UPDATE – Dec. 19, 2008 – It snowed all week. Five snow days in a row off school. More snow predicted to fall before Christmas. Running out of things to keep kids occupied. Someone suggested letting kids play with these online games for all ages. * * * We interrupt our regularly scheduled program – […]
The big myths of freelance writing
Contrary to popular belief, most freelance writers don’t roll out of bed at 10, work in PJs and bunny slippers or take pen to paper only when the mood strikes. Jen Miller, a New Jersey girl as well as being an author, blogger and freelance writer, deflates these and other popular myths about writers who […]
Do you tell editors what you do when you're not writing for them?
I’m a firm believer in the value of specializing in a freelance writing business. I’ve also espoused in this space about the benefits of being a team player when it comes to the publications and editors you work with, and how worthwhile it is to cultivate contributing writer gigs. So if you specialize, and you […]
A year-end to-do list for freelancers
Before you know it, Christmas will be here, then New Year’s Eve and then it’s hello 2009. For freelance writers and other self-employed people, the end of the year isn’t just about office parties and getting the Christmas gifts bought and wrapped. It’s also time to take care of some major business housekeeping before the […]
WordCount recap – Weekly news from the digital media biz
A scenario for news – Prognosticating about the future of the news business on his BuzzMachine blog, industry guru Jeff Jarvis says there’s definitely a place for freelancers. The future of news is all about community – covering it and working with it. Examples of this already abound, such as the Seal Beach Daily community […]
Free multimedia career training for ex-news staffers, other writers
Here’s another journalist bailout program – just in time to rescue all the newspaper reporters and editors Gannett laid off earlier this week. Webbedia Group, a new media training firm created by veteran journalists, is holding two free online training sessions on emerging technology and “post-mainstream journalism careers” for recently laid off newspaper staffers and […]