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
This is a guest post by James Patterson.
One of the questions I get most often by part-time freelancers is “How do I know when the time is right to jump into full-time freelancing?” There’s no one easy answer, because it’s a pretty big decision to make.
Having been on multiple sides of the freelance writing equation, …
Nov 3, 2011 Advice, Money, Observations
I hear from a lot of freelancing parents who have trouble getting it all done. How can I do an interview, they ask, while the house is falling down around my ears? How do I handle mountains of laundry and my writing when I have only two hours a day while my kid naps?
I …
Sep 27, 2010 Advice, Organization, Personal yammerings, productivity
Last month, Jennifer Lawler wrote an excellent general copywriting
copywriting and editing for universities
adoption profile/”dear birthmom” letter writing (I’m starting up the website in a week or so)
two e-courses
Renegade Writer e-courses (taught by outside instructors)
phone mentoring for writers
query letter critiquing
free query letter packet
Review Copy Helper (a list of about 200 publishers and how to request review …
Aug 9, 2010 Advice, Marketing, Observations, Personal yammerings, productivity, Rants
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.) Have a lot of excuses — or a lot of questions? I’m offering a 10% discount …
Aug 2, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Motivation, Observations, Writing
