In football, acting, running a restaurant or writing – you may be a star, but if you don’t perform when it counts, none of it matters.
Archives for 2011
October 26 #wclw chat: tax help for freelancers
Tax expert and former IRS special agent Julian Bond shares tips for freelancers in the next #wclw chat for writers, Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 10 am PST. Be there.
Give a little, get a lot – how writers can make “free” pay
No one should write for nothing. But there are other free things you can provide to improve your status at publications you write for – or want to write for.
Poll: What web apps do you use for your freelance business?
Take this short poll to help me decide what to include in a panel discussion on web apps for writers at the ASJA 2012 conference next April in New York.
Recommended reading for writers for Oct. 14
The pros and cons of working for yourself, a prize-winning journalism collaboration in Iraq, Roger Ebert’s memoir and more must-reads from the past week.
10 writing lessons from Annie Proulx
What I learned about writing from the “Bird Cloud,” “Shipping News” and “Brokeback Mountain” author’s appearance at her recent lecture in Portland, Ore.