A Q&A Resource for Freelance Writers
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The business side of freelancing involves a lot of moving pieces, which can become overwhelming and confusing if you don’t know how to juggle everything. Your currency is time, so by saving time you’re able to make more money, and thus become a more successful freelance writer. But how do you get more done without working more hours? What are … Read more
Did SAHM, SAHD, WAHM, WAHD and the rest of these crazy acronyms confuse you before you became a parent too? Maybe you still don’t know what they mean. Let me break them down for you: SAHM = Stay-at-home mom SAHD = Stay-at-home dad WAHM = Work-at-home mom WAHD = Work-at-home dad What Am I? If I had to categorize our family, I would … Read more
No matter how long you’ve been a freelance writer, I’m willing to bet all the Oreos in my cupboard that you’d like to become a better writer. It’s a natural (and necessary) instinct to want to increase your writing skill level. After all, better writing means landing better clients, and better clients mean better money. Now we’re talking! So how … Read more
When most freelance writers get started, they don’t often think about the legal side of things. Well, at least I know I didn’t. But the thing is, you’re a business now. You should treat yourself like one. This means, getting things in writing. Why Freelance Writers Need Contracts Contracts can be scary things. But they can also be worth their … Read more
I’m sure anyone who’s worked as a freelance writer for any length of time has had “bad” clients, right? Even if you are new to freelancing you may have run across a few. You know the ones: the scope creeper that keeps piling on the work. Or, how about the dodger that never answers your email and you have to constantly nag them to pay … Read more
You agreed to do how many articles? Wow. Too bad you can’t clone yourself. Imagine being asked by three editors to write three different articles – all due within days or a week of each other. How are you going to be able to handle the workload? Having been in that position a few times, I’ve created a way to write articles with interviews … Read more
Writer's block – it's like saying "Macbeth" behind the scenes of a play – the worst thing that could happen to you as a writer; but, does it really exist and, if so, how do you overcome it? Writer's block is usually identified as the inability to think of anything to write about as if being stuck in a writing rut, and it does exist, but mostly … Read more
As writers in this electronic environment, we run the risk of our words being republished without our permission and/or passed off as the work of someone else. The benefit of our environment, though, is that there are targeted ways of fighting back. If your blogs are ever re-blogged elsewhere without your permission or your writing has been … Read more
