Freelance Writing 101
Do you want to make a living as a writer? Perhaps it's a dream you?ve always dismissed as impossible. I'll let you into a secret. You can make your writing pay. More ...
Time Management for Freelance Writers
In the world of telecommuting, at first, you'll love the idea of not having to punch in, but soon realize that you are on the clock round the clock. You don't punch in because you never really punch out; when you work at home, there's a danger that you'll never leave the office. More ...
Breaking in to the Freelance Writing Market
Many of you out there just wanted to be a freelance writer but you have never been published anywhere except your community newsletter. Well, funny as it sounds, that's not a bad place to start. And that is where I come to my first tip: To get a start, write for anyone. More ...
12 Great Ways to Generate Ideas for Fiction
Need an idea for a short story, play or movie script? Here are twelve kick-starters for your imagination! More ...
Using Online Forums to Generate Article Ideas
There are a number of different ways that you can go about getting ideas for your articles. One of those methods involves using online forums. It is important that you carefully choose the online message forums that you turn to. More ...
Affect, Effect - What's the Difference?
For the vast majority of the time, affect is a verb and effect is a noun. If youaffect something, it produces an effect, just as a comes before e in the alphabet. The recession affected the company's profits. The effect was a 14 percent decrease in sales." More ...
How to Really Make Money Writing
I've been making a nice living writing content for my websites and blogs for the last few years, and I run into quite a few people who are interested in doing the same! If you have an interest in writing and an interest in working from home and making your own hours, but you're not quite sure how to get started, this article is for you. More ...
New FTC Rule Regarding Social Media Writing
The FTC considers any endorsements or testimonials in social media writing to be deceptive advertising. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that starting December 1, 2009 all people who write web content must disclose any compensation
they received. More ...
Becoming an Online Word Compactor
Writing for online publication differs from writing for print. One difference is length; online pieces tend to be less than 1,000 words in length. Long text passages are difficult to read on-screen, so the key to writing successfully online
is to become a "word compactor". More ...
Six Ways to Break Into Food Writing
Publishers post guidelines for writers that require published clips to be sent with query letters. Writers cannot get published clips unless they've been published. Here are six ways to conquer that old Catch 22 and break into food writing. More ...
Freelance Writing Careers
You've probably read the stories about writers who are working from home and making six-figure salaries, and wondered, "Why can't that be me? I'm here to tell you that it's possible for anyone to build a very successful freelance writing career and earn a six-figure salary, while never leaving home. More ...
Make Money Writing Resumes and Curriculum Vitaes (CVs)
If you've got half-decent writing skills you could make an honest profit from offering a much-needed CV writing service. As well as making money you'll have the satisfaction of helping hundreds or even thousands of people to find their perfect job. More ...
Writing e-Newsletters ? Tricks of the Trade
An emailed newsletter serves much the same purpose as a traditional company newsletter. Think of it as a short newspaper ? but instead of relating to a town, city or country, it relates to your business. More ...
Six Overlooked Freelance Writing Niches
Having a niche writing business is the most lucrative way to earn a living as a freelance writer. Most writers, however, often overlook the follow six niches that could provide them with a very prosperous writing business. More ...
