by Chris Garrett
The other day I spent some time talking to a guy who was doing all the  right things. He had an ebook that had been downloaded thousands of  times. His consultancy clients included huge names, like the BBC, and  he had traveled the world sharing his knowledge and expertise.
I quickly realized though there […]

By Marie C. Baca
Knowing how to promote oneself online is essential in the age of Web 2.0, regardless of whether or not your work includes web writing.  If you write your own check– as freelance writers do– you’ve got to know how to market yourself using every tool you can get your hands on.  Doing […]

by Kathy Kehrli
Over at my blog, I dole out “Screw yous!” pretty regularly, and those two words are cathartic when I’m dealing with clueless buyers I’ll never actually work for or with problematic clients who give me a lot of grief but ultimately keep up their end of the bargain. When the situation spirals into […]

by Susan Johnston
From researching fiction markets to searching for stats to plug into a feature article, you’ll find a ton of useful information online. But when you’re juggling multiple projects and looking at dozens of different websites, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
I started using Del.icios.us to organize my online bookmarks last October, and it […]

by James Chartrand
One of the most frequently asked questions at Freelance Writing Gigs is, "How do I avoid writing scams?" The answer is fairly simple and yet difficult to answer at the same time.
Writing jobs are all over the Internet. From technical manuals to fashion magazines to ezine articles, words splatter the virtual world from […]

by Julie Bloss Kelsey So, you want to start writing fiction but you aren’t sure where to start. You’d like to hone your skills and test your work on an audience before sending anything to an editor. What should you do? Write some fan-fiction.
I know what you’re thinking. Fan-fiction? That’s just for obsessed […]

by Rhonda Franz
I have recently come across more than one pontification on the audacity of writers who choose write in public places-namely coffeehouses-sitting with laptop screens to faces enjoying expensive cups of coffee while “trying” to look serious about the craft. Complaints include everything from why we can’t seem to remain in the privacy of […]

by
Michelle Fabio
Like many freelancers, I always have more than one project going at once. Although I would love if all of them held my attention equally, it rarely happens.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t do well when I force myself to work on something. Yes, I can work under deadlines, but that’s not […]

By Matt Finley, A Musing Scribe

I know, I know; you’ve heard it all before: You have to have a niche topic to be a successful Freelance Writer.
Well, there’s a real good reason people keep telling you to get a niche topic. It’s not just a cliche’ or talking point. It’s not just something people say […]

by Liz Strauss
I got into publishing through the “back door.” I was a freelance magazine writer. Then I became a Project Manager at a development house. Finally I took a job as an executive editor for a full-fledged publisher. I learned more about freelancing once I was a publisher than I did when I was […]