August 2010

3 Things a Nine-Hour Drive Taught Me About Writing

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Over the weekend, I went to Fan Expo in Toronto, which required a nine-hour drive up from Maryland. The drive wasn’t bad and, over the course of the weekend, I made some observations about writing that are going to be worthwhile. They Did It First, We Do It Better We drove through Buffalo, New York, [...]

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I’m Writing an Article on Spec: Why I’m Not Scared

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I used to absolutely refuse to ever write articles on spec. If I didn’t have a contract in my hands, I wasn’t going to write the article. This is not uncommon: many freelance writers have gotten this advice from on high (freelance writing blogs, forums and so on). I’m not really at a point where [...]

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When is it Okay to Outsource Writing Work

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There is no physical possible way for me to write every article that my clients bring to me. It certainly isn’t a bad problem to have — and it took plenty of marketing to get to this point — but I can’t bring myself to turn down work, even as I’m looking for ways to [...]

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Clients Come First — Or How to Go Crazy the Thursday Bram Way

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I haven’t been spending as much time writing for this blog as I would like over the course of this summer. This isn’t an excuse — just a simple fact. That’s because this summer hasn’t been as simple as I’d hoped and, when things get crazy, I have to focus on work for clients first. [...]

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Affiliate Marketing for Freelance Writers

I have an admission to make: when I wrote The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Passive Income, I thought about making it longer. A lot longer, as a matter of fact, because I really wanted to provide a lot of information on affiliate marketing. It was a tough decision, but I eventually came to the conclusion [...]

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