Monthly Archives: November 2011

Best Description Of Writing a Novel I’ve Ever Read

You’re writing a novel. You’ve got a 101 things to consider: plot, character, action, timeline, theme, and on and on. It’s complicated, but you can only write one word, and one scene at a time. It can seem overwhelming, especially … Continue reading

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Writing For The Web: Get Paid to Keep It Fresh

A webpage, and a website, are like housework: they’re never, ever done. As I said in this post, Freelance Writing Jobs: Understanding Web Writing | Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Blog: “Keep It Active: a Website Is Never Done Unlike … Continue reading

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Sourcing Images For Your Writing Clients

Occasionally a client will ask you to source images for him. Here’s the thing: clients can have weird ideas about copyright. “Just find something online,” your client might say. When you hear a comment like that, it’s your pleasure to … Continue reading

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Kindle Ebooks: Making A Living

Writing and selling Kindle ebooks has been the hot new thing for writers for a while. But I understand — you want numbers, numbers… Here you go. This post, You Can Make a Living By Indie Epublishing Free and 99 … Continue reading

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Writing for Residual Income Tomorrow: What Are You Writing Right Now?

As you know, I’m a huge believer in writing for residual income, that is, writing ebooks and other material which will keep making money for you long after you’ve written it. This means that you need to think about what … Continue reading

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Many Of Your Hours Aren’t Billable

This week, several writers have contacted me about “how to charge for freelance writing”. There are many ways to work out a rates sheet for your freelance writing business. However, you can’t always stick to it. With any project you … Continue reading

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It’s Who You Know

Your most important task as a freelance writer is to develop your network of relationships — people you know, and who know you. I told you the reason this is important in this blog post, Writing For The Web: You’re … Continue reading

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Short Story Contest: Win a Nook AND $500

There’s no need to forget your writing, even if you’re celebrating Thanksgiving, and relaxing over the weekend. Take a couple of hours and write a short story. You might just win a Barnes & Noble Nook, AND $500. Here are … Continue reading

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Writing: More Income Streams, More Income

I’ve had several questions about the necessity of creating multiple income streams from your writing over the past week. As I said in this post, Writing for Multiple Income Streams: the Benefits | Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Blog, the … Continue reading

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You Can Write a Book If You Stop Trying

We’ve been discussing digital publishing via the Kindle et al over the past few weeks, and you’ve had questions. Lots of questions. Most questions concerned how to start writing your book, and then, how to finish it. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading

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