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November 9, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Say it loud: We are Journalists

Want to feel inspired about what you do? Spend a few minutes with We are Journalists, a Tumblr site for journalists about journalists. According to Romenesko, a St. Petersburg Times reporter patterned it after the Occupy Wall Street movement’s We Are the 99 Percent Tumblr site. My favorite line: “Don’t call me ‘the Media.’” How […]

Filed Under: Media Business Tagged With: journalism careers, journalist entrepreneurs, media criticism, Occupy Wall Street, We Are Journalists Tumblr blog

November 8, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

10 phrases freelancers hate to hear

This post was inspired by David Hochman, a Los Angeles freelance writer and the leader of UPOD, a Yahoo group for writers. In this post on his blog today, Hochman writes about the three words never to say to a writer: “How’s it coming?” As someone who’s worked as an editor and writer, I’ve probably said […]

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: Freelance writing tips, how freelancers can work with editors, running a freelance business

November 7, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

6 writing lessons from Pulitzer-winning biographer Stacy Schiff

Read what the author of “Cleopatra: A Life” and other biographies says about research, organization and writing, from her recent Portland Literary Arts lecture.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Cleopatra: A Life, popular biographies, Stacy Schiff, writing advice from famous authors, writing biographies

November 4, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for Nov. 4: Wheels of Fortune

If you read anything from this week, make it the Los Angeles Times’ series on cars and the poor. It’s timely, well reported and a potential game changer.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: investigative reporting, Los Angeles Times, recommended reading for writers, Wheels of Fortune

November 3, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Get paid to tweet

Read a snippet from a Q&A freelance writer April Choi did with me for Ebyline about getting paid to tweet, then follow the link to the original post.

Filed Under: Freelancing, Technology Tagged With: April Choi and Ebyline, how to live tweet, how writers can use Twitter, tech tools for writers

November 2, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Top tax tips for freelancers

Some freelancers keep expense receipts in a shoe box to deliver to their accountant before April 15. Others snap pictures of receipts with a smartphone to file into an electronic expense reimbursement app. Whichever camp you’re in, there’s no getting around taxes. Freelancers especially need to track income, expenses and deductions because ain’t nobody else […]

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: #wclw, Julian Block, tax tips, taxes for freelancers, Twitter chats for writers, WordCount Last Wednesday

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