Back to school: online journalism training for freelancers
Want to improve your writing skills? Here is a list of websites offering free or fee-based online journalism training for freelancers and other writers.
Social network overload and why I don't do Twitter
I’m on LinkedIn. I joined Facebook a while back, and Del.icio.us and Technorati. I’m on my favorite message board for freelancers at least a dozen times a day. But I can’t do Twitter. At least not yet. There’s only so many hours one person can devote to online social networks, and only so many social [...]
Jane Boursaw: mild-mannered freelancer turned entertainment writer maven
See Jane. See Jane write. See Jane turn an average freelance writing career into a full-blown entertainment journalism enterprise. Jane is Jane Boursaw, and she’s the creative force behind a package of entertainment industry writing ventures that includes weekly and monthly syndicated columns, blogs and her Website, Reel Life with Jane. She’s such a hit, [...]
How to be a blog star – take a class or teach yourself
Want to start a blog but aren’t sure how to get started? One way is to take a class. Another is to teach yourself. Mediabistro.com is offering three new, short classes on starting a writing-related blog as part of its Crash Course series of mini-seminars. Classes are online and on demand, so you sign up [...]
