Be a Pro Writer

What To Do When You Lose a Writing Client

    A freelance writer needs a couple gigs she can depend on. That is why I write for and edit blogs. When the back and forth of the query process with magazines slows, m...

Where to Sell Reprint Articles

    Some years, selling reprints has made up to a third of my income. When you look at it one story at a time, it hardly sounds worth the effort. But if you have a well-w...

Planning for Writers — Why, What, and Methods

    This week I conducted a workshop for my local writers group on planning for writers. Since it went so well, I thought I'd share my top points with you here. I have...

Show Your Clients You Care

  Early in my freelance career I started sending Christmas cards to my most regular clients to thank them for working with me. Then I wondered if, in the hub of all the holiday m...

How to Set Yourself apart from the Competition

  As an executive secretary, a loooong time ago, I learned an invaluable lesson: do everything you can to make your boss successful and you will succeed. As a freelance writer of...

Make Technology Your Friend

  I started my freelance career without an internet connection. And yet when I started getting assignments, and running back and forth to the library to use its internet became a...