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How
to Sell How-to - by Cindy Kerschner - If you ever read something
and said, "That's a great idea, I could
do that," you know the value of how-to articles. If you read the same
article and thought, "I know a better, faster or cheaper way to do
that," you might have a future in writing how-to.
Online Research
the Right Way - by Stephanie Suesan Smith, Ph.D. - Would you
like to do all your research on the computer? I mean real publications,
from your computer. The federal government funds a program that makes
databases of magazines, newspapers, professional and scientific
journals, and some books available online. In many cases, the entire
text of the article is included.
Job
Hunting Strategies for the Expat Freelance Writer - By Suchi Rudra -
So you've made the move abroad, you're still writing for some
clients back home, but you'd also like to dig into the local and
regional markets? Even if the local language remains a mystery to you,
there are still plenty of ways to earn a decent income from local and
regional freelance writing work in English.
Eight
Good Markets for Writers Abroad - by Chantal
Panozzo - Whether you’re
living abroad or just dreaming of it, the following are good markets to
consider for your work.
Reading
for Cash - By Penny Lockwood Ehrenrkanz - Would you like to get
paid for reading? Becoming a copyeditor is a way for you to turn the
writing skills you use every day into additional income.
Payoffs
of Social Network Profiles - By Reece W. Manley - The little
email happily arrived in my inbox one day, amongst the hundred or so
other which get my attention every day. It’s subject – Can you write for
me? – certainly caught my attention.
Digging
for Foreign Gold - By Grace Tierney - Remember Cortes and his
search for Aztec gold? The modern
equivalent for writers is selling your work to international markets. It
is easier than you think.
Five
Reasons Every Writer Should Be on Twitter (And Check It Daily) -
By Beth Bartlett - Would
you turn down a free, daily writer’s conference packed with editor’s
tips, job opportunities and networking with fellow scribes? If you’re
not on the social network site Twitter, you’re missing out on some of
the best online resources for writers.
Connect,
Reconnect and Keep Swatting Those Gnats - By Dawn Goldsmith -
The phone message light blinked in the bedroom. I dropped the bags of
medical detritus that my husband accumulated during his almost two week
stay in the hospital. An unfamiliar, but friendly voice with a strangely
familiar New England accent spoke from the machine. "I hope you remember
me...."
Access
the Archives to Achieve Success - By Shaunna Privratsky - Would
you like to break into a seemingly impossible market? How about landing
an assignment at a high-paying magazine? I can’t guarantee success, but
I can let you in on a secret weapon: the archives.
All
Credits (are not) Considered Equal (5 things about submitting
strategically) - By Jennifer Brown Banks -
Beware---all publishing credits are not
created equal. This unwritten rule is unknown by many new or “unsavvy”
scribes who crank out work on the regular without recognition or
monetary rewards they desire.
The
Cost of Creating - By Kirsty Logan - Everyone I know has two job
titles: the one they get paid to do, and the one they wish they got paid
to do. I'm a waitress/ writer. My girlfriend is a graphic
designer/musician, and my
brother is a lighting tech/filmmaker. They do the former to afford the
equipment and studio time to do the latter, but as a writer I don't need
to pay for electronics or locations.
Without Boundaries: Selling to International Markets - By Ruth
Schiffmann - When it comes to marketing your stories and articles,
think big, break boundaries, market globally.
Third
World Freelancing - By Melissa Koosmann - About two years ago, I
decided to change my life. No longer would I drift along in a dead-end
job, wishing to be a writer and doing nothing about it. After a
whirlwind of discussions and preparations, we found my husband a job and
left our old life behind. I started a full-time freelance career…from
South Africa.
Food
Writing – The Market is Open! -
By Susan Sundwall - Food and
everything to do with it is a hot topic
on televisions shows, in magazine features, recipe contests, wedding
planning, children’s shows – the list goes on. To tap this viable
market, consider this advice.
Flying
High: The right way to send off your children's book - By
Harriet Cooper - Andrew, a client of mine, finally finished the
children's adventure book he started ten years ago. The book was almost
ready to fly.
Writing
for Businesses - By Aline Lechaye - Nowadays, businesses need
writers, especially small businesses
which usually work with only one or two (mostly freelance) employees on
the side. One of those freelance employees is very often a writer,
because small businesses need writing for so many areas.
A
Dash of This, A Pinch of That - By Cynthia Briggs - Writing a
cookbook has its delicious rewards, yet it’s one of the most competitive
genres.
Write for
Teens, are You Serious? - By Ruth Schiffmann - If you can jump
back into those high school days while addressing the concerns of
today’s teen, the challenges they face can provide endless topics for
articles, fiction, interviews, quizzes, and more.
Writing
for the Homeschool Market - By Karen Lange - There’s really no
secret formula to writing for homeschoolers, but if you aren’t
acquainted with homeschooling it might seem intimidating. Here are a few
insider tips to help get you started on the right foot.
How
to Make Your 8-to-5 Job Work for Your Writing - By JoAnna Haugen
- Working an eight-to-five job doesn’t have to hold you back from your
writing dream. Here are seven ways to get the most out of your day job:
No
Health Insurance Doesn’t Have to Mean Expensive Health Care - By
Sonya Weiss - I am a full time freelance copywriter and marketer. I
am also mom to four children with a genetic autonomic malfunction. Their
bodies don’t regulate their heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature
and a host of other functions that it should.
High
Dreams, Low Overhead - By Dean M. Shapiro - I woke up one recent
morning feeling very depressed.
Not a nice way to begin a day – or an article – but don’t stop reading
yet. The story gets better.
Make
Money Writing About Money - by Jessica McCann - In challenging
economic times – and even as the economy gradually rebounds – many
people are looking for ideas about how to budget, save, invest and
manage their money. This presents more opportunities for freelance
writers to pitch (and publish) articles on personal finance topics.
Art at the
Hands of an Editor - By Richard Krawiec - I recently saw a
statistic that claimed the number of self-published books, including
print-on-demand, increased by over 100% last year, while the number of
traditionally
published books declined. What the numbers effectively mean is that
there are more writers now in this country than
readers. This is not a good situation for writers.
Invoicing
Tools for Writers - By Thursday Bram - Most writers want to
write, rather than send out invoices or spend time on other paperwork.
It is necessary to take care of such business details in order to get
paid for your writing, but there are tools available to make the process
a little easier.
What
Your Tax Preparer Wants to See From You - By Thursday Bram -
Tax season is more complicated for writers than for
anyone who relies on just one employer for income.
Selling
in the Big Apple - By Leigh Goodwin
- The day I sold a column to The New York Times was unlike any other
day. Like many first time columnists I had been rejected by newspapers
for years.
Don’t
Query, Be happy! (Effective strategies for working smarter, not harder)
- By Jennifer Brown Banks - Contrary to popular opinion, queries
are not the only way to reach the pinnacles of publishing--no more than
a college degree is a prerequisite for corporate success. Look at Bill
Gates.
Success
within Convention: Using Genre Conventions to Boost your Opportunities -
By Trisha J. Wooldridge - If you write
genre fiction, particularly science-fiction, fantasy, horror or
paranormal, conventions offer opportunities to meet agents, editors, and
fans.
Writing
for the Other Parenting Magazines - By Renee Roberson - Like
many aspiring writers, I sent off a few article ideas at the beginning
of my writing career via snail mail to the big parenting publications
like BabyTalk, Parents and Parenting. For the most part, I never got any
responses back, except for one horribly photocopied stock rejection
letter from American Baby that almost crushed my dreams of writing about
parenting forever.
Writing
for Lou Grant and Those Dark Suits - By Kristine Meldrum Denholm
- Back in journalism school, I pictured myself in a press office
someday, phone ringing, pencil over my ear, typing with two fingers,
with my editor, Lou Grant, grunting, “Give me fresh copy! Now!”
Stay on Top
of the Freelance Game - By Susan
Sundwall - Wow, there sure are a lot of folks out there writing
nowadays. Could be the bad economy, latent writer’s syndrome or some
random alien thing nobody can figure out. But as Hope recently pointed
out, there’s more competition now than ever. So how do writers worth
their salt stay on top?
Research,
Query, Write! - By Laura Townshend
- When I scour the forums and work at home boards, I read countless
posts about "Where can I write?" and "Who will hire me?" Say what? Is
the “old fashioned” way of writing dead? Or is the market wide open for
those who would research, query and write?
Annual
Reports = Annual Income - By Jessica
McCann - Year-round work, year-over-year work, and four-figure
projects: these are just a few significant benefits to annual report
writing. Establishing yourself as a freelance annual report writer can
help secure long-term income, even in uncertain economic times.
Speed
Writing - The Index Card Way - By Gilda V. Bryant - Non-fiction
freelancers need to produce articles quickly, because “time is money.”
Outlines intimidate some writers and for creative personalities, it’s
time-consuming and frustrating to tackle the correct structure. Why not
try the speed writing method using 3 x 5 index cards? For the past six
years, I have successfully used this method to produce non-fiction
articles.
Self-Syndication
- By Jill Pertler - I have a weekly syndicated newspaper column. I
am self-syndicated, meaning I do all the administrative work myself.
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