In this final installment in the freelance writing series, you’ll find lots of advice from freelance writing pros. Getting Started How I Launched My Freelance Writing Career – These are the steps that Melissa Donovan followed to start her business. Make Money from Writing – Debbie Dragon offers freelance writing advice. You have to give your name and e-mail … Read more
You’ve decided to start a freelance writing business and have considered the kind of writing and the niche(s) you want to pursue. Part 1: Learning about the Business Part 2: Choosing What You will Do If you’re like most freelancers, you’ll probably work from home. Although you won’t need to do many of the items in … Read more
ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in … Read more
Part 1 You want to become a freelance writer – but what kind? And do you want to limit your freelance business to writing? You can be a generalist or specialize in a specific kind of writing or niche. You don’t have to limit your specialty or your niche to only one-you may have several specialties. … Read more
Robert Hruzek has given us a challenge in this month’s What I Learned From … group writing project. Instead of giving us one subject, he’s given us enough topics to cover a year and a half. So I’m mashing it up with 18 topics in this post. I fell in love with both reading and … Read more
Lori Widmer at Words on the Page has declared today as Writer’s Worth Day to encourage writers to expect and get decent wages for their work. I haven’t looked at any of the bidding sites in a very long time, but I’ve read other bloggers talk about the ridiculous prices that some projects pay. Often beginning … Read more
Bloggers are uniting today for basic human rights. There so many topics to write about: humanitarian aid to Myanmar, atrocities in Darfur, sex slavery around the world, religious persecution … These and more are terrible violations of human rights, and I pray for all of them. The most basic human right of all is life. … Read more
Some time ago, I received an e-mail from a reader who asked: I would love any advice that you could give me, or someone like me, for getting started on a career in writing after many years of doing other things. Recently, a mutual acquaintance referred a lady who wants to start a freelance writing … Read more
Today, Pentecost Sunday, is the Global Day of Prayer. The Global Day of Prayer is a world-wide celebration centered around Pentecost Sunday. The mission of this celebration is to unite the global body of Christ, to seek God for revival, intercede on behalf of our world, and collaborate for the blessing and transformation of our … Read more
I recently discovered Paperback Writer, the blog of Lynn Viehl, who has written 38 novels in 5 genres using 4 pseudonyms in the last 10 years. Apparently Lynn has posted more than 60 sessions of questions and answers about writing and publishing on her blog. She has now created an index to all the questions with links … Read more