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 […]
Sometimes all it takes to get a writing gig is saying 'I can do that'
Sometimes all it takes to get a writing gig is saying ‘I can do that.’ That’s what New Jersey freelancer Jen Miller discovered when she pitched a World Series story to the sports section of the New York Times – and then another, and another. Miller doesn’t normally cover sports. But she’s a Phillies fan […]
Social network overload and why I don't do Twitter
I’m on LinkedIn. I joined Facebook a while back, and Del.icio.us and Technorati. I’m on my favorite message board for freelancers at least a dozen times a day. But I can’t do Twitter. At least not yet. There’s only so many hours one person can devote to online social networks, and only so many social […]