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Freelance Writing Jobs Presents: 19 Parenting Markets
January 29, 2010. 3 Comments
Today we’re offering up some parenting markets. We’ve been listing magazine markets and other writing guidelines this week and many valid questions are being raised. For example, how do I know these markets accept freelancers, and also, how do I know the pay rate is what they say it is? It’s simple, I did some research. Research that’s easy enough for every single freelance writer to do if he or she wishes to write for certain markets. I looked up many markets on the web and, also, backed them up with a copy of the Writer’s Market – the 2010 [Read more…]
15 Greeting Card Markets
January 24, 2010. 26 Comments
With all our talk about writing for the web or writing for the magazines, we miss out on what can be some very lucrative markets. Today I thought we’d explore a market we haven’t much discussed here at Freelance Writing Jobs, the greeting card market. As you can imagine, greeting card people aren’t looking for anything more than a verse or a good joke. Clarification: They have to be good. They’re looking for people who can talk to their market and grab them with a few words. Here’s your chance to put all that tight writing you developed for Twitter [Read more…]
The Writing Process: 5 Steps from Start to Finish
January 4, 2010. 16 Comments
A couple of weeks ago on Twitter, I threw out a very simple question, “what shall I write about?” I received a variety of comments ranging from donuts to my own awesomeness, both of which are excellent topics, but I’m pretty sure they’re not what you’re looking for here. The truth is, it can be a challenge to find fresh topics to write about on a regular basis. After four and a half years of writing about writing, the last thing I want to do is bore anyone or get redundant on you. Admittedly, I asked the question to stimulate [Read more…]
Freelance Writing Jobs for December 29, 2009
December 29, 2009. 4 Comments
Enjoy your daily lists. New Around the Network Deb’s note: Sorry, I’ve been remiss. I have been away from my laptop for a few days and have no updates to the homepage. Look forward to more good stuff today. Meanwhile the rest of the FWJ team has been keeping busy: A Rate You Can Live With Brainstorming Techniques #1 No Jargon Allowed: Keep it Simple When Applying for a Writing Gig The Rate Question: Is That the Best You Can Do? I Want This Gig Recommended Reading: Who Are You? Fundamental Mistakes on Writer’s Websites at Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance [Read more…]
Freelance Writing Jobs for Monday, November 16, 2009
November 16, 2009. 11 Comments
I vowed to get caught up with all my email this past weekend. I really had the best of intentions but it wasn’t meant to be. I did get a good chunk knocked out though, so I feel good about that. Still, next time I hope to reach my goal. It’s clean slate Monday, what will you do to make a positive start? Here’s what’s happening around the network: Are There No GOOD Freelance Writing Jobs Anymore? The Freelance Writers Guide to Facebook On Making an Honest Living Disaster Recovery for Freelance Writers: Production Forget Clean Your Fridge Day, Clean [Read more…]
Freelance Writing Jobs for November 11, 2009
November 11, 2009. 9 Comments
I want to take some time to wish the members of this community who are veterans of the armed forces a Happy Veterans Day – and thank you for everything. Here’s what’s going on around the network: Sign up for the Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter Freelancers and Taxes Part 2: An Introduction to Quaterly Taxes 6 Tips for Asking for a Raise in Your Freelance Writing Pay Rates Disaster Recover for Freelance Writers: Commuication Writers Are Wierd: Writer’s Routines Leads… Web and Content Writing Jobs Content Writers – $15/350 -400 words Financial Web Content Writer – $12 – $15/hour Website [Read more…]
The Flow!
October 11, 2009. 1 Comment
OK, that’s enough putting it off, we have to sit down and get on with it. However, now that I have explored what it is to have ambition, be inspired and then become a procrastinator, where do we go? Where can we go? Productivity isn’t something that you switch on and off as a writer, you have to achieve the zen like state of ‘Flow’. We’ve all experienced it, that feeling that you may never finish typing because the words aren’t just flowing out of you they are somehow jumping out before you barely think of them. It’s that glorious [Read more…]
Why I Write
December 10, 2008. 16 Comments
by Deb Ng One of my first freelance writing gigs was a weekly online humor column. I worked full time however, so I did much of my writing during the morning and evening commutes – an hour each way. It came to pass that no matter what I was doing – working, watching TV, washing the dishes, walking in the subway – I was writing. I was forming sentences and ideas and kept playing with those ideas until I could find a keyboard or pen and paper. It’s like I couldn’t shut off the words in my head. It’s always [Read more…]
5 Things About Freelance Writing Jobs I Wish I Knew When I Was Starting Out
November 22, 2008. 13 Comments
by Deborah Ng When I first began freelancing in 2000 I thought I had an edge. I spent a dozen years in publishing, after all. That experience should work to my advantage, right? Well…yes and no. It gave me some good ideas about customer service, what editors look for and more. There were some areas however, in which I was a little green. There are a few things I had to figure out on my own. I’d like to share them with you today. 1. There Are Different Types of Freelance Writing Jobs I was kind of surprised at all [Read more…]
