It looks like Demand Studios is getting on the ball. Today I had an article approved that I wrote on 8/25 or 8/26. It seemed to be taking a week or more for them to review articles for a while but in the past three days I have had six articles reviewed. They are also [...]
Although I’ve only been in this business a fairly short time, I cannot underestimate the importance of networking. I cannot tell you how many jobs I have gotten and how much advice, story ideas and education I’ve gotten through networking–it’s invaluable. I got my first publisher because of networking, and although I had to back [...]
Well, as expected, my joke short story entry did not make the finals in the August/September Accentuate Writers short story contest. There were some great entries and everyone who made it should be proud! Michy said she’ll post my story on her blog at some point, so I will point to it when she does. [...]
The question of how much to charge for your work plagues every new freelancer. Most, like me, tend to underprice themselves, afraid if they charge too much no one will buy. Further, they don’t believe they’re worth as much as they could get. It’s really hard to break out of that! What I’m doing is [...]
This woman Greg and I used to work with once said that everything I touch turns to gold. She said it’s like I have a charmed life, because I’m always accomplishing things and getting things. Some, more religious than I, might say I am blessed by God or something. I prefer not to think of [...]
Part four in the series: Will you write me an article on X so I can see a sample of what you will do? I’m not going to pay you for it or use it, I swear! I fell for this once. I wrote some beautiful ad copy for a potential buyer and they didn’t [...]
Part three in the series: Do you want to help me with [fill in whatever unpleasant chore here] to give you something to do during the day? No, I don’t want to [fill in unpleasant chore]. I have a job. It’s called “writing”. Now that I’m self employed, I work many hours every day. Like [...]
Part two in my series of silly questions people ask me. 2. You can make money doing that? I’m not sure where this question comes from. When people plunk down several dollars to buy one of those glossy magazines full of articles and pretty pictures, do they not realize that someone is paying the people [...]
Every time I tell someone I quit my job to become a freelance writer, I get asked the same questions. I’ll discuss each of them, one at a time. 1. What do you write? There are a variety of ways a freelance writer can get paid. You can make easy, steady money writing for article [...]
This is my second week of working my new job as a freelance writer. Here are ten things I like about it, in no particular order: 1. No commute2. Wearing (or not) whatever I feel like (or not) to work3. I can take a nap or a bath or a gardening break whenever I want4. [...]