Glossary of Freelance Writing Terms

Advertorial - What Is An Advertorial
What is an advertorial? As a freelancer, can I make money writing advertorials? Who uses advertorials?

Bid Site
Freelance writers often use a bid site to get work. What is a bid site?

Billable hours
Billable hours

Biz Tech Writing
biz tech writing

Byline
Definition of byline. What is a byline, when do you get one, and where will you see it?

Call For Submissions
Call for submissions, definition

What's a Call Out Box
What is a call out box? My editor said to include a call out box?

Clip- Definition of a Clip
What is a clip? What do we mean when we say "clip"?

Content, Web Content, Content Generation
What is content generation? What do we mean by "content"? What is web content?

Contract
Contract

Contributor's Page
What is a contributors page?

Copy
Define copy, what exactly do we mean when we say copy?

Copywriting
Copywriting, the definition of copywriting, what is copywriting?

Courtesy Copy
What is a courtesy copy, definition of a courtesy copy.

Crib Sheet
What's a crib sheet? My editor said she's sending over a "crib sheet"?

Editorial calendar
What is an editorial calendar?

Fact Checker
What's a fact checker? What do they do? Who uses fact checkers?

Freelance Writer
Definition of a freelance writer

Feature - Definition of a Feature
What is a feature, what is a magazine feature, what is the feature well, what is the well

Filler - What Exactly Is a Filler?
What is this "filler" piece that freelance writers keep talking about?

FOB - What Is Meant by FOB? Front of book?
Industry term FOB is discussed- What is FOB? What is Front of Book?

What is a Galley?
Galley - What is a galley? The definition of a galley.

Genre
Genre

Ghostwriter - What's a Ghostwriter?
What's a ghostwriter? Definition of a ghostwriter.

In House Writer - What's An In House Writer?
In house writer defined. What is it? Who hires in house writers?

Kill Fee
What is a kill fee- definition of a kill fee.

Lede - What Is a Lede?
Lede- What is a lede. The definition of lede.

Lead - What Is Meant by Lead? Lead time?
Lead, lead time. The publisher asked me for a 3 month lead- what's that mean?

On Spec - What Does On Spec Mean?
The meaning of on spec.

Pitch Letter
Definition of a pitch letter.

Permalancer - What Does the Term Permalancer Mean?
Permalancer is a coined term. What does permalancer mean?

Portfolio
Definition of a portfolio.

Primary Source
Definition and examples of a primary source.

Press Release - What Is a Press Release
Definition of a press release.

Query Letter
Definition of a query letter

SEO - What Is SEO?
SEO is defined with writers in mind.

Sidebar - Definition of a Sidebar
You're editor asked for a sidebar- what the heck is that? How long is it and what should it consist of?

Tagline - What Is a Tagline?
Definition of a tagline. Is it better than a byline? What's the difference?

Tear Sheet
What is a tear sheet? Definition for freelance writers.

Trade Magazine
Trade magazine - What is a trade magazine? How does it differ from a consumer magazine?

Writers Guidelines
What are the writer's guidelines? Where can I find them?