In August, I vowed to never again take on an assignment that had red flags, such as low pay or an unreasonable deadline. I even promised to turn down assignments that simply gave me a bad feeling in my gut. I had had problems with accepting any old assignment that came my way, sometimes with …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 11, 2009 Advice, Money, Motivation, Observations
In October 2008, I had the brilliant idea to market my writing services to universities because I had heard that education was one of the few industries that was not suffering in the down economy. I created a list of every university in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, and many of them in Massachusetts as …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 8, 2009 Advice, Marketing, Motivation
My October teleclass on Querying with Confidence was a great success, and I’m excited to announce that this month we’ll have food writer extraordinaire Monica Bhide as a guest speaker on November 18. To get details and sign up, please visit my Free Teleclass Page. [lf]… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 6, 2009 Teleclasses
This contest is being run by Amy Paturel, teacher of our class Essay Writing: How to Find the Story in You: And Sell It.
As some of you know, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I should probably write an essay about WHY turkey day makes me light up. But since I have enough on my …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 4, 2009 Classes, News you can use
Your key source is AWOL. Deadline day is tomorrow and you hate what you’ve written. You get a source on the line and he can’t answer any of your questions. The good news is that you can avoid freelance writing disasters like these. Here’s how.
The disaster: A key source blows off the interview.
How to head …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 2, 2009 Writing
