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Giveaway: Undress for Success

I have a review copy of Undress for Success: The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home to give away this week. My full review is up on Lifehack, but the quick analysis is that this book is a solid introduction to telecommuting and teleworking. I’ve met more than a few writers who have full-time [...]

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Review: Pep Talks, Warnings & Screeds

There is no such thing as a good fiction writing textbook. I say this as someone who’s taken more than a few fiction writing classes — and has read a few textbooks on her own. But it is possible to learn from other fiction writers: not by reading a textbook, but by sitting down with [...]

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Winner: “One Year to an Organized Life”

This took me a little a longer to get posted than I intended, but the winner is commenter 2: Prolific Programmer. One Year to an Organized Work Life: From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good is available from Amazon, as well.

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Giveaway: One Year to an Organized Work Life

I’ve got a review of One Year to an Organized Work Life: From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good up at LifeHack today. To sum up my review over there, I think it’s a useful tool for getting organized. It presents a holistic approach and a very [...]

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Winner: Scratch Beginnings

Congratulations to Jeff Rene, the winner of the Scratch Beginnings giveaway. Jeff, I’ll be emailing you shortly with details.

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The Winner of “Personal Development”

I used a random number generator to select the winner of Personal Development for Smart People. The winner is commenter #4: Emily N. Thank you, everyone, for your great comments. Emily, I’ll be emailing you about the details.

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Giveaway: Personal Development for Smart People

I recently wrote a review of Personal Development for Smart People — Steve Pavlina’s new book. That review is up on LifeHack and I’m ready to give the book away. I definitely think it’s worth a read for freelancers looking to improve on their current situation (no matter whether we’re talking about health, relationships or [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 35

We have a winner for the copy of Ecopreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits! Congratulations, Barb — I’ll be emailing you about your prize. I blame school starting up. Everything’s quiet as everybody tries to adjust to fall schedules. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 36th edition, you [...]

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Giveaway: ECOpreneuring

One of the great things about freelance writing, in my opinion, is that we don’t have to spend hours in traffic commuting. It turns out that just getting out of daily traffic gives freelancers a head start on having a green business. I’m giving away a copy of Ecopreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before [...]

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Review Copy Giveaway!

I have a review copy of Genuine Men: Journeys in Stories and Stills by Nancy Bruno. This book is the end result of a combination of Nancy’s passions: black-and-white photography and telling the stories of everyday heroes. To win this book, I want to hear how you combine your passions — leave me a comment [...]

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