I’m cohosting a no-frills version of the June community blogging challenge with help from the popular freelancers’ website – and sign ups are open!
Modern signs an editor likes you [Discussion]
Freelancing’s changed and so has how editors show their appreciation for good work. Weigh in on the new ways an editor told you “Great job!” in this open thread.
2012 Blogathon week 2 recap: Freelancers blog to hone skills
Here are some of the professional writers who have blogs and are taking part in the 2012 WordCount Blogathon. Not on the list? Add yourself in a comment.
Freelance tribes
When I went freelance, not only did I lose my full-time paycheck, I lost my tribe. Instead of being part of a pack of 300, suddenly I was on my own – at least that’s what it felt like at the time.
WD's 2008 Best Sites for Writers + Contest
The June 2008 issue of Writer’s Digest features the magazine’s annual listing of 101 best Websites for writers. It’s interesting reading, as much for what it doesn’t include as for what it does. The listing is broken into research and reference Websites such as Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary and Wikipedia, resources on publishers, agents and the […]
More than One Way to Make Freelancing Pay
In one episode of Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw character lands a freelance assignment for some incredible amount, like $4 a word. As a real-life freelance writer, I’ve never made $4 a word, or even met anybody who does. I’m not sure rates like that exist. Even $2 a word sounds […]