Tell your story.
Oh, and just to encourage participation, I’ll tack on a prize. The best story wins a free copy of The Concert for Bangladesh on DVD. You get Harrison, Clapton, Preston, Dylan and even Ringo in their full bearded 1971 glory!
An Interview with Dan Schawbel – Author of Me 2.0
October 4, 2010. Leave a Comment
I was fortunate enough to have international best selling author and personal branding expert, Dan Schawbel, write the forward for my book that’s coming out next month, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing. The second edition of Dan’s incredibly popular book, Me 2.0, comes out this week. You can read his bio at the end of this post which demonstrates just how well Dan knows what he’s talking about! I spent a few minutes with him discussing how freelance writers can build their own personal brands in order to build their businesses. Dan’s insightful answers to my questions are included below. Be [Read more…]
The Harry Potter Franchise
September 23, 2010. 4 Comments
Since the first Harry Potter book was released in June 30, 1997, the series has received an interesting mixture of acclaim and criticism. From a single book, the franchise has expanded to seven novels and six movies (the seventh one is due to be released before the end of the year). The first few novels received heaps of praise from critics, but the fifth installment seemed to attract more negative reviews. In spite of the criticism, the Harry Potter franchise can be considered one of the most successful in history. In fact, it has made author J.K. Rowling the only [Read more…]
A Post Mortem on Book Writing
April 15, 2010. 4 Comments
I feel like I cheated a little. Even though I still consider myself a “newbie” writer in the grand scheme of things, and although I put in some sweat equity in to querying for high quality freelance writing jobs, most people don’t come out of that with a print book deal early on in their career. I thought I might share some thoughts after-the-fact about how I feel having a print book in my name published by a publisher, not self-published. By the way, this isn’t a diatribe on how to decide whether to self-publish or not. We’ll save that [Read more…]
How to Profit from a Free Service
March 31, 2010. 4 Comments
When I began this blog (and eventual network) it wasn’t to make a profit. It wasn’t even to provide a free service. It was to share some writing opportunities with other work at home moms. As the Freelance Writing Jobs community grew, I began to think about ways to earn money while still being able to provide a free service. Many people urged me to turn this into a paying subscription based service but I didn’t for two reasons: I knew our community could go elsewhere and find the same information on their own for free. I knew most of [Read more…]
Freelance Writing: The Early Years
December 21, 2009. 8 Comments
Shared with permission: Dear Deborah, I have a confession to make. I Googled you to learn more about you and your “early years.” I can’t find much about you save for online articles and your blog. I’m interested in learning more about the beginning of your writing career, how you juggled a full time job while you were starting out and when you knew it was time to quit your day job. Thank you for your blog. You and your colleagues provide a valuable resource. Sincerely, Loretta M. I asked Loretta if I could respond to her email publicly because [Read more…]
From a Man with a Pen to a Lady with a LapTop: An Inteview with Deb Dorchak a/k/a Harrison McLeod
December 17, 2009. 49 Comments
Deb’s note: To be clear, I am not taking sides. Both “James” and “Harry” are my friends and I hope this will be the case for a long time to come. As the quiet partner behind Men with Pens, I found Harrison McLeod intriguing. While James Chartand was clearly the outspoken leader, the mystery behind Harry made me want to know him better. The Pen Men handled a couple of redesigns for FWJ and are responsible from changing us from a single blog to a network. Each time I contracted James and Harry they went on and beyond the call [Read more…]
FWJ Interview: Jenna Glatzer
November 17, 2009. 2 Comments
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 querying markets beyond entry level web writing opportunities. I was thrilled to interact with Jenna several years ago when she was the owner of the Absolute Write Forum. Through that forum, and an active member – Meryl K. Evans – I even landed a gig with [Read more…]
