Updated Articles and Resources

By Allena Tapia, About.com Guide

Creative Writing Blog - Submit an Entry: A Comprehensive List of Freelance Writing Blogs Created: Monday, May 14, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
A blog about creative writing.
Freelancer Magazine Knowledge Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Essential magazine knowledge that the freelance writer must know before pitching.
How to Get Freelance Editing Jobs Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
How does one get freelance editing jobs? Is there a unique approach? Is there an industry standard practice?
Publishing Rights Online - Can You Still Sell Your Book or Article Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
What publishing rights do you give up online? A reader questions what rights he can still sell after publishing something online. If you publish online, can you still sell your book or article?
Screenwriting Introduction for Writers Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
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.
Freelance Writers Skills Created: Monday, February 15, 2010 Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Readers respond and share
Best Writing Gift? Created: Thursday, October 15, 2009 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
What's the best writing gift you've ever got?
Writing Quotes - The Top Twenty Five Quotes on Writing and Language Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
I managed to prune my notebook of writing quotes down to just a few (well, ok, twenty-five). Enjoy!
Write an Ebook - Step by Step Process Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
how to write and publish your ebook
Flexjobs Telecommute Service - Review for Freelance Writing Jobs Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
A readers asks about Flexjobs telecommute job service. Is it a good buy for finding freelance writing jobs? We'll check out the reviews and I'll give my opinion.
Writing Job - Advice to Applicants Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
some freelance writing job applicants were astounded to receive a scathing 3000-page manifesto from a Craigslist poster.
Hire Freelance Writer - Things to Keep in Mind When You Hire a Freelance Writer Created: Thursday, March 15, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
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.
Problem Client – How To Avoid Problems With Clients Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
You will run into a problem client as a freelance writer (link), or you will at least have a problem WITH a client. You’ll need to handle it fast, and you’ll need to handle it well. The..
Writing Law - Resources and Legal Support for Writers Created: Friday, March 30, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
All about the law as it pertains to your writing work. Find resources that will help you to protect yourself and your writing work by understanding the law and writing-- a list of the best resource..
Freelance Insurance - Insurance Needed for Freelancers Created: Monday, October 31, 2011 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Do you need indemnity insurance as a freelancer? How about liability insurance? This article explores several different types of insurance for the freelancer.
Publication Rights - Know Your Publications Rights Created: Sunday, March 15, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Make sure you know which publication rights you are selling! First North American Serial Rights? One time print rights? Find out about copyright and publication rights here.
Legal Terms for Writers - Legal Terms Every Writer Should Know Created: Monday, March 24, 2008 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
Legal terms that every writer should know
Freelance Contract - How to Write a Freelance Contract Created: Monday, February 09, 2009 Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012
How to write a freelance contract. Write a contract from scratch! Independent contractors often need to write their own contracts. What should you include in a freelance writing contract?
Freelance Writing Jobs Versus Projects - The Difference Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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 - About Creative Writing Submission Service Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Exploring creative writing submission service. What's the cost? How does it work?
Writing for Copywriters - Writing Tips for the Copywriting Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Copywriting, like most genres, has its own set of best practices. Learn them here.
Writers Association - Writers Find Your Writer Association Here Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012
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.
Writing Genres - Freelance Writing Genres Created: Sunday, December 30, 2007 Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Writing genre overview for freelance writers.
Freelance Writing Career - How To Re-Launch Your Freelance Writing Career Created: Thursday, May 26, 2011 Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012
You've been away from your freelance writing career for a while, but now you'd like to re-launch. Here are the steps to re-launching your freelance writing career.
Pinterest - Learn Pinterest Secrets for Writers Created: Thursday, February 02, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Writers can use Pinterest to organize ideas, keep a mini-portfolio, or gather clips.
Writing Success - 10 Steps to Writing Success Created: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Ten steps to achieving writing success as a freelance writer.
Pinterest for Small Business: What Freelancers and Small Businesses Should Know About Pinterest Created: Monday, February 06, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Pinterest for Freelancers and Small Business- What are you missing with Pinterest? What freelancers ought to know about Pinterest!
8 Business Skills of Profitable Freelance Writers Created: Monday, July 26, 2010 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Perhaps you can string sentences together. Perhaps you're the next Hemingway. But you'll never pay the bills as a freelance writer without a whole lot of business savvy thrown in. Here are the skil...
Writers Website - Do I Need a Writers Website Created: Monday, January 21, 2008 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
Explains why you need a writers website and what to put on your writers website.
Pinterest for Writers - How Have You Used Pinterest for Writing Created: Monday, March 05, 2012 Updated: Monday, March 05, 2012
My readers contribute their ideas on how to best use Pinterest for Writers.
Copywriting - Copywriting Vocabulary Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 01, 2012
Key vocab terms that every copywriter or aspiring copywriter should know.
Copywriter- How To Be a Career Copywriter Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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?..

A part of The New York Times Company.