How to Differentiate Genuine Sincerity from Good P.R.

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I talk about trust a lot. If you or my clients didn’t trust me, I’d be sucking it up in a cube farm somewhere. So being real is important to me. However, I realize how you see me and how I see me are two different things. Appearances are important. That’s why when I [...]

5 Reasons Online Relationships are Important for Freelance Writers

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You probably see me on Twitter…a lot. The truth is, I like Twitter for many reasons. for example, it breaks up the monotony of the day when I’m home alone. There’s more to it than that, though. I find the networking to be invaluable. Twitter has enabled me to build on so many different [...]

3 Tips for Being a Truly Objective Freelance Writer

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Back in the day, it was imperative to back up articles with facts, references and whos, whats, wheres, whys and hows. Nowadays it’s much different. On the web we can write what we want, when we want, and how we want. We can write the most unbelievable crap, if we want, and there will [...]

The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Blogs and Blogging

Deb’s note: This is part three in our “Freelance Writer’s Guide to Social Media Series.”  Also see: The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Twitter and a Freelance Writer’s Guide to Facebook…and stay tuned for the accompanying ebook.
It almost seems as if everyone who writes for a living has a blog about writing, doesn’t it? That’s not [...]

Downsizing for the Holidays: Five Tips for Getting Back into the Freelance Groove on January 2

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The impending holiday season means many freelancers are going to lighten their load for the next month and a half in order to handle obligations at home and spend time with family. However, does back burnering a client now mean you might lose that client to another freelancer before  January? Will there still be [...]

Behind the Scenes of the Demand Health Care Announcement

I find these posts hard to write. Because of my partnership with Demand Studios, there are always some people who write off my positivity as being a shill or mouthpiece. So I can tell you about why I feel so positive about Demand Studios, but half of you will walk away thinking I’m paid to [...]

On Finding Time for Freelance Writing Work or Why I Don’t Wake at 4:00 A.M. Anymore

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I credit much of my freelance writing success to being a morning person. If not for the ability to wake each morning at 4:00, I wouldn’t have been able to find quiet blocks of time to work undisturbed. I woke early almost every day for five years – until my son was in first [...]

FWJ Interview: Jenna Glatzer

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Jenna Glatzer’s book, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments was the first book I read while contemplating my decision to seek higher paying freelance writing opportunities. In fact, I credit Jenna’s book as giving me the inspiration and motivation to take a deep breath and begin [...]

Grant Writing Part 4: How Hard is it to Write a Grant?

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by Lisa Jo Rudy
Answer: it sounds a whole lot harder than it is.
If you can think in a straight line and follow a set of written guidelines, you’ll probably do just fine as a grant writer. Of course, you’ll want to hit the deadlines, fill in all the blanks, and be sure you’re writing [...]

Getting Past the Pajama Mentality

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Freelancers are subject to many stereotypes. For example, most non-freelancing people feel that we have all the time in the world or that we spend a lot of time at Starbucks.
Ok, well, maybe that second one is true.
My favorite stereotype is the one about pajamas. I’m sure you see it all the time too. [...]

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