Archive for the ‘Writing Tips’ Category

Writing and Marketing E-books

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

I just wanted to announce that there's an official date set now for my Chick Tech Talk show on Writing and Marketing E-books.

What to do When Someone Steals Your Work

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

It's so easy to steal content on the Web these days that it feels like "everyone" is doing it sometimes.  Whether it's through publishing your blog content from an RSS feed without consent (a debatable issue in and of itself) to blatantly ripping content from a site, what can you ...

How to Get High Paying Freelance Writing Jobs

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

It's not as hard as many writers think it is to get high paying freelance writing jobs. The fact is that many writers, especially new freelance writers, sabotage themselves from the start. Do you?

When to Turn Down a Writing Gig

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Every day I look around the Web for freelance writing jobs to post to AllFreelanceWritingJobs.com. I usually find a few that baffle me, and a few that amuse me... especially when the hiring party is particularly clueless. I ran into a good example of that today. Here's more on what ...

Your Rights as a Writer

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

If you're working as a freelance writer, you should be well aware that there are a wide variety of rights attached to all of your work. When deciding where and how to sell your writing, you get to decide what kinds of rights you want to offer your clients (unless ...

Finding Writers Markets Online

Friday, April 13th, 2007

When I was still writing for Suite101, I published an article there on how to find writers markets online. I don't believe I'd mentioned it here before, so I thought I'd throw it out there as some tips on using search engines to find writers markets online. Here are some ...

Where Does Your Writing Income Come From?

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

"Writer" is such a broad term isn't it? There are so many ways to make money with writing. What do you focus on? Where does most of your writing income come from? My writing income is rather diverse, and only part-time, but I do well enough with ...

Avoiding Freelance Writing Job Scams

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

I just posted a few tips for finding legitimate freelance writing jobs, and avoiding work at home job scams, over at the new freelance writing jobs blog I launched. Be sure to check it out, and if you have your own horror stories of being scammed, or tips on ...

Publicity Whore Time: Who Has the Hottest Story for Writers?

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

OK. I LOVE ruthless self-promotion. It makes the marketer and the writer in me just get all giddy. You had a chance not long ago to mention your favorite blogs for writers, or to plug your own writing blog (personal or otherwise) - and still can. This time, let's get ...

Make Money Writing Online

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

I just created yet another lens on Squidoo on how to make money writing online. I feel like it's still "unfinished," so let me know what, if anything, I should add, and be sure to leave comments on the lens if you have your own tips to share on ...