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The Neverending Writing for Pennies Debate

Over the weekend, a colleague shared a link to Moira Allen’s blog post about tripping over dollars to pick up pennies. I read through the post, and while Moira has some valid points and probably means...

Never Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

The other day a conversation came up on a writing forum. A fellow freelance writer was understandably concerned when one of her biggest sources of income just up and closed its doors. One minute it’s...

10 Reasons Your Writing Blog Isn’t Helping You Get Jobs

Guest post from Danielle McGaw of the Social Freelance Writer I’ve always been very pro-blogging. I think that when blogging is done right it can be beneficial for any career. Notice that I said when it...

Lies the Big Dog Blogs Tell You

Yes, I just said the big dog blogs lie…outloud…in public. I’m sure I’m about to stir up a heckuva hornet’s nest, but some truths need to be told. Unfortunately, it doesn’t...

Now Hiring! 15 Publications Hiring Freelance Writers

Every writer has a dream of seeing their name in print somewhere but it will never happen if you do not start taking action. It’s not likely the opportunity to get published is just going to fall in...

Ready for Your First Print Writing Gig?

So you’ve done a little writing for content mills and you’re ready to move on to print writing gigs. Where do you start? Believe it or not, you don’t start with writing. You start in the...