As you may know if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, I have ADD. Because of this, I tend to attract mentoring clients who also have ADD and who are frustrated with their inability to focus or to stick to a writing schedule.
Well, I’ve tried creating schedules for myself in the past. I’ve …
Feb 5, 2012 Advice, Motivation, productivity
This is a guest post by Carol Tice.
Have you ever wondered how some freelance writers seem to shoot to success?
Here’s how it happens.
I know because it happened to me.
Once upon a time (in a decade far far away), I was a starving songwriter living in Los Angeles. Then I entered a couple of essay contests …
Jan 6, 2012 Advice, Classes, Motivation, Writing
This is a guest post by Ruth Zive.
Let’s face it – writing can be drudgery. Day in and day out, staring at a screen, scrounging for new ideas and creative inspiration – it’s a grind.
Some days, writers need to find motivation in unconventional and dramatic ways. We need to tap into a sense …
Dec 29, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Self improvement
Okay, this is it — the year you really make it as a freelance writer. Really, really. This time you mean it.
I think you can do it, and I’m going to tell you how.
Make a Resolution
Resolve in 2012 to STOP pitching the content mills and anything that pays well under your hourly rate (more on …
Dec 26, 2011 Advice, Marketing, Motivation
I’ve picked up a lot of new mentoring clients since I changed my price and timing structure, and I’m starting to recognize a common refrain:
New writers second-guess themselves all the time.
I had one client who was looking for a job and was sure that she was turned down because the company didn’t like the …
Dec 15, 2011 Advice, Motivation
