The American Society of Journalists and Authors annual confab is THE place to learn about the business side of freelancing, as Sandra Beckwith explains.
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RIP LinkedIn Answers: one less reason for writers to use LinkedIn
When LinkedIn pulls the plug on its Answers feature Jan. 31, there will be one less reason for writers to use the social network for work.
Good reads: Manti Te’o and a week of media mess-ups
Sports outlets missed the ND player’s Internet girlfriend hoax, and more bad news from the news business.
What freelance assignments are you working on? [Discussion]
To get a better idea of what self-employed writers do, let’s share what projects we’ve got going right now.
Calling publicists: 7 tips for writing a great press release
No matter how they’re delivered, these characteristics separate good press releases from bad ones.
Good reads for Jan. 11: Forgiveness, rewrites, top colors for 2013, and more
The week’s best writing, plus famous authors on revisions, writing in the morning, and new colors for a new year (in case you’re redoing a blog).