Archive for November, 2006

Writers: Network for Referrals

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

One of the most important things you can do as a freelance writer (whether you work predominantly online or off) is networking with other writers. Many of the best freelance writing gigs are never published, but can be passed along by writers in your network who have come across ...

Writers Markets - 11/30

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Some new freelance writers markets for Thursday:

Writers Markets - 11/29

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Wednesday's freelance writers market listings:

Writers Markets - 11/28

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Here are Tuesday's writers' markets - don't forget to check out additional freelance writers markets at AllFreelancing.com (need to register) and our Myspace page.

Comment Problem Update

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

If you've tried posting a comment here, you've probably noticed they're still not showing up. We're not deleting them... there's still an issue going on where all comments are showing up with the very first post. It seems to be a problem with the combination of the theme ...

Writing Site of the Week - 11/27/06

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Let's pull out the big guns this week... if you're a freelance writer and you're not using www.writersmarket.com, why not???  It's one of the most popular (for good reason) sites for freelance and creative writers.  While the site is subscription-based, it's a minimal fee, and the best money you could ...

Weekly Writers’ Resource - 11/27/06

Monday, November 27th, 2006

This week's featured resource for writers is the CIA's World Fact Book.  If you're writing an article that deals with a location you're not familiar with, or even for researching settings for a novel, the World Fact Book has a nice collection of information including general demographics of populations, government ...

Increasing Your Writing Rates

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Trying to move from low-paying markets to higher-paying ones as a freelance writer can be difficult and a little bit scary. There's a "transition period" where you'll find yourself stuck between taking low-paying jobs to keep paying the bills, and writing queries and waiting on responses.  Juggling your time between ...

Writers Markets - 11/27

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Here are some freelance writers' markets for Monday:

The “Global” Writers’ Market

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

... or the lack thereof as the case in fact is. This is a situation I feel a particular need to address, because when discussing the issue of low rates versus professional rates, the same argument (as fallible as it is) keeps popping up: "English speaking writers just have to adapt ...