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July 23, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for July 23: online v. print, content farms & more

Online v. print, Henry Blodget, content farms, better blogging and more recommended reading for writers for week ending July 23

Filed Under: Media Business Tagged With: Android apps, content farms, Henry Blodget, print v. online, recommended reading for writers

July 21, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

More tips for writing fast

Hitting deadlines is one of the best ways to ingratiate yourself to editors you want to write for on a regular basis. Here’s how.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: how to write fast, L. Ron Hubbard writing, productivity for writers, tips for writers

July 19, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

The 500 blog posts that changed my life

When I came back to a full-time freelancing three years ago, I started a blog. The 500 posts I’ve done since then have literally changed my work life.

Filed Under: Blogs, My stories Tagged With: 500th blog post, blogging for writers, why freelancers should blog, WordCount blog for freelance writers

July 17, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for July 17, 2010: mapping the publishing process

This flowchart of how a news story is conceived, researched, published and publicized applies to freelance journalists as well as major news organizations.

Filed Under: Online news Tagged With: Amy Webb, how publishing works, KnowledgeWebb, mapping the publishing process, Webbmedia

July 15, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

The new freelance lexicon: 12 words you need to know

Thanks to online media, the language writers use has changed along with the rest of our profession. Here are a 12 words to know from the new freelance lexicon.

Filed Under: Language, Writing Tagged With: digital media words, freelance jargon, SEO for writers, words that describe web writing, Yahoo web content style guide

July 12, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Back to writing basics: the quote

The latest post in a WordCount occasional series on writing basics looks at the quote. As one writer friend says, a boring quote is boring writing.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: freelance writing, quotes in stories, what makes a good quote, writing basics

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