Writing Tips

Your Professional Writers’ Resume

If you want to apply for freelance writing jobs, many times you’ll need a professional resume. But it shouldn’t be difficult to create your resume. Just remember – potential clients and publishers who will give you assignments or contracts don’t really care that you sold shoes during the summers when you were in college or... [Read more of this article]

Choosing a Best-Selling Title for Your Book: Three Reasons Book Titles Are So Important!

If you’re planning to write your own book, you should know that a great title is one of the most important elements of any best-selling book, especially a nonfiction book. Here are three reasons book titles are so important! 1. Many people will purchase your book just because the title appeals to them. For that reason, you shouldn’t simply... [Read more of this article]

Yes, You CAN Write a Novel!

Have you always wanted to write a book but haven’t even tried because you don’t know where to start? Maybe you tried to start a novel but found the writing to be far more difficult that you’d imagined. Perhaps you attempted to write a novel draft but got bogged down in the middle of it. Not sure how to get from your novel idea to a completed,... [Read more of this article]

Boost Your Freelance Writing Income through Affiliate Marketing

Most freelance writers who make a substantial income these days rely on affiliate marketing for a significant portion of that income. Yet, there are many writers who just never get the hang of affiliate marketing. Most of these writers tend to sign up for one or two affiliate programs and post a text link or graphic link to the product or products for... [Read more of this article]

Why Your Book SHOULDN’T Include Everything You Know!

When writing a nonfiction book for the first time, many new authors think they’re supposed to include everything they know about the topic. But actually, when writing a nonfiction book, you DON’T want to include every single thing you know about the subject. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, if you’re any kind of expert... [Read more of this article]

Grab This Bundle For Your Writers’ Reference Library

Every successful writer needs great books for his/her reference library. And, generally, you can expect to pay at least $12.00 for any great book about writing. That’s why this three book bundle is such a SUPER deal! You get these 3 books in this super bundle: Writing Wide: Exercises in Creative Writing Spice Up Your Writing: Write to Entice... [Read more of this article]

Answers to Your Questions about Freelance Writing

Every week I offer a free Q&A teleclass and answer your questions about freelance writing and creating your own freelance writing business. Sometimes these teleclasses are LIVE, other times they are simply recorded and those who register for the teleclass receive a link to the recording. Listen to last week’s recorded teleclass here: Register... [Read more of this article]

Writing Tip – Verbs

The PRESENT PARTICIPLE – always ONE word and always ends in -ING going, eating The PAST PARTICIPLE – always ONE word; can easily be found by pretending that ‘I have’ comes before it (I have) gone; (I have) eaten The INFINITIVE – can be found by pretending that ‘to’ comes before it: (to) go; (to) eat. The following... [Read more of this article]

Successful Freelancing – How’s Your Timing?

Timing seems to play such an important role in any kind of success. Whether you’re a writer, business owner, or even a struggling actor, ultimately, you’ve got to get the timing right. It’s easy to see how important timing is for actors. They’re usually on stage, or in a scene, with another actor or group of actors and every... [Read more of this article]

Unscripted Power – With Glenn Brooks and Claudia Gere

This morning I was a guest on Vibrant Living, a radio show hosted by Glenn Brooks. Glenn is working with publishing coach Claudia Gere to write a book on the radio. Listen to the show here: Learn more about Glenn Brooks at www.vibrantlivinginc.com Find out about Claudia Gere and her book coaching at www.claudiagereco.com  Read More →

Answers to Your Questions about Freelance Writing

Since we didn’t get to have a Build Your Business Write Q&A teleclass last week, I’ll be posting my answers here to those questions that were submitted last week. Here’s a question that came in last week from Karen. She says: I’ve had 10 years experience editing college papers (undergrad and postgrad) which produced mostly... [Read more of this article]

Finding Freelance Writing Jobs

As a writing coach, part of what I do each day is help my clients find new writing opportunities. Here are some ways you can boost your income as a freelance writer, too: 1. Write Books – Don’t think you HAVE to have your own original idea for a book in order to become a published author. Many publishers look for writers they can assign... [Read more of this article]

Today’s Writing Tip – Tricky Verbs

LIE & LAY to lie means: to tell a fib You lied to her. to be in a horizontal position Lie down and you’ll feel better. to lay means: to place something down in its correct position Lay those bricks in a straight line. to produce :eggs Our hens lay enough eggs to feed us all Writing is a vital skill if you want to succeed in today’s world.... [Read more of this article]

Writing Instructor vs. Writing Coach – Which Do You Really Need?

Since I’m both a writing instructor and a writing coach, people are always asking me, “What’s the difference between a writing instructor and a writing coach?” Here’s what I tell them. A writing instructor is someone who teaches a person (or persons) HOW to write. A writing instructor can teach various types of writing... [Read more of this article]

Getting Started

By Jennifer Stewart If you’re reading this, it’s because you’re interested in writing and because you’d probably like to try writing something a bit more ambitious than a shopping list or memo! Despite what you might see in the movies, writers NEVER sit down with a pen and notepad and dash off a best seller! It just doesn’t... [Read more of this article]

What’s Your Plan?

If you want to succeed as a freelance writer and earn enough money to live comfortably, you need a plan. So, what’s your plan? Most people have only a vague plan at best. Plus, the plan they do have involves activities they dislike, so what are the chances of their plan ever succeeding? I’d say, slim to none. Here’s an example: You... [Read more of this article]

Writing Samples: What Does An Editor Really Want to See?

If you’re a freelance writer looking for work, many times you’ll see job ads that ask for a cover letter, resume, and writing samples or clips. You have no trouble writing a cover letter, and you have a resume on hand. But when it comes to writing samples or clips, you’re stumped. What does the editor really want to see? Well, the... [Read more of this article]

Make Money Writing Online and Start Your Career Doing What You Love

As a writing coach, I often meet people who hate their jobs. Most of them long to quit what they do now to become full time freelance writers. The odd thing is, when I ask these people how they plan to start their freelance writing careers they give me some surprising answers. Some of them say they’ll make cold calls to businesses and ask the... [Read more of this article]

The Three Easiest Ways to Promote Your Writing!

Both fiction and nonfiction writers need to create an online presence these days. And that’s fairly easy to do. But you have to keep building that platform on a regular basis. The 3 easiest ways to promote your writing online are: 1. With your own blog – but you need to blog regularly – at least 3 to 5 times a week, so readers always... [Read more of this article]

Your Freelance Writing Career Shouldn’t Be a Big Struggle!

I often tell writers that if they’re struggling to put all the pieces into place to create a successful freelance writing career, they’re going about it the wrong way. First of all, writing itself should be your passion if you want to write for a living. You shouldn’t decide to become a freelance writer just because you want to work... [Read more of this article]

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