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Writers - Be SURE You Understand The Contracts You SignThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jul 18, 2008 Publishers Weekly today announced that the Author’s Guild is warning Simon and Schuster authors to be extra careful when signing an addendum to their book contract that alters their ebook royalties. According to the … Also tagged: contracts, writers, publishers weekly, work at home, freelance writing, business of freelance writing, negotiations, authors guild |
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Collecting What’s Owed YouThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jun 19, 2008 A client sent me to a meeting and put me up overnight in a very nice hotel. When I checked in, they asked for my credit card, which I gave them. The next morning, when I looked at the invoice which had been slipped … Also tagged: business, money, clients, collection, collecting, writer, work at home, home business, freelance writing, business of freelance writing, freelance write |
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Writing Clients - Keeping Your SanityThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jun 6, 2008 My favorite writing client is the person who knows what they want written. I mean they know specifically both what they want to accomplish and how they want it done. If it’s a ghostwriting client, that means they know … Also tagged: writers, vision, clients, trips, working, work at home, schedules, freelance writing, ghostwriting, purpose, table of contents, book writing editing pubishing and marketing, client schedules, costs contracts |
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New Tag LineThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - May 14, 2008 This is taking chances month at the b5media.com business channel. We’ve been challenged to do something slightly differently. Hence my call for guest bloggers the other day. (And you’re still welcome to submit one, or … Also tagged: news, blogging, money, bloggers, writers, authors, work at home, home business, freelance writing, the kitchen sink, freelancers |
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Your Schedule vs. The Client’s ScheduleThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Apr 16, 2008 Does any of this sound familiar to you? You schedule phone meeting with a client that’s to last at least an hour. You make sure nothing interferes, including putting off at least one other client. The appointment is … Also tagged: writers, trips, work at home, schedules, freelance writing, ghostwriting |
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Two Guys and a BlogThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Mar 19, 2008 Stumbled onto (into… what’s proper when speaking of a blog or a web page?) a blog called Men With Pens . Nifty blog about writing and life in general. There are sections on fiction writing, running a writing or other … Also tagged: blogs, writing, bloggers, work at home, home business, freelance writers, business of freelance writing, blogs for writers |
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When You Ghostwrite, Who Owns It?The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Mar 4, 2008 I was poking around our Business Channel when I ran into WorkBoxers post called: Who Holds Rights To Commissioned Designs? Mark strongly suggests designers make sure ownership rights for designs are spelled out in … Also tagged: contracts, writers, work at home, freelance writing, ghostwriting, general freelance writing |
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Getting Off To A Good StartThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Feb 28, 2008 When I’m ghostwriting a book for a client, probably the most important thing I do after getting clear on the client’s purpose for the book, is to get the first chapter right. Sometimes that means working the first … Also tagged: contracts, writers, work at home, freelance writing, ghostwriting |
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The Flurry At Contract SigningThe Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Feb 13, 2008 It seems every time I actually get to sign a ghostwriting contract there’s a flurry of additional activity that catches me by surprise. First, there’s my, what, excitement? That always takes a few minutes and usually … Also tagged: contracts, writers, work at home, freelance writing, musings from a freelance writer, ghostwriting |
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How Much Should Freelance Writers Charge?The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Oct 3, 2007 Setting rates is always a challenge. wordpreneur.com has an interesting approach. Blogger Eldon Sarte calls it a Profit Goal approach . To make his forumula work, you’ve got to know some things: Your net goal for the … Also tagged: money, authors, work at home, freelance writing, business of freelance writing, editors, freelancers |