Freelance Writing

From Writer to Business Owner: An Interview with Marjorie Asturias

Actually turning your writing career into a business is a worthwhile step — but it takes a great deal of work. Marjorie Asturias agreed to give us a look into how she made that transition. Can you tell us the story of how you transitioned from a freelance writer to a business owner with three [...]

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I Don’t Give a Rip About ‘Women’s Writing’ — And Here’s Why

Every so often, I get invited to participate in some sort of women’s writing contest or some anthology of women’s writing or a list of great women bloggers or some other project meant to celebrate the work of women. I don’t do it. It’s not that I have a problem with being a woman. I’m [...]

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Taking Down My For-Profit Ebooks — Get Them Before They Go Away!

As a result of the learning process that went along with creating my four free ebooks, I’ve decided to take down the two ebooks that I offer for sale. I’m planning on bringing out something new later this year, which will include some of the same information as those ebooks. While I’m working on that [...]

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A Quick Word for Bloggers in Howard County

I have the pleasure to be one of the hosts for tomorrow’s HoCo Bloggers’ party and — if you’re in the area — I’d love it if you came by! The area, for what it’s worth, is Howard County in Maryland. I’m co-hosting with the incredibly fantastic Amy Monteith and the equally fantastic Jen Kentmere. [...]

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Free Ebook: Making Money Off Your Writing

The fourth and final ebook is here and ready for you! Learn about different ways you can earn money from your writing, beyond querying clients and crossing your fingers! It’s been a long road to get these ebooks done, but I’d like to think that they’re useful and they’ll help you move to the next [...]

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Free Ebook: Job Finding Strategies for Writers

The third ebook that I promised you is now ready. This ebook dives into ways to streamline how you find writing gigs, so that you can get to the good projects fast. With the right writing projects in the hopper, you’ll be able to focus on your writing business, rather than spending all your time [...]

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Free Ebook: New Ideas on Old Topics

A little while back, I asked what you needed to move ahead with your writing business. I got quite a few answers that fell into four categories and I decided to go ahead and create some resources for those topics. The first of those ebooks is ready — consider it an end of the year [...]

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Ask Me Anything: Writers Taking on Design Pages

Beth asks, I’m a freelance writer in my first official year of business. A potential client contacted me about writing a sales page. No problem. I can do that. But, he also wanted help with the design of the page, including setting up banners and buy buttons and the like. Here’s the problem: I’m a [...]

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Voting for Your Rights as a Small Business Owner: Go to the Polls Tomorrow!

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There is an election tomorrow. I’ll be voting in it and I hope you will be, too. It’s in our best interest as small business owners. Whether you class yourself as a freelancer, a consultant, an entrepreneur or something entirely different, the government classes you as a business owner the moment you get your first [...]

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Ask Me Anything: Compiling Letters

Christiana Aretta asks, How about some advice for someone compiling a journal of old letters? Licensing, copyright issues, etc. The big question when publishing a letter is whether or not you have permission: if you wrote or received the letter, the situation is very different than if the letters aren’t yours. The best option is [...]

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