WordCount is my online alter ego. Poke around to learn about my business, writing, and thinking on writing and the business of being a self-employed writer.
WordCount started as an experiment. In 2008, I re-entered the workforce after time off to raise my kids. I’d been gone for seven years – eons in my previous career as a tech reporter. I took up blogging to find out what I’d missed.
The timing was perfect. The late aughts ushered in an era of rapid change as online media began to overtake traditional publishing. The evolution meant opportunities for entrepreneurial-minded freelancers who could transform themselves to meet new demands. So I blogged about it.
I used the WordCount blog to share advice on writing and running a freelance business. For a time, I ran the WordCount Blogathon, an annual contest for bloggers to post every day for a month.
Over the years, WordCount received numerous accolades, including being named a top 10 blog for writers, a top 40 freelance writing blog, and a top 10 freelance blog. It’s been featured in podcasts, The New Writer’s Handbook (2008), and a Scarletta Press anthology for beginning writers.