that sounds like a really good month! You've had a few of those lately, haven't you? And I have the same reaction when the work pile dwindles. You start to worry about dry spells.

    Congrats on the radio play, Devon! I hope there will be a link where we can hear it. You do some really interesting things!

    Sorry about Amber Quill. You've had a good long relationship with them, no? I'm sure your series will find a new home. I hope the new publisher will be as good to you as the folks at Amber Quill were.

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