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 …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 6, 2012 Advice, Classes, Motivation, Writing
A lot of the query first drafts my Write for Magazines students write, and Letters of Introduction I see from my mentoring clients, are well-written and boast great content. They offer up impressive credentials, contain stellar ideas, and include everything a query letter or LOI needs.
Except personality.
What I see a lot is writing that’s dry …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 21, 2011 Advice, Marketing, Query letters, Writing
This week a few writers have let me know they’re interested in phone mentoring, so I thought this would be the perfect time to restructure my pricing. I’ve been thinking about it for a while, and now’s the time!
Originally, I was charging $140 per hour and $75 per half-hour for phone mentoring. But as …… Click here to keep reading…
Nov 8, 2011 Cool products, Motivation, productivity, Writing
A writer I once mentored wrote to me for advice: It seems that a regular gig she had accepted had grown so much from the original assignment that she was barely breaking even. She wondered what to do.
While scope creep — when an assignment gets bigger and more complicated than what you agreed to do …… Click here to keep reading…
I’m back from my writing sabbatical! Thank you for being patient with me as I ran reprints on the blog. Now, it’s time for more original posts from yours truly and my guest posters.
As you probably know — because I never stop talking about it — I’m now a wellness coach. I offered 50 lucky …… Click here to keep reading…
Oct 3, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Observations, productivity, Writing
