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
Learn How Personal Branding Can Help Build Your Freelance Writing Brand
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
The Books, The Movies, and The Genealogy
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…]
Marye Audet: From Food Blogger to Cookbook Author
October 26, 2009. 6 Comments
by Marye Audet When Deb asked me to write about how to write a cookbook I was hesitant. There is a reason I don’t usually write for friends. What if I mess up in a big way? But Deb is one of the people I would do anything (almost) for so I decided to try to collect my scattered thoughts into a cohesive mass and write. So, if you are thinking of writing a cookbook, or even writing a food blog, hopefully you can walk away with something. The cookbook gig landed squarely and literally in my lap. Julie Fletcher [Read more…]
How to Get a Big Job from a Small Country
August 8, 2009. 9 Comments
by Sharon Hurley Hall One of the worries people have about taking their freelance career on the road or moving it abroad is how they will actually get work. There can be a feeling that if you are cut off from the major urban hubs then you might find it difficult to gain access to high paying clients. That’s not true at all. With a bit of organisation, you can have a successful freelance writing career, no matter where in the world you choose to live. 1. Get A Good Website if you’re not at the end of a local [Read more…]
Success Stories: Darren Rowse
June 27, 2009. 14 Comments
Many of you know Darren Rowse as the famous “ProBlogger“. I can tell you Darren is much more than the man behind the blog. He is kind, funny, generous with his information, and someone who I am proud to call “friend.” I met Darren last fall and he’s just as warm and genuine as you’d expect. Darren has agreed to be FWJ latest Success Story. Here he shares how he got started as a professional blogger, how an idea for an ebook between Darren and another friend, Authority Blogger Chris Garrett led to the mega-successful ProBlogger book and so much [Read more…]
Success Stories: Patrick O’Keefe
June 15, 2009. 1 Comment
I met my friend Patrick O’Keefe at the South by Southwest Interactive conference this fall where we were both speaking and I interviewed him for BlogTalkRadio. We met online sometime before that, however. Through Twitter we discussed community and social media and Patrick asked if I would like to read and review his terrific book, “Managing Online Forums.” I did and I’m and learned so much. I invited Patrick to be the second interview subject for our Success Stories series because he took his passion and used it leverage a business and write a book. I feel the community here [Read more…]
Success Stories: Susan Gunelius
June 1, 2009. 11 Comments
Welcome to a new a series that will be featured regularly here at Freelance Writing Jobs. Success Stories will profile the people who turned freelance writing and blogging into a successful career. It’s my hope that you’ll learn or become inspired by the personal accounts posted here. Today we’re happy to bring you an interview with my friend Susan Gunelius. She’s an author, freelance writer and About.com’s Guide to Weblogs. I’ll let her tell you all about it. How about a brief bio? I spent over a decade directing marketing programs for some of the largest companies in the world, [Read more…]
