Carol Tice surveyed more than 200 writers to find out their biggest fears — and she and I developed a free one-hour teleclass to help you blast past bugaboos like:
Fear of rejection.
Fear of making a mistake that will doom your chances.
Fear of looking stupid & being embarrassed.
Fear of picking up the phone.
Fear of bugging a …… Click here to keep reading…
May 9, 2012 Teleclasses
In Lessons 4 and 5 of my Write for Magazines e-course, I have students find sources and set and conduct interviews.
I know this can be scary for newer writers — and I know it because a few of them always end up setting e-mail interviews so they don’t have to face the source by phone.
Some …… Click here to keep reading…
May 7, 2012 Advice, Interviewing, Sources
I interviewed writer Kelly James-Enger about the value of resilience — and how a freelance writer can develop it.
You’re a long-time freelancer, and you know a lot of freelancers who have been freelancing for 10, 20 years, or more. What kinds of attributes do they have in common?
Freelancers who thrive over the long haul …… Click here to keep reading…
May 3, 2012 Advice, Motivation
Freelancing pretty much defines lack of control: We don’t directly control when we get assignments, how much money we make, and even when we get paid. It certainly gets frustrating at times, and can lead to a lack of motivation and, ultimately, burnout.
A few years ago I wrote a post called How to Gain Control …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 30, 2012 Advice, Motivation, Organization, productivity
Carol Tice of the Freelance Writers Den and I are busy working on our new class — a “4-Week Journalism School” where we address finding ideas, interviews, research, writing, ethics and more. This course will include all the nitty-gritty details you need to know as a freelance writer — without the 5-figure price tag of …… Click here to keep reading…
