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Announcing the 3rd annual WordCount Blogathon

Announcing the 3rd annual WordCount Blogathon

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 12, 2010 | 3 Responses

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The third annual WordCount Blogathon kicks off May 1, when writers from all over team up to blog every day for a month. Registration’s open – are you in?

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Writing | Tagged #Blog2010, blogathon, how to blog every day, WordCount, WordCount Blogathon 2010, writers who blog | 3 Responses

Best of WordCount: The Collector’s Edition

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 31, 2009 | 1 Response

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WordCount’s Best of WordCount page has 30+ of the award-winning freelance writing blog’s most popular posts, covering writing, the freelance business, and more.

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Media Business, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, freelance writing, WordCount | 1 Response

Coming soon – WordCount 2.0

Coming soon – WordCount 2.0

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 26, 2009 | 8 Responses

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Just as freelancers have to change to keep up with the times, WordCount does too. In short order, expect the blog to sport a new look as well as some revamped content and other additions.

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Online news, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, freelance writing, updating your blog, WordCount, WordCount blog | 8 Responses

WordCount lands on list of top 10 blogs for writers

WordCount lands on list of top 10 blogs for writers

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 21, 2009 | 9 Responses

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WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age was named to Writing White Papers’ list of Top 10 Blogs for Writers for 2009-10.

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged best blogs for writers, freelance writing blogs, Whiting White Papers, WordCount | 9 Responses

WordCount makes top blogs for writers contest finalist cut

WordCount makes top blogs for writers contest finalist cut

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 16, 2009 | 8 Responses

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I’m happy to announce WordCount is a finalist in the Writing White Papers blog’s 2009 top 10 blogs for writers awards. This year, finalists were chosen from more than 300 nominations. The contest, run by copywriting guru Michael Stelzner, picks winners based on quality, content and frequency of posts, reader involvement and Technorati ranking. Winners [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged freelance writing, top blogs for writers, WordCount, Writing White Papers | 8 Responses

Why writers should blog: it’s not personal, it’s business

Why writers should blog: it’s not personal, it’s business

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 31, 2009 | 15 Responses

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The house is a mess. The bills are overdue. I missed a deadline. I haven’t signed my son up for a single summer camp or planned the family’s summer vacation. I’ve been too busy blogging. For the past month I’ve posted here every day. 31 days, 31 blog posts – a couple more actually because [...]

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Posted in Blogs | Tagged blogathon, Blogging, freelance writing, why writers should have a blog, WordCount | 15 Responses

Welcome to the 2nd annual WordCount writers' blogathon

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 1, 2009 | 34 Responses

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UPDATED ON MONDAY, MAY 4: I’ve added more participants and fixed a couple links, blog names and tag lines. – MVR UPDATED ON SUNDAY, MAY 3: I added a number of additional participants and put my own name on the list, for those of you who’re copying this to your own blogs. – MVR And [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing | Tagged blogathons, Blogging, freelancers with blogs, WordCount, writers with blogs | 34 Responses

WordCount recap – weekly news from the digital media biz

By Michelle V. Rafter on November 28, 2008 | 1 Response

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News you can use from the online news business: Seal Beach Daily – Take two former reporters, add Web design and blogging skills and you’ve got the Seal Beach Daily, a virtual daily newspapers covering the neighborhoods in and around Seal Beach, a beach town that straddles the border of Orange and Los Angeles counties. [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Media Business | Tagged Blogging, Donna Wares, Duncan Riley, how to get traffic to your blog, Kate Cohen, microblogging, Seal Beach Daily, The Inquisitr, WordCount | 1 Response

WordCount is finalist for top writing blogs award

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 15, 2008 | 2 Responses

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Thanks to the nominations submitted by all you faithful readers, WordCount has been tapped as a finalist for Writing White Papers’ 3rd annual top writing blogs contest. Yahoo! The contest, created by Michael Stelzner, proprietor of the Writing White Papers blog, received 300 nominations, which he narrowed down to 37. According to Stelzner, he’ll choose [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Contests, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged Hell or High Water Writer, Michael Stelzner's Writing White Papers, The Renegade Writer, The Urban Muse, top writing blogs, top writing blogs contests, WordCount, Writing White Papers | 2 Responses

Nominate WordCount for best writing blog

Nominate WordCount for best writing blog

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 8, 2008 | 2 Responses

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Time for a shameless request. Michael Stelzner’s Writing White Papers blog is running its third annual contest to choose the top 10 blogs for writers. So I’ll just come right out and say it: vote for me! It’s been nine months since I started WordCount to blog about freelance writing in the 21st century – [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged best blogs for writers, blog contests, blogs for writers contests, Michael Stelzner, WordCount, Writing White Papers | 2 Responses

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Welcome to WordCount, a blog about the freelance writing business. You'll see fresh material throughout the week on writing basics, blogging, tech tools for writers and more. A good place to start is my Greatest Hits page, with links to 101 of my best posts. Don't miss the Friday reading list for writers, a week's worth of writing inspiration. Tune into my #wclw Twitter chat for writers on the last Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. Pacific time. I also host the WordCount Blogathon, a blogging challenge to post every day in May. Use this form to register for this year's event. Subscribe to WordCount on your blog reader or get it delivered via email. Send email to wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.

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