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August 10, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

How to survive a social media sabbatical

It wasn’t so long ago I was telling anyone who’d listen why I didn’t use Twitter. Then I started using Twitter. And never stopped. For the last eight months I’ve tweeted every day, with the occasional weekend off. I tweet eight, 10, 12 times a day: when I put up a new blog post, when […]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: social media, social media sabbatical, things to do before going on vacation, Twitter, Twitter applications, vacations

August 8, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Repeats: 12 ways writers can ace a VIP interview

While I’m away from my keyboard this week, I’m re-running a few posts that didn’t get the attention – or web traffic – they deserved the first time around. I’ll return with fresh insights on the business of writing next week. – Michelle Rafter I recently interviewed a management guru who’s a rock star in […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, My stories, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: Freelance writing tips, hard interview questions, interview techniques, interviewing celebrities

August 7, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Repeats: 7 steps to cutting a story that's too long

While I’m away from my keyboard this week, I’m re-running a few posts that didn’t get the attention – or web traffic – they deserved the first time around. I’ll return with fresh insights on the business of writing next week. – Michelle Rafter Some stories take on a life of their own and before […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: cutting words from a story, editing your own stories, freelance writing, story length, Writing

August 6, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Repeats: Handle rewrites without wanting to kill yourself or your editor

While I’m away from my keyboard this week, I’m re-running a few posts that didn’t get the attention – or web traffic – they deserved the first time around. I’ll return with fresh insights on the business of writing next week. – Michelle Rafter Rewrites aren’t one of my list of favorite work-related activities. In […]

Filed Under: Editors, Freelancing, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: freelance writing, how to handle rewrites, rewrites, working with editors

August 5, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Repeats: It pays to fight for looser exclusivity clauses in freelance contracts

While I’m away from my keyboard this week, I’m re-running a few posts that didn’t get the attention – or web traffic – they deserved the first time around. I’ll return with fresh insights on the business of writing next week. – Michelle Rafter Given what’s happening in the media business, freelancers can’t afford to […]

Filed Under: Editors, Freelancing, Media Business, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: contract negotiations, exclusivity clauses, freelance contracts, freelance copyrights, freelance writing

August 4, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Repeats: Should you trade in freelancing for a full-time job?

While I’m away from the keyboard this week, I’m re-running a handful of posts that didn’t get the attention – or web traffic – they deserved the first time around. I’ll return with fresh insights on the business of writing next week. – Michelle Rafter Is this a good time for a self-employed writer to […]

Filed Under: Careers, Freelancing, Workplace Issues Tagged With: Economy, freelance writing, trading freelance for a full-time job

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