With Labor Day behind us and kids back in class, it’s time to refocus. Here are 12 things writers can do to recharge and be ready for the rest of the year.
Stick up for yourself – no one else is going to
Do you say yes to low-ball assignments, bad contract terms or uncompensated revision requests because you don’t know how to say no?
7 secrets about editors every freelance writer should know
Look past the rejections and curt behavior and you’ll see editors are just trying to get their jobs done, and looking for writers who can help.
Helpful hints for starting your freelance writing business
Advice for launching a freelance writing career, including tips on querying, interviews, writing, copyediting, and working with editors.
Good Reads: Webcomics and paywalls, best long-form reads of 2012, unanswered email, and more
Debate over Andrew Sullivan’s subscriber-based blog continues, plus the best stories of 2012. why editors don’t reply to email, and more.
7 steps to becoming a trend spotting ace
If you can identify changes in how people behave or how the world works, you can turn them into story ideas, and have editors begging to work with you.