The secret to freelance work/life balance isn’t so secret
The secret to achieving work/life balance as a freelance writer isn’t that secret. It takes equal amounts of planning, goal setting, self discipline, self confidence and your own personal “cheer team.” That’s the advice that life coach Marla Beck shared during the yesterday’s WordCount Last Wednesday live chat. Beck specializes in working with writers, and [...]
Reminder: WordCount chat March 30 with life coach Marla Beck
Join us for the #wclw chat tomorrow, March 30 at 10 am PST, to hear life coach Marla Beck discuss how writers can find success & maintain work/life balance.
Recommended reading for March 25, 2011
Big in China, The Big Short, and The Big Shift – three nonfiction books are my picks for what writers should be reading now.
March 30 #wclw chat: Life coach Marla Beck on writers’ work/life balance
Is work messing with your life? Join the next #wclw chat when life coach Marla Beck discusses how writers can achieve work/life balance. 3/30 at 10 a.m. PST.
10 keys to hosting a successful Twitter chat
Thinking of starting a Twitter chat for your blog, business or professional organization? Follow these steps to minimize problems and maximize success.
Top 10 reasons freelancers need to take a vacation
Hard as it is to get away when you run your own business, it’s important to take time off to recharge mentally and physically. Here are some reasons why.
5 secrets of successful interviewers, or how to get sources to tell you anything
Great stories are built on great interviews. Here are some strategies I’ve used over the years to get interview subjects to open up about anything.
Recommended reading for March 11, 2011
Trouble at NPR, layoffs at AOL, tools for curating news and inspiration from food writer Monica Bhide – all recommended reading for writers for March 11, 2011.
10 ways writers can get the most out of Twitter
Journalists can use the microblogging network to crowdsource, build buzz for a story and a lot more. Read how.
WordCount Q&A: Michael Andersen on publishing Portland Afoot
What does it take to run a one-person local news website? Find out in this interview with the journalist founder of Portland’s magazine for the “low-car life.”
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