My big fat paid blogging gig at SecondAct.com
As my new blogging gig at SecondAct.com goes live, I’m like a new mom, nervous I won’t have enough time and love to go around.
WordCount Q&A: Marla Beck, life coach for writers
WordCount interviews life coach Marla Beck on obstacles writers make for themselves and how to overcome them – with or without outside help.
Why I don’t write for free: $8,064 in 2009 business expenses
It takes money to make money. Last year I had $8,064 in business expenses – and this year my freelance writing work is booming because of it.
Taxes for freelancers: why it pays to analyze your 2009 income
During tax season, analyze last year’s income to see what you did right and where you went wrong so this year you can repeat your victories and avoid your mistakes.
The Oscars and writing: Meryl Streep is a good picker, and you can be too
Like Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock and other actors and creative types, writers are only as good as the projects they pick. Here’s how to be a better picker.
Good intentions: writing with purpose
In writing, as in exercising, you get out only as much as you put in.
The story behind the story: how media outlets are covering Haiti earthquake
NPR, the New York Times and other media outlets go behind the scenes to show how they’re covering the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
The editor you write for today may be the writer you edit tomorrow
How do you act when the editor you write for today may be the writer you editor tomorrow?
Trick or treat: 10 things that scare freelancers
Empty mailboxes, editing by committee and content sites, oh my! The top 10 things that scare freelancers.
The freelance multiple personality disorder
Scenes from a work day: 9 a.m. First call of day, with a trade magazine editor and old friend. Talk shop. Go over pitches for business features I sent earlier. Settle on a few, plus a special report story package. Discuss terms. Schedule due dates. I am a contributing editor. 10 a.m. Interview local quasi-celebrity [...]
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