Freelance writing can be satisfying. Freelancing can be fun. Freelancing can be lucrative – make you a good amount of money. Freelancing takes skill, talent and creativity. But, a freelance writer needs, first of all, in order to succeed, a sense of business acumen. You must be a good business person if you want to make a living as a freelance writer, period. If you have …(there’s more) Continue reading
Michele Filgate, once a writer and broadcast associate for CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, has worked on Assignment America, and wrote for Couric & Co, CBSNews.com. Filgate did some work on 60 Minutes, too. She’s a bookstore mogul in New Hampshire and is, like us, a freelance writer wanting to sell her writing. One Freelance Writer’s Success Early on, Filgate knew what kind of writer she wanted to be. …(there’s more) Continue reading
You want to sell your writing. One of the toughest things for a writer to do is to evaluate, coldly, her own prose. Every word’s a pearl? You’re not going for pearls, you are communicating to an audience, encouraging them to feel a response. You want to sell your writing. Leave ego in your desk drawer. Write a piece, let the writing cool, that is, put …(there’s more) Continue reading
Travel writing is timeless and will always be a viable freelance market. Almost every type of publication dedicates at least a bit of space to travel. Why? Because it’s human nature to seek adventure, to escape from daily grinds and to explore our world. If you intend to break into the travel market, don’t think it’ll be a snap. It’s competition intensive, but you can …(there’s more) Continue reading
Are there more writers than readers? The New York Times says there will be more who wish to write than those who wish to read, if it hasn’t already happened. An article by Motoko Rich, on self publishing and vanity press, emphasized that fewer people buy or read books, which is why all – check that, ALL – publishers are cutting budget and dumping authors and editors. Motoko’s …(there’s more) Continue reading
