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September 19, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Freelance writers are the original career ‘slashers’

More people are cobbling together careers from a mashup of work, something self-employed writers know a lot about.

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: career mashups, freelancers who do multiple jobs, running a freelance writing business, slasher careers

September 16, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for Sept. 16 – think big

Frank DeFord on the best sports story ever, and other good reads from the past week that urge writers to aim high.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: alternatives to magazines, Atavist, Byliner, Frank DeFord, John Locke, Paul Bunyan, recommended reading for writers

September 14, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Big 3 social networks create press rooms for journalists

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn now have help pages for journalists. Here’s the scoop on what’s available.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Facebook for Journalists, how freelancers can use social networks, LinkedIn for Journalists, tech tools for writers, Twitter for Newsrooms

September 13, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

I won (a summer reading contest)

Thanks to a little luck and a lot of reading, I won tickets to Portland’s 2011-12 Literary Arts author lecture series, courtesy of the Multnomah County Library.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Literary Arts' 2011-2012 Arts & Lecture series, Multnomah County Library, summer reading list, summer reading programs

September 12, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Remembering 9/11

And just like that, what had started out as a typical school day became anything but.

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: 9/11 remembrances, freelance writing, where were you on 9/11

September 9, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for Sept. 9: startups, self doubt and more

Highlights from the week’s best reads for writers: what startup founders look like; struggling with self doubt; bloggers’ revenge, PR ethics and more.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: ethics, productivity, recommended reading for writers, startups on LinkedIn, tech tools for writers

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