Sorry everybody: WordCount’s November mini-blogathon is a no go
At the end of May, when enthusiasm for the WordCount Blogathon was running high, I was persuaded by bloggers who’d loved the experience to consider holding another event. I agreed, and announced plans for a mini-blogathon to take place in November. Time passed. And while I’m no less enthusiastic about blogging, this blog and the [...]
Recommended reading for Oct. 28: NY Times, Walter Isaacson & morere
On my latest reading list for writers: the Grey Lady’s tribute to a female groundbreaker, Steve Jobs’ biography, StreetFight, WAE Network, and more.
Dear WordCount: How do I break into freelance writing?
This installment of the Dear WordCount advice column looks at how a true beginner can get started in the writing business.
Reminder: #wclw chat @ 10 am PT on taxes for freelancers
Attorney, columnist and former IRS special agent Julian Block answers your tax questions.
It’s not enough to be good – you have to show up
In football, acting, running a restaurant or writing – you may be a star, but if you don’t perform when it counts, none of it matters.
October 26 #wclw chat: tax help for freelancers
Tax expert and former IRS special agent Julian Bond shares tips for freelancers in the next #wclw chat for writers, Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 10 am PST. Be there.
Give a little, get a lot – how writers can make “free” pay
No one should write for nothing. But there are other free things you can provide to improve your status at publications you write for – or want to write for.
Poll: What web apps do you use for your freelance business?
Take this short poll to help me decide what to include in a panel discussion on web apps for writers at the ASJA 2012 conference next April in New York.
Recommended reading for writers for Oct. 14
The pros and cons of working for yourself, a prize-winning journalism collaboration in Iraq, Roger Ebert’s memoir and more must-reads from the past week.
10 writing lessons from Annie Proulx
What I learned about writing from the “Bird Cloud,” “Shipping News” and “Brokeback Mountain” author’s appearance at her recent lecture in Portland, Ore.
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