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 – […]
Archives for 2008
How to build the freelance writing career you want
When you’re just starting out as a freelancer, it’s easy to fall into the habit of taking every assignment that comes your way. But if you stay in the business long enough, you realize that to be really happy in your work you’ve got to take control over what you do. Different writers will pursue […]
Google's Chrome Web browser takes on IE and Firefox
The tech world is buzzing about Chrome, the Web browser Google introduced this week. Why should writers care? For one thing, Google claims that Chrome does a better job than existing browsers like Internet Explorer or Firefox when it comes to searching for multimedia content online. But the bigger deal might be that Chrome will […]
How freelancers can organize their writing time
It’s back to school time. In that spirit of higher education, over the next month or so, I’ll be running a series of posts on freelancing basics. Today’s lesson – organizing your writing time. It’s one thing to get assignments. It’s another to schedule your time to maximize your earnings potential. Here’s one way to […]
Tech cliches we never want to hear or write again
The computer industry loves jargon. Think about it. Engineers and programmers get into designing computers and writing code because they’re good at math and conceptual thinking, not necessarily with words. Consequently, stories about computer and Internet are cluttered with words and phrases nobody ever uses in real life. I’m tired of hearing them, and work […]
Should you upgrade to Firefox 3?
I ditched Internet Explorer a long time ago for Firefox, the Web browser from Mozilla, and never looked back. It loads faster, doesn’t crash as often and most Websites look just as good. Firefox just came out with an upgrade, version 3. Should you switch? One of my go-to sources for these kinds of computer […]