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Best of WordCount: The Collector’s Edition

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 31, 2009 | 1 Response

WordCount’s Best of WordCount page has 30+ of the award-winning freelance writing blog’s most popular posts, covering writing, the freelance business, and more.

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Trick or treat: 10 things that scare freelancers

Trick or treat: 10 things that scare freelancers

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 29, 2009 | 9 Responses

Empty mailboxes, editing by committee and content sites, oh my! The top 10 things that scare freelancers.

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Which type of digital journalist are you?

Which type of digital journalist are you?

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 28, 2009 | 2 Responses

A Northwestern University Media Management Center survey came up with six groups journalists fall into based on their desire for digital change.

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The freelance multiple personality disorder

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 27, 2009 | 3 Responses

Scenes from a work day:
9 a.m. First call of day, with a trade magazine editor and old friend. Talk shop. Go over pitches for business features I sent earlier. Settle on a few, plus a special report story package. Discuss terms. Schedule due dates. I am a contributing editor.
10 a.m. Interview local quasi-celebrity social media [...]

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Guest post: Blogging and Twitter, the perfect match

Guest post: Blogging and Twitter, the perfect match

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 24, 2009 | 4 Responses

When it comes to Twitter, does it feel like the parade’s passing you by?
Don’t let the fact that 50 million people discovered it before you stop you from giving it a whirl. If you have a blog, Twitter is not only a good way to promote your blog, it’s also an idea factory you [...]

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My favorite freelance technology innovation: Track Changes

My favorite freelance technology innovation: Track Changes

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 22, 2009 | 6 Responses

Care to guess what freelance technology innovation I could not live without? It’s not Twitter or even Microsoft Outlook. It’s the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word.

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Are you a freelancer writer or journalist entrepreneur?

Are you a freelancer writer or journalist entrepreneur?

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 19, 2009 | 20 Responses

Shakespeare said a rose by any other any other name would smell as sweet.
But did Shakespeare call himself a freelance writer or a poet? A hired pen, or a playwright?
Not offense Shakespeare, but words matter. Today what writers call themselves matters more than ever because it sets the tone for how we perceive the value [...]

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Williams wants Twitter’s List feature to ‘go nuts’

Williams wants Twitter’s List feature to ‘go nuts’

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 16, 2009 | 1 Response

Twitter has been working on a Lists feature behind the scenes for some time, but this is the first glimpse of it most of its millions of users have had. Co-founder Ev Williams says the potential is huge.

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Portland group ponders nonprofit journalism venture

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 15, 2009 | Leave a response

The Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, is operating under federal bankruptcy protection. So is the parent company of the Orange County Register. Ditto for the holding company that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News and Philly.com.
When it comes to the newspaper industry, everybody’s a nonprofit. even if they [...]

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News you can use: 10 top takeaways from the 2009 ONA conference

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 13, 2009 | 5 Responses

It’s been one of the worst years on record for the news industry, what with newspapers and magazines closing or shrinking substantially and shedding tens of thousands of jobs** in the process.
Given everything that’s happened, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a lot of doom and gloom at a news industry gathering.
That may be the [...]

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