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Stretch Out, Stay Flexible
Staying sharp and staying on top of new trends in technology and the web will help you remain front and center with new career options regarding freelancing. Being flexible in terms of who and what you write for and the platforms you are familiar with will make you a more valuable freelancer!
Speechwriting Secrets
by Mike O’Mary For most of the past 20 years, I’ve made my living writing speeches, presentations and annual reports for CEOs and other executives. It can be stressful sometimes, but the pay is decent, and it’s not really all that difficult – not if you know the two little secrets I’m about to tell [...]
Top 10 Freelance Job Tips
by Joe Wallace It’s totally misleading to headline this post by pretending to offer you advice on landing a freelance job, because I’m not going to tell you what to do. I’m starting to develop an aversion to the Ten Commandments style of freelance advice posts–probably because I’m one of the worst offenders with that particular [...]
Check Out All Freelance Writing…
by Catherine L. Tully Hey! Just a quick post to let everyone know that I will be doing a regular series on “Writing For Print” on All Freelance Writing. This is a great site and I highly recommend it for both new and experienced freelance writers. Owner/Author Jennifer Mattern has pulled together a very eclectic group [...]
Try This: Write a Greeting Card
Happy birthday! Although it’s more likely in this digital era that you’ll receive Facebook posts and texts acknowledging your day of birth rather than a hand-written greeting, the average American still receives more than 20 greeting cards each year, contributing to an industry that grosses an estimated $7.5 billion a year, according to the Greeting Card Association. I venture that’s because there’s something special about giving or receiving the perfect birthday card. You know, the one that fits to a T the personality of the recipient, the birthday card you receive that makes you laugh out loud. But who writes those funny or sentimental messages? Who keeps them fresh? Enter Oatmeal Studios, a humorous greeting card company, and their pool of freelance writers and artists. Do you have what it takes to be a greeting card guru? Dawn Abraham, Editor at Oatmeal Studios tells all . . .
Blogger Beware: The Schedule Function in Wordpress
by Joe Wallace Freelance productivity tools are supposed to help you get things done while you’re busy on other tasks. But sometimes the very tools you’re using to help you can come back to haunt you in ways you never expected. In the freelance game, as in life, perception is often more important than reality. Here’s a [...]
Avoiding the Paper Bin
by Mike O’Mary Dream of Things has a Fan Page on Facebook, and a while back, somebody left a message for me on the Dream of Things wall: “Ever time try write storys use go in paper bin because stoys not at good.” At first, I didn’t know what to say. But I thought about [...]
Editing Content Without Mangling Style and Tone
by Joe Wallace There’s no mistaking the Apple iPhone, the iTouch, or the new Apple iPad. The style is quite distinctive, and many people are attracted to these gadgets because of their form factors. The same is true with writing. If you’re working with a writer who has a following (or is developing one), chances are they’ve [...]
Writing…See All The Possibilities
by Catherine L. Tully There are many ways to develop your income stream as a freelance writer. You can do it all by writing…or you can share some of your knowledge with others. When you get to a certain point in your career, teaching and speaking become a possibility for those who would like to diversify a [...]
John Updike’s Writing Wisdom (part I): Book Reviews
by Erin Dalpini I’m working on a new project—a book review of a contemporary novel I recently read; although I’ve done this before, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a fantastic book review. Last fall, when I was doing some research for a review of Toni Morrison’s newest novel, A Mercy, I dabbled around [...]

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