Kelly James-Enger has completed her survey of freelancers’ income. She surveyed 100 writers, and the results are, well, encouraging and discouraging at the same time. On one hand, 11% of respondents earned more than $100,001 last year. On the other, 27% earned less than $20,000 last year. What would be interesting would be to see …… Click here to keep reading…
Jun 19, 2010 Money, News you can use
This is a guest post by Thursday Bram. Thanks, Thursday!
For most freelance writers, there are two very simple ways to measure how productive we are: how much money we earn in a given day and how many words we write. Of course, there’s an obvious connection between the two, but I’ve found that many freelance …… Click here to keep reading…
Jun 16, 2010 Advice, Observations, Writing
Last week I posted on Facebook that an editor at Women’s Health was interested in my query. Another writer posted a comment saying something like, “A query to the glossies, how quaint!” I laughed, but then I started thinking…are queries passé?
I don’t query nearly as much as I used to. Since I’ve been writing full-time …… Click here to keep reading…
Jun 11, 2010 Editors, Observations, Query letters, Writing
I’m posting this request for Kelly James-Enger, author of Six-Figure Freelancing:
When I was working on Six-Figure Freelancing several years ago, I found only two surveys about freelancer’s income. One was a 2003 survey of 369 ASJA members. At that time, 41% made more than $50,000 a year, including 12% grossing more than $100,000 annually. Another …… Click here to keep reading…
I offer to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. (By the way, if you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.)
Jessica wrote to me about her excuse: Contacting interviewees before I’ve gotten the assignment to get quotes …… Click here to keep reading…
Jun 7, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Interviewing, Query letters, Sources
