Guest Post: Finding Balance as a Freelance Writer
Freelance work can be all consuming when it comes to time. It is also difficult because it may run in hot and cold spells. You may be flooded with work one month and scrambling to pay the bills the...
View ArticleHolly Bridges: Personal Struggles Lead to a Book and More
By Angela Atkinson Holly Bridges, author of "The UNHysterectomy" I recently interviewed Holly Bridges, author of The UNHysterectomy, for Scrubs & Suits, a healthcare news site for which I’m the...
View ArticleStopping to Smell the Roses
by Alyssa Ast It has been quite a while since I last posted an update on my writing career. Over the last year, it has really taken off, which has caused me to put a lot of my projects on hold,...
View ArticleThe Transition from Non-Writer To Writer
Last week, we invited insights about how non-writers view the world, to help us understand how to work with them–and even live with them. Today we welcome Bill Hobbs–a self-proclaimed “new”...
View Article5 Ways To Make Dealing with Many Masters Worth It
The thing with freelancing is, no one is the boss of you. Everyone else is. That is, if you let that happen. A few tips to keep your mindset “business,” not “water boy/girl of the world.” Get a...
View ArticleWriters Read
Odds are, you’ve become a writer because you enjoy reading and want to create that which you enjoy. I know that’s the case with me. But when you’re busy writing, it becomes harder and harder to find...
View ArticleShould you be a niche writer or a jack of all trades?
decisions, decisions… There seems to be much discrepancy on this topic amongst the writing gurus. Should a writer select just one topic or genre and become known as an expert in that particular niche,...
View ArticleThe art of writing things down
For someone who’s always been a quick-study with languages, who can memorize songs, telephone numbers, dialogue and monologues in record time, I have a pretty crappy short-term memory. Even at 29, I’ll...
View ArticleTime management and the freelance writer
Shortly after an acquaintance of mine from the expat blogging circuit completed NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), he wrote this on his blog: “It’s not hard to come up with a topic every day:...
View ArticleThe Simplest Things You Shouldn’t Write
by Shakirah Dawud We like to complain about how difficult writing can be; but sometimes it’s easy. Too easy. The following are all articles, blog posts, status updates, even books that will flow from...
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