The Most Important Blog You’ll Read Today

~ Jennifer Chait Is your own. Do you re-read your own blog? I hope you said yes. If not it’s time to start. If you have many blogs this can be a daunting task; especially if your blogs are older, with plenty of content. Some of my blogs are old and stuffed so I break it up. [...]

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Overused Words: What’s Yours?

Reading all of your pet peeves yesterday, reminds me of all the words I tend to overuse, like “great”. If you read any of my blogs, you’ll see what I mean. “Amazing” is another. I should throw “just” into the mix as well. The funny thing is, when I worked in publishing I was forever whipping [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Friday, December 14, 2007

Leads… Freelance Media Relations Writer - Mount St. Mary’s College - Los Angeles Freelance TV Writers Bilingual (English/Spanish) Web Community Assistant @ FunMobility Freelance Writers @ The Texas Education Association About.com Seeking Writer for Web Logs Topic Grant Writer - Philadelphia ($20 per hour) Freelance Medical Writer - Sacramento Freelance Content Editors for Women’s Online Community - New York Assignment Editor (Staff and Freelance [...]

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Fun with Pet Peeves

Let’s have a little fun today. The past few days were entirely too serious, so let’s laugh a little. I was listening to the local news and a county official used a word I hate “irregardless.” Actually it’s a non-word. it doesn’t exist. Irregardless, like “for all intensive purposes” and “where’s it at” are the grammatical [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Thursday, December 13, 2007

Leads… Blogger(s) for Business and Technology Publisher Freelance Writer @ Mintel International Group Freelance Writer @LifeWire.com Freelance Editor @ U.S. News and World Report - Washington, D.C. Fashion Week Freelancer Needed - New York Freelance Copy Editors @ Harlequin Part-Time PR Freelance Writer @ Springbox.com Copywriter for Freelance Online Marketing Projects Creative Writing Project - Quick Payment Christian Writers Wanted Home Improvement, Building and Interior Design [...]

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How to Keep a Bad Day from Becoming a Distraction

I’m having trouble staying focused today. A heated discussion is weighing heavily on my mind and it’s making it hard for me to concentrate on my work. Have you ever had this happen to you, something that has absolutely nothing to do with your writing is keeping you from writing? It’s making me crazy today [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Leads… Business and Marketing Co-Blogger Wanted - Paid Position Well-Written Blogs Wanted for Syndication Marketing Writer - Contract - Dallas Writers/Editors for Legal Newsletter (reposted) Course Writers, Subject Matter Experts, Course Developers Needed Freelance Writers and Editors @ ConsumerSearch.com Freelance Advertising Copywriter - Contract - Miami Freelance Automotive Writer Needed Freelance Copywriter @ A&E Television Network - New York Mardi Gras Bloggers Needed ($10-$30 per [...]

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Increase Productivity by Decreasing Distractions

Chris Garrett has an interesting and useful post up today about productivity. I particularly could relate to the part about eliminating distractions in order to stay on task. This post hit home because I have so many things going on, it’s easy to forget about priorities. Here are a few things I’ve done to remain [...]

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Top 10 Blogs for Writers Announced

Michael Stelzner announced his Top 10 Blogs for Writers for 2007/2008 today. I’m pleased to report Freelance Writing Jobs is in the number two spot for the second year in a row. To come in second to Copyblogger is indeed an honor. This year’s list offers some wonderful new blogs for you to check out. What’s [...]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Leads… SEO News Bloggers/Writers @ SearchEngineNews.com Freelance Promo Writer/Producer Freelance Writers @ Wizard Entertainment - Congers, NY Southern Lady to Help with Book and Movie - Austin Hot Web 2.0 Writer/Editor/Community Manager Grantwriting Tutor Needed - Boston Freelance Writers @ Atlantis Magazine ($0.50-$0.75 per word) Knowledge of French Yogurt Drinks ($35) Experienced Freelance Writers Needed Managing Editor - Gadgets and Consumer Technology @ Digital Trends Need [...]

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