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December 3, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

You can have it all: Making a life as a writer and mom

I don’t regret my decision to be a writer and mom, but I’ve had to work hard to do both. Here’s how.

Filed Under: Careers Tagged With: Annette Gendler, freelance writing advice, freelance writing careers, working moms

December 1, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Top 10 WordCount posts for November 2012: Be inspired

Writing advice from Barbara Kingsolver, tips for spotting trends, working through Superstorm Sandy, and more.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Best of WordCount, Freelance writing tips, Kate Rafter modern dancer, top blogs for writers, WordCount blog

November 30, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Good reads for Nov. 30: State of media industry, journalists killed on the job, and more

Columbia Journalism School’s state of the industry report, why it’s dangerous to be a reporter, and more.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: best business books of 2012, best commercials of 2012, good reads for writers, Southern Investigative Journalism Foundation

November 28, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Reminder: #wclw chat today @ 10 am PT on how writers can use LinkedIn

In this month’s WordCount Last Wednesday chat, find out how to use the business network to find story ideas, sources and more.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: #wclw, how writers can use LinkedIn, LinkedIn, tech tools for writers, Twitter chats for writers, WordCount Last Wednesday

November 27, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

7 steps to becoming a trend spotting ace

If you can identify changes in how people behave or how the world works, you can turn them into story ideas, and have editors begging to work with you.

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: Freelance writing tips, how freelancers come up with story ideas, how writers can spot trends, sources for story ideas, working with editors

November 26, 2012 By Michelle V. Rafter

Next #wclw writer chat Nov. 28: making the most of LinkedIn’s new features

If you don’t use LinkedIn, you’re missing out on lots of new features. Tune in the Nov. 28 #wclw chat to see how freelancers can use the popular social network.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: #wclw, how writers can use LinkedIn, LinkedIn, tech tools for writers, Twitter chats for writers, WordCount Last Wednesday

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