Love Storytelling? You, Too, Can Be an Audiobook Narrator! – by Christy Lindsay
Narrating can serve as an exciting and challenging side hustle, or even develop into a career!…
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7 Local Angles You Can Mine for Your Small Business Writing Clients! – by Sharon Woodhouse
There are 30.7 million small businesses in the U.S. and they need your freelance writing help.…
WritersWeekly Will NOT Be Silenced! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
Lately, we’ve seen more and more emails from people who feel it necessary to pour their derision and demands upon us for, of all things...…
Can You Make More Money with General Event News Writing? We Bet You Can! By Simon A. Thalmann
One quick and easy news article format that’s always in demand is the general event article.…
SELL MORE BOOKS! Virtual Book Tours Are Now More Accepted Than Ever – by Jennifer Brown Banks
Today, book tours, like everything else, have gone virtual.…
6 Paying “List” Markets for Writers! – by Tatiana Claudy
Here is how to sell easy list articles to publications.…
Australia’s Total Lockdown Almost Destroyed my Writing Business…But I Fixed That! – by Vanessa DeLargie
Typing ‘paid guest blogging’ into Google can sometimes be the most intelligent thing a freelance writer can do....…
Why Having a “10,000-words-a-day” Writing Goal Was Too Much… By Christina Queen
So, why is a 10,000-word day goal so hard?…
Your Copyrighted Work Can Be Copied—Legally! By Antaeus Balevre
Did you know that the Copyright on your written work was subject to a Fair Use Clause.…
5 Scams That Prey on Desperate Freelance Writers By Louisa Eunice
Getting scammed is a painful experience. Here are 5 writing scams that prey on desperate freelancers.…
5 Ways to Improve Your Chances of Winning Writing Competitions – by Amanda Steel
If you want a better chance at winning one of the highly coveted cash prizes at a writing competition, read this!…
Getting Work from Foreign Clients During Slow U.S. Holiday Periods By Mike Michelsen
I use my calendar as an important tool in work scheduling.…
Disgruntled Client? Here’s How to Save the Relationship – by Jennifer Brown Banks
Before we get into how to turn these negative situations around, for informational purposes, let’s examine the 3 basic types of disgruntled clients you are likely to encounter in your business...…
Simple, Year-long Organization is the Key to Stress-free Tax Filing for Freelancers – by Mike Michelsen
Less stress...and a larger refund! …
The Long Road to Overcoming Autism, and Becoming a Writer – by Paul Jordan
I became a writer, but it wasn't easy. Being diagnosed as autistic (Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1), I frequently took words and expressions literally....…
Is a Friend or Colleague Sabotaging Your Writing Career? – by Chris Saunders
Don't listen to the would-be know-it-all's who facilitate failure. If you want to be a real writer, you must start acting like a professional NOW. …
Three Homemade Productivity Tools for Authors That I’ll Give You For Free By Chris Norbury
Here are a three free tools that help me be a better writer and marketer.…
4 Client Mistakes You MUST Avoid When Freelancing – by Joshua Pantalleresco
Mistakes are going to happen when you choose to become a freelancer. I’ve made plenty, both…
How to Profit on the Current Sales Enablement Copywriting Craze by Rebecca Boyle
Help companies move prospects along the sales pipeline with Sales Enablement copywriting.…
The P.O.D. of Christmas Past: Self-Publishing in 1843 By Steve Anderson
Does this sound familiar? Traditional publishers won't take a chance on an author's new book, so he decides to publish it himself. He works late into the night, barely pausing to eat, scrambling to finish his new project while keeping up with existing deadlines. He writes a groundbreaking novel in just six weeks, gets it into the bookstores - and almost immediately, cheap knockoffs start showing up down the street. That's life in the twenty-first century, right? Except, it wasn't. It was 1843. …
Are Non-marginalized Writers Being Marginalized? – by Antaeus Balevre
Every writer's work should be published based on its merit; not on whether the writer is marginalized...or not. Do you agree?…
Ghost-Blogging Can Be Quite Profitable! – by Michelle Kulas
Here are tips on how to get freelance writing gigs for ghost-blogging.…
Writing Personal: How Much Do You Share? By Wendy Hobday Haugh
If you’ve spent your career primarily interviewing and writing about other people, it can be unsettling at first to shift the spotlight to yourself.…
5 Tips And Tricks For Creating a Killer Portfolio by Louisa Eunice
Whether you're a newbie or a professional, these 5 tips and tricks will help you create a killer portfolio.…
Using Excel to Keep Track of Markets – by Mike Michelsen
I couldn’t think of a better solution than Excel for my record keeping dilemma.…
Bandit Fiction Doesn’t Pay Writers So Their Name is PERFECT! – by Roy A. Barnes
ban·dit: a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band. an outlaw or highwayman. (dictionary.com) It's bad enough when publications don't pay writers. But, when the publication is named BANDIT FICTION...…
We Need New Feature Articles – and We’ll Pay $60 for them!
We need more FEATURE ARTICLES. Please see our Writers’ Guidelines HERE. Send us your queries using…
How to Turn Your Ideas into Sellable Pitches By Odelia Chan
Here are things I’ve done to help me save, generate, and find better story ideas.…
Improve Your Income and Your MOOD by Optimizing Your Home Office Space – by Ian Chandler
Working from home can be unproductive if you don’t take the time to optimize.…
EEEEEEK!!! 7 Essential Elements Writers MUST Include in Gothic Horror – by Chris Saunders
Unlike other genres, the setting in Gothic fiction is so important that it is often considered a character in itself.…
Grammarly Goes Gender Generic – by Antaeus Balevre
When I began checking the "errors" in Grammarly's system, I found they all had to do with personal pronoun use — he, she, him, her, himself, herself, and even the words...…
What’s a “Vertical” Publication? And, How Can You Get In On the Ground Floor? – by Shanon Lee
A "vertical" is when a new publication sprouts from a previous one. Get your feet in on the ground floor of these often well-funded new pubs!…
OH, THE HORROR! 7 Ways to Frighten the Pants Off Your Readers! – by Chris Saunders
Writers may feel the pull toward the dark side, but writing horror is far from easy.…