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Ten unusual ways to earn more money as a writer

  By Maryan Pelland | February 27, 2011 - 10:45 am | Uncategorized
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Competition is fierce in the world of magazines, newspapers, and Web writing. Tens of thousands of writers vie for thousands of  jobs and rates plummet to pre-21st century levels. If you’re felling frustrated, and worse, if your bills are not getting paid, rethink your writing market strategies and consider a few out-of-the ordinary writing gigs that pay real money for capable writing. Real estate descriptions …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Freelance writers wanted — paying job

  By Maryan Pelland | July 7, 2010 - 9:32 am | Uncategorized
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Don’t you get tired of reading the same over-published, randomly copied Craigslist jobs for freelance writers? These gigs are mostly trash, don’t pay, and some are even out-right scams. However, there are work-at-home, telecommute jobs for writers — jobs that pay decent money. Here’s one of my best finds. A site called Cheapism hires freelancers to write short reviews of low-price, high-value consumer goods. Here’s …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Writing for $5 — How Do Real Writers Compete?

  By Maryan Pelland | July 1, 2010 - 9:53 am | Uncategorized
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There’s a protest movement in social media. “Real” writers spend tons of time complaining that non-degree writers work for $5 per article. They howl that cheap SEO writers and hacks are ruining the marketplace for “real” writers who should command $2 or $3 per word. Writers are going down the tubes! Hold on. Many, many highest-quality journalists have never attended college much less received a …(there’s more) Continue reading →

Content mill Suite101 may be improving for writers

  By Maryan Pelland | May 12, 2010 - 2:01 pm | Uncategorized
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I’ve written for Suite101 and other content mill farms in various iterations on and off for about 10 years and have seldom been a fan of how they treat writers. But let me say this: Suite101’s newest management team, seems to have a better path. There have been a confusing number of shake ups there, but now they may have put together a group that …(there’s more) Continue reading →

In today’s publishing climate, your book needs a professional agent, ghost or mentor

  By Maryan Pelland | February 23, 2010 - 1:50 pm | Uncategorized
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You’re a great writer. Your family and friends always said you have a book inside you. So you wrote the novel and now you’re scared to death—what if it fails? What if you actually succeed? Your book needs a professional editor or a ghost, whether you’re going to self-publish, shop it to publishers, or engage an agent. Getting the ideas into words puts you miles …(there’s more) Continue reading →