Freelance Journalism Explained
If you want to be a freelance journalist, you'll need to be spending much time hunting down stories, traveling, and writing under short deadlines. If you enjoy that, and if you're interested in some of the best opportunities for personal creativity, then freelance journalism may be for you. 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 ...
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 ...
How to Self Publish a Book for Free
It's every writer's dream to be a published author; to sit and write books and have them published and selling all over the world. Well you can now stop dreaming and make your life as a successful author a reality, because it's now possible to write and publish all your books for free. 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 ...
How to Write a Cookbook
Writing a cookbook is often a dream of the passionate home cook, and even though the cookbook market is saturated, it is still one of the bestselling book markets because people love food and love imagining themselves making it. More ...
How Much Should I Charge for Article Writing?
For those who are just starting in the field of content writing, one of the questions you may ask is how much to charge for your service. I've come across clients who were pay $20 for 500 words. However, generally, it would be impossible to attain that rate unless you are a top content writer who is in high demand. More ...
Become a Freelance Writer - Three Things to Consider
Working as a freelance writer can be exciting and lucrative. It also has its down sides. As a successful writer, I'd like to share some of the essentials you'll need to consider if you really want to write for a living. More ...
Writing Picture Books for Children
Picture books look easy to write. They usually contain less than 1,000 words with stories that appear so simple that anyone can write one. In fact, picture books are the hardest of all children's books to write. More ...
How I Learned to Make My Writing Pay, and You Can Do It Too
How come there's so much writing in the world, but most writers are poor? It's because writers are writing the stuff that makes other people rich. If you want to make money from your writing, you need to write the words that sell. In other words, you need to become a copywriter. More ...
Ghostwriting Novels - The Perfect Home Based Business
A ghostwritten novel of 250 pages starts at an astounding $20,000. So, how exactly can you form a home based business around ghostwriting? First, you will need a portfolio. You can make a portfolio for your ghostwriting business by using a print-on-demand service. More ...
The First Step to Successful Copywriting: Create Your Buyer Persona
A buyer persona is a representation of your ideal customer. It defines your ideal customer based on demographics, motivations, goals and behaviors. A buyer persona helps you create content that motivates and resonates with your customers. More ...
Tips for Good Business Writing
Good business writing contributes substantially to a business success, yet so many struggle to master it. Luckily, writing is a skill that can be learned. This article covers a few writing practices that will improve the readability of any business document. More ...
What You Must Include In Your Ghostwriting Contract
Before starting a huge book ghostwriting project you'll need to get some information in writing. Call it a contract, or agreement, either way, the project is too big to move forward without agreeing on several important points beforehand. More ...
