Dear WordCount: How do I start a blog?
Taking the 30-day Blogathon challenge is a great way to start a blog. Here are some easy steps to get a blog up and running.
Too many deadlines? Here’s how to avoid panic mode
Make a list, set a timer, turn off distractions, work more hours — and other tips for gettting work done when you’re under the gun.
Registration is open for the 2013 WordCount Blogathon
Sign up today for this free community blogging challenge to post every day in June. Read this to find out more.
Van Waffle: The WordCount Blogathon helped launch my freelance career
A Canadian writer explains how the event jump started his freelance career in this first in a weekly series of Blogathon success stories.
8 ways to take the pain out of writing slideshows
Turns out slideshows are tougher to tackle than you’d think. But there are simple ways to lessen the sting.
A nonfiction author explains how to revise a book – twice
Freelancer and author Mark Pendergrast explains his approach to revising his book, For God, Country & Coca-Cola, for the second time.
8 tips for squeezing more out of a writers conference
You paid big bucks to attend a writers conference. Here’s how to make sure you get your money’s worth.
The Pulitzer Prize and the Hungry Horse News
As winners of the news industry’s major annual prize are announced today, it’s a good time to remember a small-town journalist who made it big.
What I learned doing my freelance tax return
This year, after I pulled together my return I took another to see what it could teach me about my writing business. Here’s what I learned.
10 things you didn’t know about Freelancers Union
The 10-year-old group represents more independent workers than any other organization. But what you don’t know about them may surprise you.
