Archive for the ‘Writing Challenges’ Category
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
It can be a common misconception that being a freelance writer is an "anyone can do it" kind of career. I'd imagine most of you reading this blog know that's simply not true. A successful career as a writer means that you have to do a lot more than just ...
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Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Writing a letter to the editor of a publication (newspaper, magazine, or even online publication) can have several benefits:
Direct exposure / publicity
Helps build your reputation as an authority source or expert on a subject
Provides a networking opportunity between you and editors
This week's writing challenge is to start using this often-neglected ...
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Sure, you could browse through the latest edition of the Writers Market looking for outlets to query. But then you're just querying the same outlets that all of your competition already knows about.
This week I want you to forget about your typical go-to sources for writers' markets and your more ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Whether you run a blog of your own or not, blogs are an excellent networking tool, especially for writers. Most blog comments allow for a link back to your site in some way, whether that site is your own blog, a business site, portfolio, or something else.
Networking is vital to ...
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