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Before Your Pitch: Know and Understand the Magazine

Essential magazine knowledge that the freelance writer must know before pitching.

Introduction to Screenwriting for Writers

A screenwriting introduction for interested writers and freelancers. What does this genre consist of? What are the different types? A guest post by Sterling Anderson, author of Beyond Screenwriting.

How To Write and Publish an Ebook

how to write and publish your ebook

Employer Who Posted on Craigslist Gives Feedback

some freelance writing job applicants were astounded to receive a scathing 3000-page manifesto from a Craigslist poster.

Things to Keep in Mind When You Hire a Freelance Writer

Looking to hire a freelance writer? Please keep some things in mind! This article is based on an experience I had that could have went negative very quickly.

Freelance Writing Job or Freelance Writing Project

New freelance writers often ask where they can find freelance writing jobs. However, they're really interested in freelance writing projects. What does each mean?

Creative Writing Submission Service Writer's Relief

Exploring creative writing submission service. What's the cost? How does it work?

Writing Tips for Copywriting

Copywriting, like most genres, has its own set of best practices. Learn them here.

List of Writers Associations

All writers need training and camaraderie, right? A writer's association is one way to find that. But which association is the right one for you? Here is a list of writer's associations.

Pinterest Secrets for Writers

Writers can use Pinterest to organize ideas, keep a mini-portfolio, or gather clips.

Key Copywriting Terms You Should Know

Key vocab terms that every copywriter or aspiring copywriter should know.

All About Freelance Copywriting

Working as a copywriter presents the writer with two paths: being an ad agency copywriter, or hanging out one's own shingle. This article looks at the career of freelance copywriting.

A Career in Copywriting for An Ad Agency or Other Employer

Have you ever thought about a career in copywriting? Perhaps you’ve realized that you have a way with words, that you can sell things, or that you can creatively put your thoughts into words? Here we focus on career copywriting, generally done in an office job setting for an ad agency or publishing outlet.

The Writer's Workout by Christina Katz

If you're looking for a book to kick your writing career into high gear, then Christina Katz's Writer's Workout is a must.

What Freelancers and Small Businesses Should Know About Pinterest

Pinterest for Freelancers and Small Business- What are you missing with Pinterest? What freelancers ought to know about Pinterest!

Dealing With Published Mistakes, Typos and Other Mishaps

If you've found a big OOPS! in your recently published piece, you're going to need to do some damage control in order to preserve your reputation, clip and client. Here's how to deal with mistakes in your freelance pieces.

Freelance Tax By the Numbers

A look at freelance taxes by the numbers- 1099s, Schedule Cs and W9s are all explained.

Writing As Sales

Why a writer is really a salesman- you're selling more than you think!

Editing and Your Word Count- A How To Sample

Editing, especially when it comes to word count and wordiness, is an essential skill for freelance writers. The author used her own writing to show us how to master this skill.

How To Write a Writing Resume

An example writing resume is given with notes on how to write each section. A writing resume is an odd thing, especially when most freelance writers' qualifications are difficult to write into a resume because they are a very unique mixture of projects, long term clients, full time employment, and publications. This sample should help writers sort out their own qualifications, and figure out how to write them into a resume that gets them more clients.