5 Places to Find Higher Paying Freelance Writing Jobs

by Deborah Ng
We’ve been having some excellent discussions about rates. Though my preference is for a livable wage, I understand that there are folks who are just starting out or folks who need to take whatever work they can in order to make ends meet. I don’t judge and won’t look down my nose at [...]

Addressing Your Comment Questions About Finding Higher Paying Freelance Writing Work

We’ve had some terrific discussions on this blog lately. However, there were some questions put forth by some of our community members that I don’t want to get lost in the comment graveyard. So, I’m going to repost them here so we can all offer our thoughts.
I’m not an expert and my answers are mostly [...]

10 Work at Home Truths (That No One Will Admit)

by Deb Ng
This isn’t one of those “work at home myths exposed” blog posts. If you’re looking for talk about how hard it is to work at home with people calling at all times of the day and night, or how folks don’t really think you have a job if you work at home, this [...]

Let’s Brainstorm: How to Empower New Freelance Writers Not to Settle for Low Pay

Yesterday’s post about what freelance writing job ads really mean hit a nerve for many writers.  I’m glad to see I’m not the only one finding many of these low and non payers ridiculous. Why is writing the only field where the client is expected to work for little or no money? The mind boggles.
A [...]

What All Those Freelance Writing Job Ads Really Mean

by Deborah Ng
It’s been a while since I trolled the job boards looking for leads to post here. Not too much has changed in the past year. There are still scammers, spammers and slime out there, but I’m happy to report there are also plenty of desirable offers. One disturbing trend I see is that [...]

Monday Markets for February 16, 2009

by Jodee Redmond
This week’s Monday markets are a magazine for people interested in making their own wine, the Civil War battle at Gettysburg, and one for children between 6-9. For just about any niche you can think of, there is probably at least one magazine that caters to it.
WineMaker Magazine
From the Web Site:
WineMaker is [...]

If You Give a Freelance Writer a Low Paying Job

by Deb
If you give a freelance writer a low paying job
She’s going to ask for more to make ends meet.
When you give her more, she’ll probably work ten hours a day.
When she’s finished she’ll realize the $60 earned won’t be enough to buy the weekly groceries so she’ll ask for more even work.
As she’s writing [...]

5 Customer Service Lessons I Learned From Last Week’s Server Nightmare

So unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know FWJ had some major server issues last week. I won’t rehash it all here, but you’re welcome to read about my emotional breakdown in detail if you’d like the backstory. It’s all good, though. I like to take some time after situations such as this [...]

Query and Synopsis Editor Needed for Fiction Novel

I’ve recently completed a fiction novel and I need someone that is experienced in the Literary Agency field to proofread and revise them. I want them to be the best they can be before sending them to agencies. Please send me your credentials and compensation requirements if interested.
Send e-mail to rb101182@hotmail.com

Tech News Journalists Wanted

Looking for journalists to report for the tech news / p2p website Zeropaid.com. This site gets over 30,000 readers a day and is about to have a major overhaul. We are moving to the wordpress CMS and losing our chief editor at the same time, not the best scenario but leaves us with a clean [...]

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