The Freedom of Freelance
In our Internet connected world, with the right credentials you can be on the editorial staff of a major magazine or other publication and only go as far as the next room to sit down at your computer. More ...
Four Tips to Help You Break Into Ghostwriting
Without a doubt the writing is rewarding, there is money to be made, and clients who need ghostwriting services are out there. But the big question for those starting out is: How do you break in? Here are four tips to help get you going. More ...
Write a Children's Book - Your Story and the Background
Each part of a story is like a puzzle that must fit together tightly to create an engaging overall picture for your readers. When you are dealing with children's books, this is even more important. More ...
Where to Find Writing Jobs Online
A freelance writer's best resources of finding jobs online are Job boards or sites. While some boards are geared specifically to the freelancer, many others also list other type of jobs. More ...
The $75,000 Writing Career
In the last decade and certainly in the past few years, downsizing in Corporate America has eliminated or scaled down many creative, marketing and communication departments. And in many cases, they're paying freelancers handsomely to pick up the slack. More ...
How to Improve Your Writing - Basic Plot Structure
In discussing plot structure I thought I'd start with the most basic premise - Freytag's Pyramid. According to Freytag, a drama is divided into five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. More ...
A Ghostwriting Guide - Finding and Hiring Your Ghostwriter
Writing is hard work. At the end of the first draft of a book the writer is still much closer to the beginning of the process than the end. This article is about what you need to think about if you are thinking of employing a ghost-writer. More ...
Writing Children's Books - The Three Commandments of Writing a Picture Book
Many beginners believe writing picture books are a breeze, but it requires a lot of skill to pack a story into a few words. If writing a picture book is your dream, here are some tips to consider before you begin. More ...
How to Rewrite Someone Else's Story
You don't need to come up with your own story from scratch, there are tons of short stories out there that have potential, but they need you to give them a little improvement. More ...
How to Be a Succesful Freelance Writer
It may come as a surprise to you, but thousands of people all over the world are looking for freelance writers to fill their web sites with quality content. And they're willing to pay well, for the right person. More ...
Tips to Ghostwrite as a Freelance Writer
If you decide to ghostwrite e-books and trade paperbacks for clients, consider the following: If a client hires you as a "work-for-hire" ghostwriter, then the client pays you for your work, and he owns all rights. Make sure: More ...
The Realities of Being a Writer
When I tell people I'm a writer, they step back, their eyes go wide and they say 'Wow. That must be exciting!' The writer's life must be such a thrilling life. There is a vast difference between the fantasy of being a writer and the reality of being a writer. More ...
25 Top Places to Publish Your Content and Market Your Business
If you're publishing your content in a only single place, you're missing out on a huge amount of exposure. You need to publish your contentt as widely as possible across a whole network of different content sites. Here's a list of 25 publishing platforms and content websites. More ...
Writer's Rip-Offs
People who want to write form a huge market. According to Writer's Digest magazine, ten per cent of the US population want to be writers. And where there's a market, there are scams. All over the world, you can see vultures' eyeballs light up with dollar signs. More ...
