Fear Leads to Freelance Success – Katriena Knights
I hate to admit it…but my first steps toward a full-time freelance career were taken out of fear…
Tropical Storm Andrea – What a Surprise!!
Sometime early last week, I realized it had been raining off and on for about four days. I wasn’t too concerned because it’s the rainy season here. You can almost set your watch to the afternoon thunderstorms that drench us. During one downpour, Mason (who is terrified of hurricanes and tropical storms) asked me to check the weather on my computer…
TANTALIZING SUBJECT LINES! How to Make Almost Anyone Open and Read Your Email/Blog/Article
As the owner of WritersWeekly.com and BookLocker.com, writers and authors frequently add me to email notifications they send out when they update their website or blog. I’m happy to receive these and I often find interesting and intriguing tidbits in these individuals’ posts. Unfortunately, some of them have great blog posts or website articles but very boring email notifications so nobody opens them…
Third Place Contest Winner Checks in!
Thank you so much for sending the ($200) check so promptly. Placing in the WritersWeekly Spring ’13 24-Hour Short Story Contest was a thrill.
I really appreciate it and also appreciate what you do for writers in general through your website and newsletter.
Write on. Write on.
Jim Lambert
BE A FREER FREELANCER! How to Obtain Income Stability as a Freelance Writer – Katharine Paljug
At the end of 2012, NBC reported that freelancers (across industries) now make up almost a third of workers in the U.S. But, the MBO Partners State of Independence Report around the same time pointed out that 30% of these independent workers are still worried about their future as freelancers, and 40% are worried about where their next job will come from…
The Changing Faces of Success – Deryn Warren
Success kept raising the bar for me. First, it was finishing a book. Then, it was getting a publisher. After that, it was getting the book into the bookstores, and keeping the book there for more than a year. Finally, it was about making even a few cents. Success did not come easily…
Hopes Up! Hopes Dashed…
We were SO EXCITED yesterday morning!! Max, Frank and I had reservations to go deep sea fishing. It was to be a six-hour trip that we hoped would fill the freezer. Yea!!
I checked the weather on Monday night. Uh oh…
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2013 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
Hang on tight because an ocean storm is brewing…
Thanks!
Just got my free book in the mail today and it looks great! Can’t wait to dive in! Thanks again!
Valerie Bordeau
Winner of the May 22nd WritersWeekly Trivia Contest
Contests are held weekly so check back each Wednesday for the trivia question.
Curious About Becoming a Technical Writer? – James Rada, Jr.
Technical writers come in two types: ones with scientific backgrounds and ones with writing backgrounds. Starting out, both types are at a disadvantage in delivering well-written technical materials…