May 2009

The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 70

Things are a little sparse around here right now, and that includes this week’s carnival. I’m actually in the middle of planning just where I want to take this site next, so I hope you’ll bare with me. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 71st edition, you can do so [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 69

Some great posts are in this week’s edition of the Business of Freelance Writing Carnival — I hope you’ll find them helpful. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 70th edition, you can do so at Blog Carnival. DebbieDragon presents How to Find Freelance Clients: Part One posted at Wisebread: Debbie [...]

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Should A Book Be Your Goal: The Questions You Need To Ask

There’s a certain cool factor that goes along with being able to add ‘published author’ to your credentials. Having a book that makes it to print generally tells the world you know your stuff: you turn out writing that a publisher is willing to take to press. But just because there’s such a cool feeling [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 68

We’ve got some very interesting posts in this week’s carnival — I think they’re well worth the read. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 69th edition, you can do so at Blog Carnival. Jon Bard presents Video: Do You Have What It Takes to Make It As a Children’s Book [...]

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Odds and Ends

First of all, I’m getting some great information from the survey I asked you to fill out on Friday. If possible, though, I’d like to get a few more responses. So, if you’ve filled out the survey, thanks! If you haven’t, I’d really appreciate if you could click here and take the survey. So far, [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 67

We’re glad to share the 67th edition of the Business of Freelance Writing carnival. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 68th edition, you can do so at Blog Carnival. Jon Bard presents New Video! 4 Rules Beginning Kids’ Book Writers Should Never Break | Children’s Writing Web Journal posted at [...]

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Survey: Taking Freelance Writing to the Next Level

I’m working on some projects to help freelance writers, and I’ve reached the point where I need some more information before I can move forward. I’ve put together a short survey — just three questions — and I’d really appreciate it if you could spend a minute on answering those questions. Click here to take [...]

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I Don’t Do Reprints — Much

Reprints can be a very useful way to make a little extra money as a writer. Most publishers are interested only in buying the rights to publish a given article once. Some have some restrictions on whether they’re interested in first rights or reprint rights, but with a little effort, you can often find some [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 66

Welcome to the 66th edition of the Business of Freelance Writing Carnival. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 67th edition, you can do so at Blog Carnival. Jon Bard presents 4 Rules Beginning Children’s Book Writers Should Never Break | Children’s Writing Web Journal posted at Children’s Writing Web Journal. [...]

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