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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Oct 2, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) I got the copy edited version of my book on writing books back. I have to tell you, I wasn’t anxious to open it; in fact, I postponed it two days. I was afraid of what I would see for two …
Also tagged: book writing, writing, writers, freelance, work at home, home business, freelance writing, editors, copyedit, write a book, copy editing, book writing editing pubishing and 38 marketing
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Sep 16, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) As you who follow this blog, I’m a big proponent of charging enough for your writing. Of course, just how much is enough is an open question. My experience, however, indicates that many …
Also tagged: pricing, writers, fees, work at home, home business, freelance writing, business of freelance writing, general freelance writing, freelancer, how to charge, how to set freelance fees
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Sep 5, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) We end this week with 69 Writing, Blogging, Editing and Translation Jobs . That’s a total of 154 writing, blogging, editing and translation jobs - not too shabby considering Monday was a …
Also tagged: writing, journalist, journalism, copywriting, screenwriting, screenwriters, novel, freelance, creative writing, freelance writing, freelance writing jobs, freelance writers, writing jobs, editors, telecommuting, telecommute, freelance jobs, jobs for editors, copywriter, jobs for writers, book promotion, freelance work, writers needed, query letters, fiction writing, fiction writers, writing screenplays, nonfiction writing, writing for businesses, writers wanted, jobs for screenwriters, screenwriters wanted, resources for writers, journalists wanted, promote your book, writing for magazines, jobs for journalists, links for writers
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jun 30, 2008
I’ve heard writing teachers say it, and I’ve heard magazine editors say it: “Throw out the first three paragraphs!” What in the world are they talking about? The truth is, even for professionals, the first couple of …
Also tagged: magazine, editor, book, article, writer, work at home, home business, freelance writer, freelance writing, musings from a freelance writer, notes from a writing coach, deathless prose
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Mar 19, 2008
Oh good grief! How often do I have to learn this lesson? I’ve been having huge trouble with a chapter in a ghostwriting chapter. This has been going on for days. I’ve re-listened to the DVD the author sent, read the …
Also tagged: writing, writers, freelance, work at home, home business, freelance writing, notes from a writing coach, writers block
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Mar 14, 2008
Yesterday I posted a rant about keeping track of paper. It was so easy to solve it was almost no fun at all. I ended up at a Staples because it was close to the car wash. (Do marketers have any idea of how we really …
Also tagged: writing, paper, work at home, home business, freelance writing tips and ideas, freelance writing tips
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Mar 9, 2008
Jennifer, over at MyOrganizedBiz.com has challenged me, along with 5 others, to share what they might do with the $600 tax rebate that’s supposed to stimulate our economy out of recession. Here’s what I think I might …
Also tagged: writers, authors, work at home, home business, freelance writing, the kitchen sink, editors, blogs for writers
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jan 3, 2008
Believe it or not, I don’t have a television set. I raised my kids without one and have found that I truly don’t enjoy it. So the writer’s strike is, well, not much in my consciousness. This morning I heard a talk show …
Also tagged: writing, writers strike, author, freelance writing, the kitchen sink
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Dec 14, 2007
Ye gads! The end of the year is coming, really! (I’m feeling like time is speeding up even more than usual for me.) That means, among other things, time to think about goals for 2008. I’ve barely begun this process …
Also tagged: writers, work at home, business goals, freelance writing, business of freelance writing, translators
The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Oct 1, 2007
Okay, I wouldn’t want to do anything else. I love writing, ghostwriting and coaching writers. But darn! Sometimes writing, rewriting and editing is just plain boring. Yesterday and this morning, I went through a …
Also tagged: editor, writers, assistant, authors, work at home, freelance writing, musings from a freelance writer, virtual assistant