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.
Dear WordCount: How can I do background research more efficiently?
A story is only as good as the research that goes into it. Here’s how to get better at digging up data, without adding a lot of extra time.
Helpful hints for starting your freelance writing business
Advice for launching a freelance writing career, including tips on querying, interviews, writing, copyediting, and working with editors.
Dear WordCount: How do I set a rate for a freelance writing project?
Four simple methods for figuring out what to charge for a writing project.
Top 10 WordCount posts for November 2012: Be inspired
Writing advice from Barbara Kingsolver, tips for spotting trends, working through Superstorm Sandy, and more.
7 steps to becoming a trend spotting ace
If you can identify changes in how people behave or how the world works, you can turn them into story ideas, and have editors begging to work with you.
Dear WordCount: How can I collect an overdue payment for a story?
Tried and true strategies for getting deadbeat clients to pay up.
Top10 WordCount posts from October 2012
Top freelance writing posts from the past 30 days include tips on word counts, blogging rates, promoting your business, using mind mapping and more.
Dreams do come true, and one of mine did today
The story behind my first ever piece for the Wall Street Journal, which appears today, and some takeaways from the experience.
10 things J.K. Rowling taught me about writing
As the Harry Potter author’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, debuts today, it’s a good time to revisit what writers can learn from her writing style.
