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How to Tell if an Online Publication Pays Well 20 Aug 2013 | 12:44 pm
A few months ago, I discovered the Tumblr blog Who Pays Writers?. It’s a fantastic anonymous resource that offers the inside scoop on pay rates at dozens of publications including Glamour, The San Fra...
Author Carol Tice on Writing, Promoting a Business Book 23 Jul 2013 | 10:04 pm
Veteran business writer Carol Tice is the founder of MakeaLivingWriting.com and The Freelance Writer’s Den. She coauthored the book How They Started: How 25 Good Ideas Became Great Companies, and rece...
Listen up! 5 Podcasts for Freelance Writers 10 Jun 2013 | 07:23 pm
I’m in the midst of packing for a cross-town move this week, so saying things are chaotic is an understatement. More like an office and kitchen supply store exploded in my living room. One bright spot...
Veteran freelancer Kelly James-Enger: “There is plenty of work to go around” 28 May 2013 | 01:47 pm
When I started freelancing in the mid-2000′s, I devoured Kelly James-Enger’s books on writing, among them Ready, Aim, Specialize!: Create Your Own Writing Specialty and Make More Money! and Six-Figure...
5 Problems New Writers Face (and How to Overcome Them) 14 May 2013 | 01:44 pm
By Mridu Khullar Relph Two weeks ago, I received a frantic e-mail from a writer who had subscribed to my newsletter and received a free copy of an e-book in which I share 21 query letters that sold t...
10 Highlights from #BUNarrative 9 Apr 2013 | 11:02 pm
Power of Narrative Conference in Boston, April 2013. A Primer on Pacing: breakout session with Jeb Sharp (left), Mark Kramer & Amy O’Leary. Last week, I returned to my alma mater, Boston University, ...
Essential Contracts for The Modern Writer 11 Mar 2013 | 09:28 pm
Ed. note: Early on in my freelance career, I learned the importance of having a good contract after getting burned a few times. Now I don’t start work with a new client until I have a signed contract ...
Scheduling Social Media Updates While on Vacation: The Pros and Cons 19 Feb 2013 | 02:04 pm
Last week, I returned from a 10-day vacation, which I haven’t taken in several years. Although an avalanche of unread emails and deadlines and catch-up work had accumulated in my absence and I returne...
What HBO’s Girls Teaches Us About Freelancing 29 Jan 2013 | 11:14 pm
In a recent episode of HBO’s Girls, Hannah meets an editor at the fictitious website Jazzhate.com who offers her $200 to “step outside her comfort zone” and write about having a threesome or snorting ...
Guest Post: The IRS Doesn’t Email and Other Tax Tips for Writers 12 Jan 2013 | 12:56 pm
By Carol Topp With tax season right around the corner (or upon us) these tax tips from Carol Topp, an author and a CPA, are both useful and timely. 1. The IRS doesn’t email The IRS does not initiat...
